Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences (PSHS)—Department of Health Science 2025–2026 272 • receive a recommendation by the M.H.Sc. and D.H.Sc. program directors to the executive associate dean of the PSHS Course Requirements for Awarding the M.H.Sc. Degree in the Accelerated Dual-Degree Program The M.H.Sc. degree can be awarded upon completion of 44 credits, which include the 21 credits of the M.H.Sc. core courses, the D.H.Sc. Statistics and Research Methods course, the D.H.Sc. Professionalism and Health Care Ethics course, a 4-credit D.H.Sc. course of the student’s choice, D.H.Sc. 8125 Preparation to Internship/Practicum (1 credit), and the D.H.Sc. Internship/Practicum courses. Accelerated Dual-Degree Master of Health Science (M.H.Sc.)/ Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Science Program Students in the Accelerated Dual-Degree M.H.Sc./Ph.D. program fall under the policies of the M.H.Sc. and Ph.D. programs. To be eligible to receive the M.H.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, students must • be of good moral and ethical character • satisfactorily complete the 41 credits in the M.H.Sc. program and the 51 credits in the Ph.D. program • receive a recommendation by the M.H.Sc. and Ph.D. program directors to the executive associate dean of the PSHS Course Requirements for Awarding the M.H.Sc. Degree in the Accelerated Dual-Degree Program The M.H.Sc. degree can be awarded upon completion of 41 credits (the 24 M.H.Sc.-level credits and the 17 Ph.D.-level credits). Doctor of Health Science (D.H.Sc.) Program Because the D.H.Sc. program is delivered in a distance format, not all of the policies contained in this handbook are applicable to D.H.Sc. students. Policies that are not covered in this section are addressed in previous sections of the handbook. The following policies are specific to the Doctor of Health Science Program students. Attendance The D.H.Sc. courses are designed in distance learning formats. Each student holds the responsibility to fulfill all class requirements, review recommended resources, and meet the designated deadlines for assignment submission and exams. Students will attend, virtually, two seminars over the course of their D.H.Sc. studies. Attendance at the institutes is mandatory. Students can assume that all institutes are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated by the course instructor. Course instructors may assign an incomplete grade to students who do not complete a full day of the institute course. All students are also required to log on to the student center at least once a week.
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