Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Physician Assistant 417 Computer Requirements PC/Laptop Operating system: 64-bit Windows 10 (Must be genuine U.S.- English versions of Windows operating systems) Processor: Intel i5 processor or above RAM: 8 GB or higher Hard disk space: 256GB solid state drive (SSD) or higher Graphics card: Integrated graphics card or NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 or dedicated video graphics card with 4 GB video memory or higher Display: 1280x1024 or higher MacBook/iMac Operating system: Mac OS X Monterey or higher (Must be genuine versions of Mac operating systems) Processor: Intel i5 processor or above or M1 RAM: 8 GB or higher Hard disk space: 256 GB solid state drive (SSD) or higher Graphics card: Intel Iris Plus or higher, or Apple M1 integrated graphics Display: 1280x1024 or higher Tuition and Fees • T uition for 2024–2025 will be posted on our website (nova.edu/bursar/billing/tuition-fees.html). • A cceptance fee is $500. This fee is required to reserve the accepted applicant’s place in the entering first-year class. This advance payment will be credited to the tuition payment due on registration day, but is not refundable in the event of a withdrawal. It is payable within two weeks of an applicant’s acceptance. • D eposit is $500. This is due February 15, under the same terms as the acceptance fee. • A Physician Assistance General Access Fee of $145 is required each year. An NSU Student Services Fee of $1,800 is also required annually. • A clinical support charge of $1,055 will be assessed in each of the seven semesters. The first semester’s tuition and fees, less the $1,000 previously paid, are due on or before registration day. Tuition for each subsequent semester is due on or before the appropriate registration day. Students will not be admitted until their financial obligations have been met. Applicants should have specific plans for financing 27 months of professional education. This should include tuition, living expenses, books, equipment, and miscellaneous expenses. Each student is required to carry adequate health insurance. Students may avail themselves of the insurance plan obtainable through the university. There are a limited number of part-time work-study assignments available. Due to the demands of the PA curriculum, the program discourages any outside employment. 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 the requirements of the clinical year coursework. The progress of each student through the curriculum requires continuous satisfactory academic and clinical performance. Since many of the curriculum’s courses are offered only once per year, a student may have an altered plan of study if not making satisfactory progress each semester. This may extend the student’s program beyond the standard seven consecutive semesters. There is a maximum four-year time limit for program completion, which includes any approved leave of absence / administrative break in enrollment and subsequent return to the program. Requirements for Graduation In order to be eligible to graduate from the Physician Assistant Program, students shall • be of good moral and ethical character • s atisfactorily complete the program of study required for the degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) • successfully complete all didactic and clinical coursework • d emonstrate professional behavior throughout the program Academic Dismissal in the Physician Assistant Program See the suspension/dismissal section of the student handbook.
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