2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Couple and Family Therapy 2021–2022 349 • Students must participate in annual reviews and successfully defend, complete, and submit their applied clinical projects or dissertations (doctoral programs only). • Students must comply with remediation plans, as specified (if necessary). • Students must maintain continuous ethical/legal/professional conduct throughout the program. • Students must complete all requirements above within the stated time limit of the program (five years for M.S. students and seven years for doctoral students). • Students must not be in financial arrears with any office at NSU. Students who have completed all degree requirements must submit an application for degree. A fee is required upon submission of the degree application form, available on the Registrar’s web page at nova.edu/registrar . Upon approval, the application is presented to the university’s Board of Trustees for conferral. Degrees are conferred at the end of the month in which the application for degree was approved and recommended to the Board of Trustees by the academic department and the Office of the University Registrar. 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. 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. Students are expected to abide by the AAMFT Code of Ethics, conduct indicated in the Florida Statutes Chapter 491, as well as all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and conduct indicated in HIPAA. NSU and the Department of Couple and Family Therapy require that all students successfully complete the NSU HIPAA course requirements during their first term in the program, prior to seeing clients. These programs are uploaded on each student’s online platform at the beginning of the first term. Background checks and immunizations are required of all students, and must be completed prior to entering the program. Students should contact the internship/practicum coordinator for detailed information on these procedures.