Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Couple and Family Therapy 2024–2025 268 Obtaining a leave of absence does not extend the time a student has to complete the program (five years to complete the master’s program and six years for a doctoral program). Students shall be placed on academic probation when they receive an F for a course, when they have two Cs or two C+s, when they have more than two active incompletes or two active in progress, or when their GPA falls below 3.0. Academic probation is noted on the student’s transcript. A student who earns an F course grade may be given the opportunity to repeat the failed course at the next semester offering. Additional tuition will be charged for the repeated course. If a student receives a failing grade (F) in another course, regardless of the new grade earned in the repeated course, the student will be referred to the SPAC and may be subject to dismissal from the program. Students who receive low scores on the areas related to ethics and diversity on the internal and external practicum final evaluation forms (completed by the faculty supervisor) must complete remedial work by the due date, as assigned by the program director. (See the evaluation forms for details.) Students will not be able to proceed with external practicums or clinical internships if they receive a grade of C or C+ in two internal practicums. Additional practicums and remedial work will be required depending on the areas of concern. The program director will follow up with students in case of receiving a grade of C or C+ in a practicum course. A plan will be developed in consultation with the faculty supervisor when students receive their first C or C+ grade in a practicum course. It is the students’ responsibility to report their clinical and supervision hours accurately and truthfully. Any reporting of hours that are not worked, inflating of hours, reporting or requesting of backdating hours, etc., is not acceptable. If it is found that hours are fabricated or falsified, the student will be referred to the SPAC for possible code of conduct violation. It is also the students’ responsibility to ensure that their selected internship sites are approved by the department’s internship/practicum coordinator. The site approval process takes time, so students should plan accordingly. Any hours collected at an unapproved site will not be counted toward the degree requirements. In addition, it is of utmost importance that students get the practicum/internship contracts signed every term before accumulating the hours. Some sites have their own requirements that need to be completed before students can start the site. Students are responsible for costs associated with such requirements. It may also take additional time to complete these requirements. Students need to start the process at least a term prior to the start date in such cases. Any hours done before the dates that are noted on the signed contracts will not be counted toward the degree requirements. Students must be enrolled in a practicum or internship course in order for them to be able to accumulate and count hours toward their degree requirements. Students must turn in their clinical and supervision hours to the internship/practicum coordinator upon request. Please review the university policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) found at nova.edu /financialaid/eligibility/satisfactory-academic-progress.html. With the ever-increasing diversity of the population of the United States and strong evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in health care, it is important that the students address issues of culture, diversity, and inclusion in an effective and professional manner in the classroom, the clinic, and health care and other settings. Students must demonstrate an understanding of the manner in which people of diverse cultures and belief systems perceive health and illness and respond to various symptoms, diseases, and treatments.
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