CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

222 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Speech-Language Pathology 2019–2020 Note: Students who achieve a grade below 80 percent must follow the updated Plan of Study (POS) created for them. Failure to do so will result in a referral to the Committee on Student Progress (CSP) as a result of not following directives from program administration. International Students International students living in the United States must present verification of student visa or residency status. Due to the limited availability of ASHA-certified supervisors internationally, students who live outside of the United States will not be eligible for admission to M.S.-SLP. Furthermore, students accepted to M.S.-SLP may not relocate outside of the United States before the completion of the degree. Students are required to complete all clinical practicum experiences within the United States and/or Puerto Rico. Transfer of Credit In order for a student to receive transfer credit, courses taken previously must be equivalent to those described in the HPD Catalog , must have been completed within five years prior to admission, and cannot have been used toward a prior degree. Approval of transfer credit will be granted only after the student has submitted a written request for consideration with the program director or his or her designee. The student must provide a catalog course description and course syllabus for each course. Only courses completed at regionally accredited universities or colleges, or their foreign equivalents, will be considered for transfer credit into the master’s degree program. No more than nine semester hours of credit may be transferred into the M.S.-SLP. In order to be considered for transfer credit, a grade equivalent of 3.0 or better must have been recorded on the student’s transcript for each course. No clinical course credits will be transferred. Credits earned at Nova Southeastern University are transferable only at the discretion of the receiving school. Students who wish to transfer credit should contact the admissions office of the receiving school for information. Program Requirements Regarding the SLP Praxis Examination and Capstone 1. Students must take SLP 6200 Capstone with the first externship semester. Exceptions to this course sequence must be requested by the student and approved in writing by the program director or his or her designee. 2. Students must pass Capstone before taking the Praxis. Students taking the Praxis without having successfully completed Capstone will be referred to the Committee on Student Progress (CSP) for review for disciplinary sanctions. In addition, they will be required to fulfill the Capstone course requirement. 3. StudentsmustpassCapstoneinordertograduate.StudentswhodonotpassCapstoneonthefirstattempt must repeat it. This may delay completion of the program. Students have a maximum of three attempts to pass Capstone. Students who are unable to pass Capstone after three attempts will be dismissed from the program. 4. Praxis scores must be received by M.S.-SLP in order for students to graduate. 5. Students must register for the Praxis using the process described in the Capstone course and must take the Praxis as directed by their course instructor.