2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Public Health 2021–2022 207 Upon satisfactory completion of degree requirements, the student is expected to attend, in person, the commencement program, at which time the degree is conferred. Students who do not plan to attend the commencement ceremonies must notify the program office before the established deadline for the commencement application. To be eligible for the Health Education/Public Health Graduate Certificates, the student must • satisfactorily complete, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, or higher, and within two years of matriculation, the course of study for the Health Education/Public Health Graduate Certificates (a minimum of 15 credit hours of required courses) All NSU graduates are automatically members of the NSU Alumni Association, which provides many benefits and opportunities for engagement. Information about the NSU Alumni Association can be found at nova.edu/alumni/benefits/alumni-discounts.html . Code of Conduct Students are required to know and adhere to both the college’s Code of Conduct and the university’s Code of Student Conduct. The dean of the college has established the following code of conduct (the code), which shall apply to all students enrolled in the college. Students enrolled in the Master of Public Health Program are expected to adhere to the Public Health Code of Ethics, a set of professional standards and expectations intended for public health practitioners throughout the field. Department of Public Health students shall act honorably and ethically. Dishonest, unethical, or other designated inappropriate conduct shall not be tolerated. It is not possible to enumerate all forms of inappropriate behavior, some of which could raise serious questions concerning a student’s ability to continue in the academic program. Below are the general rules and policies that shall apply to all students. A. Academic Dishonesty The college holds its students to the highest standards of intellectual integrity. Therefore, the attempt of any student to take any examination by improper means, present work that the student has not performed, aid and abet any other student in any dishonest academic act, or having direct knowledge of such without reporting it, may subject the offending student to a meeting before the Student Progress and Advising Committee and subsequent dismissal from the college. Students shall be afforded the opportunity for an internal and private (no nonuniversity participants) meeting with the Student Progress and Advising Committee in matters relevant to academic dishonesty.