Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Health Science 2024–2025 201 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Science Program Because the Ph.D. in Health Science program is delivered in distance format, not all of the policies contained in this handbook are applicable to Ph.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 Ph.D. in Health Science program. Credit Transfer Students matriculated in the Ph.D. program may petition for a transfer of up to eight credit hours into the program. These credits can be transferred from doctoral courses taken at regionally accredited colleges or universities. All courses to be transferred must be substantially equivalent to courses taught in the program, as determined by the program director and appropriate faculty members. A student who wishes to have a course taken at another institution reviewed for transfer credit must submit a copy of the course syllabus to the program office. Each petition for transfer credit will be reviewed on an individual basis. Attendance The Ph.D. courses are designed in distance-learning formats. Each student holds the responsibility to fulfill all class requirements, access recommended resources, and meet the designated deadlines for assignment submissions and exams. Students will attend, either virtually or on campus, two seminars over the course of their Ph.D. studies. Attendance at the institutes is mandatory. Students can assume that all institutes are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated by the course instructor. For on-campus seminars, return flights should be scheduled no earlier than the evening of the last day of the institute course. Course instructors may assign an incomplete grade to students who do not complete a full day of the institute course. Ph.D. candidates will present an oral proposal and final defense virtually. Continuous Enrollment The Ph.D. in Health Science program requires students to enroll in at least one course per semester for the duration of their Ph.D. studies. If a student needs to take a semester off during the academic year, a leave of absence request must be submitted in accordance with the university’s leave of absence policy available at nova.edu/registrar/policies/leave-of-absence-policy.html. Continuing Services The Ph.D. program is designed to take no longer than seven years. All students must finish the program within seven years of their initial date of acceptance into the Ph.D. in Health Science program, or they will be dismissed. Academic Withdrawals Unless prior approval or a leave of absence has been granted, students who do not enroll in any classes for two consecutive semesters may be administratively withdrawn (WU) from the Ph.D. in Health Science program. If a student is administratively withdrawn from the program, the student would need to reapply for entrance into the Ph.D. in Health Science program.
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