Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook V Attendance Policy.............................................. 71 Excused Absences....................................................71 Preclerkship Unexpected Absences....................71 Clerkship Unexpected Absences.........................72 Planned Absences...................................................72 Absences for Health Services...............................72 Fourth-Year Interview Absences.........................72 Absences for Religious Holidays.........................72 Attendance/Severe Weather Policy.................73 Evaluation Completion Policy...........................73 Our Values..................................................................73 Mandatory Completion...........................................73 Confidentiality of all Student Responses..........74 Quality of Student Responses..............................74 Failure to Complete Assigned Evaluations.......74 Medical Student Peer Feedback Completion Policy..............................................74 Failure to Complete Assigned Peer Feedback..........................................................74 Policy on Substance Abuse...............................75 Mandatory Student Reporting of Positive Drug Test Results.................................75 M.D. Program Policy on Immunizations...........75 Health Screening......................................................76 Policy on Communicable Diseases...................77 Students with Communicable Diseases............77 Education and Training...........................................78 Risk of Exposure, Encouraged Disability Insurance, and Mandatory Medical Insurance....................................................79 Students with Blood-Borne and Airborne Infections...................................................81 Workers’ Compensation.........................................82 Information Technology (IT) Policies...............82 NSU-Issued iPads and Laptop Computers.......83 Personal Devices......................................................85 Email Policy...............................................................86 Social Media Policy.................................................86 Prohibited Use of IT................................................86 Industry Relations Policy..................................88 Duty Hours Policy...............................................88 Tuition, Fees, and Expenses............................. 89 MASTER OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (M.B.S.) PROGRAM.............................................90 M.B.S. Core Performance Standards for Admission and Progress ..................................90 Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative, and Qualitative Abilities................................................90 Interpersonal Communication.............................90 Motor Skills................................................................90 Strength and Mobility............................................90 Visual. .......................................................................... 91 Sensory....................................................................... 91 Behavioral and Social Attributes.........................91 M.B.S. Student Well-Being................................91 Counseling Services for Students.....................91 Personal Counseling................................................91 Academic Counseling.............................................92 Financial Counseling...............................................92 Tuition Refund Policy—M.B.S. Program Voluntary Drops and Withdrawals...................92 Drop/Add Period......................................................92 Withdrawal from a Course....................................92 Withdrawal from the College...............................93 Academic Affairs................................................93 Academic Calendar and University Holidays..................................................93 Academic Evaluation and the Competency-Based Grading System.................93 NSU Grades and Transcript................................93 Grades........................................................................ 94 Grade Disputes........................................................94 Program Policies...............................................94 Academic Remediation.........................................94 Graduation Requirements....................................94 Policies for Unsatisfactory Performance of Core Competencies............................................95 Referral Process for Core Competency Deficiencies of Interpersonal and Communication Skills and Ethics and Professionalism.........................................................95 Academic Standing and Due Process Policies and Procedures....................................97 A. Satisfactory Academic Progress....................97 B. Good Standing....................................................98 C. Academic Probation..........................................98
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