ACADEMIC TRAINING
36. Academic Standards. To be eligible for continued financial assistance
an officer cadet of the ROTP must maintain an academic standard
satisfactory to both the officer cadet's academic institution and to NDHQ.
Where necessary, arrangements will be made for writing supplemental
examinations (see paragraph 39).
37. Academic Reports. Commandants of CMCs and ULOs shall forward term,
final and supplemental examination results to NDHQ/DPCO for all members of
the ROTP. If it is considered that an officer cadet is not making
sufficient progress to warrant continued subsidization, the commandant of a
CMC or ULO, as appropriate, shall forward a full report to NDHQ/DPCO.
38. Unsatisfactory Academic Results. The following provisions apply to an
officer cadet under the ROTP who fails to maintain a satisfactory academic
standard:
a. permission to repeat an academic year or up to two academic
terms, at his/her own expense, may be requested provided the
member has not previously failed and repeated an academic year or
two academic terms. Applications to repeat shall be forwarded to
NDHQ/DPCO for approval and must be supported by the
recommendation of the commandant of the appropriate CMC or the
appropriate ULO;
b. an officer cadet attending a civilian academic institution who
incurs a credit deficiency by failing or dropping one or more
courses, thus requiring one or more additional academic terms to
resolve the deficiency, must do so at the officer cadet's
expense. During such a period, the officer cadet will be subject
to the provisions of paragraph 35;
c. an officer cadet who is not recommended to repeat an academic
year or term, or fails a repeat year or term, or is required to
withdraw from an academic institution, may be considered for --
(1) continued military training under the OCTP,
(2) service as a NCM, or
(3) release from the CF;
d. an officer cadet who refuses to repeat an academic year or term
may apply for one of the following:
(1) training under the OCTP,
(2) service as a NCM, or
(3) voluntary release from the CF in accordance with paragraphs
26 and 27;
An officer cadet who refuses to apply for any of the above
options may be ordered to full-time service as an officer cadet
pursuant to paragraph 28; and
e. notwithstanding subparagraphs a, b and c, an officer cadet who is
not acceptable for further training or for whom there is no
military requirement to warrant retention, may be compulsorily
released.
39. Supplemental Examinations. Fees for supplemental examinations will
not be paid by DND. When necessary, however, an officer cadet will be
excused military training in order to write such examinations. Where the
university requires that the supplemental examinations be written at a
place other than that where the officer cadet is training and before the
military training is completed, the commanding officer (CO) of the unit
where the officer cadet is training is authorized to return the member to
the university at public expense on approval of NDHQ/DPCO.
