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

54 See the section in this catalog on Student Appeals. Governance of the Program The Ph.D. Program in Family Therapy employs a Program Director who is academically, professionally and experientially qualified and is vested with the authority necessary to accomplish the educational outcomes of the program. The program values highly input from its communities of interest which include both faculty and students. Faculty participate in the governance of the program through their involvement in teaching and supervising students as well as through faculty meetings, faculty retreats, committee participation, and various other evaluative mechanisms. Faculty are encouraged to offer feedback regarding the program throughout the year. Students are involved in the governance of the program through the feedback they provide via the course evaluations, Annual Reviews (Preliminary Reviews), Student Government Association (SGA), Doctoral Seminars, Doctoral Town Hall meetings, and various other evaluative mechanisms. Faculty and students are also represented on the Advisory Board as well as the Ph.D. Curriculum Committee. Feedback from all communities of interest is collected and reviewed at faculty meetings for possible program changes and improvement. Any major changes to the program, such as curricular changes, are proposed to and approved by the faculty, then the department chair, then the Dean, then the institution and accrediting bodies. Any changes to the program are communicated with students via the list serve. Collection of Student and Graduate information In order to comply with accreditation standards, the program is required to gather information from its students and graduates. The program will send an annual survey via email to students and graduates regarding achievements of graduates, employment information, employer information (in order to request satisfaction information), national exam pass rates, licensure rates, and other information as needed. Student Achievement The NSU Ph.D. in MFT program has a policy of continuous assessment of students and of graduate success. 1. Assessment of students includes individual course assessment measures as seen in all syllabi, practicum evaluations, Annual (Preliminary) Reviews, and portfolio evaluations. Students can earn an A, B, C, or F in most coursework. Exceptions include the following: Doctoral Seminars, Reading/Writing/and Editing for Doctoral Scholars course, portfolios, internships, and dissertations, where students can earn Pass (P), No pass (NP), or in progress (PR) grades. A student may earn an incomplete (I) or withdrawal (W) as permitted and indicated in the catalog. 2. Once students are graduated, we maintain data on graduation rates, licensure exam pass rates, and job placement rates in the field. We are able to verify graduation rates from our own internal data. Once students are graduated, we must rely on their maintaining in contact with us to provide us with licensure exam pass rates and career data. To encourage students