Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Physician Assistant 2024–2025 246 Students in the didactic phase of the curriculum will be required to wear a uniform for physical diagnosis lab and other laboratory exercises throughout the curriculum. Students are required to wear the programapproved laboratory uniform. All students must be prepared and able to remove their T-shirt for thoracic, cardiac, chest wall, and abdominal examinations. Therefore, female students must wear a sports bra beneath their T-shirt. Because of the nature of the exams, tank tops are not permitted in lieu of a sports bra. Athletic shoes and socks must be worn at all times in the lab, except as dictated by the instructor. For all clinical setting encounters in the didactic year, students are required to wear an approved NSU navy polo shirt and gray pants. • No active wear, denim, crop, or capri pants may be worn. • Skirts with a skirt length no shorter than two inches above the knee may be worn. • Shoes with heels no greater than two inches may be worn. Students in the clinical phase of the curriculum will be required to wear lab coats (short, intern style) with prescribed patches and embroidery while attending all clinical-year rotations and activities, including end-of-rotation activities on campus. Initial purchase and subsequent replacement of any uniform items and lab coats are the responsibility of the student. Academic Promotions and Progression The progress of each student through the curriculum requires continuous, satisfactory academic and professional performance. No student may advance to the clinical year of study without satisfactorily completing all of the requirements for the didactic year’s courses. In addition, no student may complete the clinical-year curriculum and graduate without satisfactorily completing all of the requirements for the clinical-year coursework. Any student failing a course or failing to exhibit satisfactory professional behavior will be referred to the CSP. (See information regarding the CSP in the Academic Standing section of this handbook.) Grading Policies and Procedures Grading for academic and clinical-year PA students is based on an alpha scale as shown. Alpha Grade A AB+ B BC+ C F Scale 4.0 3.75 3.50 3.0 2.75 2.50 2.0 0.0 Percent 94–100 90–93 87–89 83–86 80–82 77–79 75–76 0–74
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