CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

226 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Speech-Language Pathology 2019–2020 community service for its members and for various public groups. In addition, NSU’s Affiliate Chapter of NBASLH has the distinction of being the only affiliate chapter with professional and student members from three different regional areas: online across the country, at NSU campuses throughout the state of Florida, and locally at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. *Please note the term Black, originally used in 1979, continues to be used by this organization to refer primarily to the populations of Americans having African ancestry. Council of Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) Complaint Policy Nova Southeastern University’s M.S.-SLP has been awarded accreditation by CAA. Students enrolled in a program accredited by the CAA are eligible to apply for the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). Should a student enrolled in the program wish to file a grievance against the program, he or she should contact CAA at Chair, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2200 Research Boulevard, #310 Rockville, Maryland 20850 800-498-2071 • caa.asha.org Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP.D.) Because the Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Program is delivered in distance format, not all of the policies contained in this handbook are applicable to SLP.D. students. Policies that are not covered in this section are addressed in previous sections of the handbook. The following policies are specific to students in the Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Program. Credit Transfer A maximum of 9 semester hours of post-master’s degree, doctoral-level credit, earned from a regionally accredited institution within the past 5 years, will be considered toward meeting the doctoral program’s degree requirements. Grades for courses transferred must be at the grade of A or B or equivalent. Acceptance of transfer credit is not guaranteed. Current doctoral candidates should request and receive prior written approval from the chair of the department of speech-language pathology before enrolling in any other institution’s courses that are intended to be submitted for transfer credit. This request should include an explanation and related course description(s). Attendance The SLP.D. courses are designed in distance-learning formats (i.e., online and hybrid weekend classes). Each student holds the responsibility to fulfill class requirements, access recommended resources, and meet the designated deadlines for assignment submissions. Students will attend one on-campus