CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Health Science 2019–2020 171 Grading Policies and Procedures Grading for courses in the Master of Health Science program is based on an alpha scale. Alpha Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C F Scale 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 0.0 Percent 94–100 90–93 87–89 83–86 80–82 77–79 75–76 0–74 Requirements for Graduation Students are required to submit applications for degrees once they have enrolled in their final semester. Exceptions to this policy can be granted on a case-by-case basis by the program director for students who wish to continue their studies to complete additional coursework or an additional specialty track. Students who plan to continue their studies to complete additional coursework or an additional specialty track, must submit their requests in writing and have documented plans to complete the educational program to which they were admitted within five years from date of admission into the program. (Final semester is defined as the semester in which the student obtains the 37 required hours for the generalist, sports medicine, leadership in health care, higher education, health care risk management, patient safety, and compliance tracks; 39 required hours for the forensic investigative technology and clinical research track; 41 hours for the health law track; or 42 hours for the bioethics track.) Information regarding the degree application process can be found on the M.H.Sc. Student Center on Canvas. If you are receiving financial aid, you need to contact the financial aid office at (954) 262-3380 or toll free at 800-806-3680 to obtain their advice on how your decision to continue beyond your degree requirements may or may not affect your financial aid eligibility. A cumulative GPA of a minimum of 3.0 is required for graduation for the MHSc program. Students completing the coursework for graduation, but not achieving the required minimum GPA for graduation will be required to enroll in additional coursework at additional costs to bring their cumulative GPA up to the minimum requirement for graduation. (Note: Please bold the following sentence, only) If you are receiving financial aid, you need to contact the financial aid office at (954) 262-3380 or toll free at 800-806-3680 to obtain their advice on how your devision to continue beyond your degree requirement may or may not affect your financial aid eligibility. Graduation with Honors A student graduating with a cumulative GPA of 3.74 or higher is eligible to receive the degree with honors. A student graduating with a cumulative GPA of 4.0 is eligible to receive the degree with high honors.