86 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine—Health Informatics Program Graduation Requirements Current graduation requirements for the Medical Informatics/ Public Health Graduate Certificate programs can be found in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Handbook, located at nova.edu/publications/kpcom-student -handbook/. Curriculum Requirements The didactic courses will be offered online using NSU’s stateof-the-art, web-based distance learning technology, as well as on-site. Students will be required to complete a practicum within the environment in which it is being conducted. Students must have a GPA of at least 3.0 to be eligible to register or participate in practicum work. Transfer of Credits Applicants or enrollees of the NSU-KPCOM Health Informatics Program may petition for transfer of credits earned from a regionally accredited institution. Degree-seeking students may petition for a maximum of 6 credit hours toward their degree, and certificate-seeking students may petition for a maximum of 6 credit hours toward their certificate. Any exceptions require the written approval of the program director. To be considered for transfer of credit, courses must have been completed less than five years prior to the beginning of the student’s first semester in the program. All courses to be transferred must be substantially equivalent to courses offered in the program, as determined by the program director and appropriate faculty members. All courses considered for transfer into the program must have been successfully completed with a grade of B (80 percent) or better. Transfer course grades are not calculated toward the student’s grade point average. An accepted applicant to the program who wishes to receive transfer credit must submit a written request and the appropriate verification documents (e.g., official transcripts, syllabi, and catalogs) to the program director.
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