Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences (PSHS)—Department of Health Science 2025–2026 260 b. Food and drink will not be allowed in the ultrasound training laboratory (a capped bottle of beverage can be kept with the student’s personal belongings and used during the breaks outside the laboratory). c. Students are prohibited from capturing images, videos, sound, or photographs of their fellow students, faculty members, instructors, volunteers, guests, or any other persons, activities, or procedures in the laboratory for any purpose, regardless of any expressed or implied consent. d. The use of the ultrasound training laboratory will be strictly reserved to training sessions outlined by one of the professors and will be supervised by one of the professors. e. A copy of the specific rules and regulations pertaining to teaching in the ultrasound training lab will be provided during the first lab session of BMS 3110 Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The rules will be explained by the professor assigned to the class. f. Safeguards—Instruction sessions in the ultrasound training laboratory are made possible by the participation of students, both as the person scanning and the person being scanned (subject). All the exercises are developed to ensure prudent and safe use of the equipment, as well as the subject. Participation is voluntary. Students who do not want to volunteer as a nonclinical scanning patient model may sign an opt-out form, which will be provided by the program. Election not to participate will not affect grades, however, alternate training will need to be arranged. Course Registration and Self-Service Banner Once students have been accepted to their program, they will retrieve their NSU Identity and set a new password by accessing the needed information and following the instructions through app.nova.edu/mynsuidentity. Online Course Access, Canvas, and NSU Email All the B.S.—MS courses that a student has registered for, both purely online and classroom/lab-based courses, will be accessed through the Canvas online learning environment. Students must use their NSU email and password to log on to their courses posted on Canvas. Orientation to the online Canvas learning environment will be provided to students in the first semester, and its online assistance and tutorials are available at any time through the University Office of Innovation and Information Technology and the SharkLink student portal (sharklinklearn.nova.edu). In addition, it is the students’ responsibility, and it is mandatory, that students regularly check their NSU-provided email accounts for important communications from both their course instructors and the university in general. Bachelor of Science—Medical Sonography/Master of Health Science (B.S.—MS/M.H.Sc.) Academic Calendar The Bachelor of Science in Medical Sonography with Master of Health Science (B.S.—MS/M.H.Sc.) option program follows the same term schedule, starting in the summer term of the respective academic year, and continuing through the end of the summer term two academic years later, for an overall program length of 27 months. The specific start and end dates are based on the overall schedule mandated
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