Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences (PSHS)—Department of Health Science 2025–2026 254 appropriate until satisfied, as determined by the program director. If upon completion of the extension period, the clinical requirements have still not been satisfied, the student will receive a failing grade for that course, will be referred to the CSP, and may be dismissed from the program. Official records or electronic equivalent used to document the progression of learning and achievements must include name, credentials, and signature of the supervising sonographer. Students without documented achievement of required clinical competencies and the minimum number of procedures and type of procedures established by the program will be required to extend their clinical externship, as appropriate, until those requirements are satisfied. If a clinical preceptor, mentor, supervisor, or lab director requests that a student be removed from a clinical site, the student will be automatically suspended from the clinical site pending a decision by the program director whether or not to refer the student to the CSP and/or pending a hearing by the CSP, which may result in course failure and/or dismissal from the program for academic performance and/ or unprofessional conduct (even without any prior failure on record). The student will not be placed at another clinical site pending the outcome of the CSP referral and final decision of the department chair. Students who are dismissed from the program on the basis of unprofessional conduct will not be considered for reenrollment in the program. All guidelines regarding academic honesty, cheating, attendance, and professionalism apply to the clinical externship courses. Medical Sonography Program Clinical Requirements Students must complete 46 weeks of full-time clinical experience without exceptions. When students do not achieve all of their competencies in abdominal—extended, OB-GYN, or vascular sonography, the clinical coordinators reserve the right to split a semester between general sonography (abdominal—extended and OB-GYN) and vascular sonography to allow this. All clinical competencies and all required courses must be completed to fulfill graduation requirements. Grading Policies and Procedures Alpha Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D F Scale 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.0 Percent 94–100 90–93 87–89 83–86 80–82 77–79 74–76 70–73 67–69 60–66 0–59
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