Academic Terms

Academic terms are available online at https://www.dmu.edu/about/academic-calendar/

• DO Year III & IV fall and spring terms are 20 weeks; summer term (between year III & IV) is 10 weeks 
  1. Summer term in includes NAMI, CCA week, & 8 weeks of rotation.  Note, NAMI will move to the DO III year curriculum effective 2024-2025
• All courses and rotations must fit into the academic term dates
• Students cannot rotate outside of an academic term; only exception to this rule is for late grads who may rotate outside of terms in order to complete graduation requirements.  
• Students must always begin an academic term on rotation; they cannot start a term on vacation

Year III & IV Curriculum 

• year III & IV courses listed below

• All courses listed are in the course catalog at https://catalog.dmu.edu/ 

Grading Umbrella Course With Credit

Rotation “umbrella” courses: DO 3144A, DO 3144B, DO 4144A, DO 4144B, DO 4144C

• Students are registered in rotation “umbrella” courses at the beginning of the term
• These courses house the rotation credits (1 rotation week = 1 credit) so students are eligible for financial aid at the start of the term
  1. Rotation details are updated to the transcript throughout the term as individual rotations are graded.   
  2. Umbrella courses are only graded with P (pass) or F (fail).  Individual rotations will display individual grades
  3. Example below:

• At the end of each academic year, these umbrella courses must be graded in Colleague Self-Service.  Self-Service grading directions on Pulse
  1. A grade for the umbrella courses indicates the student completed all weeks for the term.

Individual rotations

Individual Rotation Grade Scheme

P = Pass

H = Honors Pass

HP = High Pass

F = Fail