CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Physical Therapy 2019–2020 195 Department of Physical Therapy Professional D.P.T. Programs—Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Bay Level I and II Background Checks Level I and Level II background checks are required for clinical practicum and internship placement. Some citations on the background checks may prevent a student from being assigned to or result in the student being denied placement at clinical sites. A student who cannot be placed at required clinical sites due to information of concern on his/her background check(s) may not be able to complete the program. Students are required to inform the program director immediately if any circumstance has occurred in the past or occurs during the student’s tenure in the program, which may impact the background check. Withdrawal Students who wish to withdraw from the program must submit a written voluntary withdrawal request via email to the program director who will evaluate the student’s request. The withdrawal period ends three weeks prior to the end of the semester. Students who wish to withdraw outside of this time frame must provide documentation of medical or other circumstances which warrant this exception. Once a class has been completed, a student does not have the option to withdraw. A notation of the reason for withdrawal will be placed on the student’s transcript. See the HPD Tuition Credit Policy-Voluntary Drops and Withdrawals section for financial implications of withdrawal. Students who voluntarily withdraw from the program must reapply in order to be considered for readmission into the next incoming class. Academic Promotions and Progression The progress of each student through the curriculum requires continuous satisfactory academic performance. In order to complete the D.P.T. program in the normally scheduled three years for the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus and four years for the Tampa Bay Campus, students must successfully complete the courses in the time and sequence that they are offered and meet the requirements outlined in the Essential Functions of the D.P.T. student document at http://healthsciences.nova.edu/pt/forms/ NSU%20DPT%20Essential%20Functions_languageupdates2-2017.pdf . Students who receive a final course grade of F in any didactic course will not be allowed to progress to the succeeding semester. In order to graduate from the program, each student must pass a comprehensive examination given at the end of the last year of the program.