CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Speech-Language Pathology 2019–2020 223 designee. The student must provide a catalog course description and course syllabus for each course. Only courses completed at regionally accredited universities or colleges, or their foreign equivalents, will be considered for transfer credit into the master’s degree program. No more than nine semester hours of credit may be transferred into the M.S.-SLP. In order to be considered for transfer credit, a grade equivalent of 3.0 or better must have been recorded on the student’s transcript for each course. No clinical course credits will be transferred. Credits earned at Nova Southeastern University are transferable only at the discretion of the receiving school. Students who wish to transfer credit should contact the admissions office of the receiving school for information. Program Requirements Regarding the SLP Praxis Examination and Capstone 1. Students must take SLP 6200 Capstone with the first externship semester. Exceptions to this course sequence must be requested by the student and approved in writing by the program director or his or her designee. 2. Students must pass Capstone before taking the Praxis. Students taking the Praxis without having successfully completed Capstone will be referred to the Committee on Student Progress (CSP) for review for disciplinary sanctions. In addition, they will be required to fulfill the Capstone course requirement. 3. StudentsmustpassCapstoneinordertograduate.StudentswhodonotpassCapstoneonthefirstattempt must repeat it. This may delay completion of the program. Students have a maximum of three attempts to pass Capstone. Students who are unable to pass Capstone after three attempts will be dismissed from the program. 4. Praxis scores must be received by M.S.-SLP in order for students to graduate. 5. Students must register for the Praxis using the process described in the Capstone course and must take the Praxis as directed by their course instructor. 6. Students who are required to take the Praxis prior to their scheduled time as a condition of employment must provide official documentation of that requirement to program administration at least two semesters prior to externship I. Course Load and Program Completion Time Line The M.S.-SLP may be completed in 8 terms/semesters, but the program expectation is to complete the program within 12 terms/semesters. Students must complete the program within 6 years. Students who are unable to complete all degree or program requirements within the established time frame will be dismissed from the program. Note: Full-time graduate study is 6 credits per term. Clinical credits are each equivalent to full-time status.