Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences (PSHS)—Department of Health Science 2025–2026 273 Continuous Enrollment The D.H.Sc. program requires students to enroll in at least one course per semester for the duration of their studies. If a student needs to take a semester off during the academic year, a leave-of-absence request form must be submitted in accordance with the university’s leave of absence policy available at nova.edu/registrar/policies/leave-of-absence-policy.html. Students must contact the D.H.Sc. program office 30 days prior to returning from leave. Continuing Service The D.H.Sc. program is designed to take no longer than seven years. All students must finish the program within seven years of their initial date of acceptance into the D.H.Sc. program or they may be dismissed. Grading Policies and Procedures Grading for students entering the D.H.Sc. program prior to, but not including, fall 2019 is based upon Pass/Fail. P Pass (80 percent or above) F Fail (Below 80 percent) I Incomplete Grading for students entering the D.H.Sc. program beginning fall 2019 or later is based upon alpha scale as shown below. Alpha Grade A B F Percent 90–100 80–89 Below 80 Retake Policy, Student Progress, Academic Probation, and Dismissal If a required course is failed, the student must repeat the course at its next regularly scheduled offering. Additional tuition will be charged for repeated courses. A student who has experienced one course failure may be placed on academic probation. A student with two or more course failures while in the Doctor of Health Science Program may be dismissed from the program. Any course failed on first taking will be considered a course failure. Passing a course through retake does not negate the original failure for purposes of retention in the program. The procedures and deliberative bodies that implement this policy are those described in the college section of this handbook that discusses student progress. Credit Transfer Students matriculated in the D.H.Sc. program may petition for transfer of up to eight credits to meet Core Block One, Core Block Two, or elective course requirements. Courses considered for transfer must be
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