CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

226 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Speech-Language Pathology 2019–2020 Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP.D.) Because the Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Program is delivered in distance format, not all of the policies contained in this handbook are applicable to SLP.D. students. Policies that are not covered in this section are addressed in previous sections of the handbook. The following policies are specific to students in the Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Program. Credit Transfer A maximum of 9 semester hours of post-master’s degree, doctoral-level credit, earned from a regionally accredited institution within the past 5 years, will be considered toward meeting the doctoral program’s degree requirements. Grades for courses transferred must be at the grade of A or B or equivalent. Acceptance of transfer credit is not guaranteed. Current doctoral candidates should request and receive prior written approval from the chair of the department of speech-language pathology before enrolling in any other institution’s courses that are intended to be submitted for transfer credit. This request should include an explanation and related course description(s). Attendance The SLP.D. courses are designed in distance-learning formats (i.e., online and hybrid weekend classes). Each student holds the responsibility to fulfill class requirements, access recommended resources, and meet the designated deadlines for assignment submissions. Students will attend one on-campus residency (summer institute) over the course of their SLP.D. studies. Attendance of the full day of on-campus classes within the summer institute is mandatory. Students who cannot attend the summer institute when first offered must attend the next summer that it is offered. Students can assume that all on-campus classes are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated by the course instructor. Return flights and travel arrangements should be scheduled no earlier than the last evening of the last day of the summer institute course. Course instructors may assign an incomplete to students who do not complete a full day of on-campus classes. The time of online chat sessions and hybrid weekend class meeting dates are scheduled according to the availability of the course instructors. Any absence from any of the online chat sessions or hybrid weekend classes that is anticipated by a student (excused or planned) must be approved by the course instructor. If an absence is anticipated, the student is required to contact the course instructor and the field associate prior to the first day of class or no later than two weeks before the date of the online chat sessions or hybrid weekend class that will be missed. If an emergency arises and the student cannot reasonably alert the course instructor prior to the missed class, the student should contact the course instructor and field associate as soon as possible. It is the responsibility of the student to contact the course instructor after the emergency to determine how the missed class requirements and/or assignments can be made up. Students are required to access and participate in their online classes. Students are expected to attend and participate in all online chat sessions as scheduled by the course instructor. Every student is expected to be on time for all online chat sessions. Each course instructor will advise students as to the repercussions that may be incurred as a result of absence from the online chat sessions. Grade reductions may be imposed, if a student demonstrates a pattern of tardiness to the online chat sessions