College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

21 of entrance to the program. It is the students’ responsibility to register for their courses by logging onto the official Nova Southeastern University (NSU) SharkLink portal which can be found under “Quick Links” on the University homepage or the CAHSS website: After students have registered, should any problems arise related to registration information or credit fees, students should contact their Program administrators. Failure to Register Students who fail to register for a regular semester without a leave of absence are considered to have withdrawn from their program. Such students must make formal application and go through the admissions process if they wish to reenter the program at a later date. A BOUT O UR A CADEMIC P OLICIES Attendance Attendance is required for all courses to meet the educational requirements of the program. Two unexcused absences during a classroom course will result in an automatic grade of F for the course. More than two unexcused absences during a practicum shall lead to a failure for the course. Grades of A or B are considered acceptable for graduate-level training. A grade of W shall not affect standing in a program; however, a W grade may affect a student’s academic progress status for obtaining financial aid. Students who receive a grade of F are placed on academic probation and must repeat the course(s) within one year. Doctoral students must maintain a 3.5 GPA and master’s students must maintain a 3.0 GPA for successful graduation. Students who do not meet these requirements, or who cannot raise their GPA to meet program requirements, will be dismissed from the program. Academic Progress Students shall be placed on academic probation when they receive an F for a course, when they have two Cs, when they have more than two active incompletes, or when their GPA falls below 3.0 for masters, 3.5 for the Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Family Therapy, and Marriage and Family Therapy doctoral programs, and a 3.0 in the Criminal Justice doctoral program. Academic probation is noted on the student’s transcript. All courses with an F must be retaken and passed at the next time offered and within one year. If a student has two Cs, course(s) must be retaken within one year to reduce the number of Cs to one. Students with an ‘ I’ (Incomplete) must resolve all incomplete grades within one term. Students who do not successfully resolve academic probation within one academic year will be dismissed from the program. MACS and NSA students within the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies who receive a second C or an F in an elective course have the option to retake that course or replace it with a different elective. The Department must be notified of this inclusion/exclusion. Students with more than one F at any time in the program will no longer be considered in good standing in the program. These students will be required to meet with the Program Director/Chair and faculty representatives in order to determine whether the student will be allowed to continue in the program. The program reserves the right to dismiss such students from the program.