Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Couple and Family Therapy 2024–2025 271 C. Graduation Requirements Students must comply with the following requirements in order to obtain their M.S., Ph.D., and D.M.F.T. from the Department of Couple and Family Therapy: • Students must pass all coursework with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above for doctoral programs and 3.0 or above for the master’s program. • Students must earn the required credit hours. • Students must pass, or show evidence of having passed, the Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in MFT course with a grade of B- or better. • Students must successfully complete the requirements related to internship and clinical and supervision hours. M.S. students are required to have 500 clinical hours (200 must be relational hours) and 100 supervision hours (a minimum of 50 supervision hours must be via observable data). Doctoral students are required to have 1,000 clinical hours (400 must be relational hours) and 200 supervision hours (at least 100 supervision hours must be via observable data, such as live/video/audio). • Students must pass comprehensive exam (M.S. students) and pass clinical portfolio (doctoral students). • 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 program/degree requirements, including the above-mentioned within the stated time limit of the program (five years for M.S. students and six years for doctoral students). • Students must not be in financial arrears with any office at NSU and must meet any library obligations. Students who have completed all degree requirements must submit an application for degree. Degrees are conferred at the end of the month in which the application for degree was approved by the academic department and the Office of the University Registrar. 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.
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