Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Health Science 2023–2024 199 Certificate Programs To be eligible to receive a certificate in Education for Health Care Professionals, Telehealth, or Global Health, students must • be of good moral and ethical character • satisfactorily complete the required credit hours for each certificate program—Education for Health Care Professionals (16 credits), Telehealth (16 credits), and Global Health (16 credits) • complete the certificate program with a minimum GPA of 3.0 • complete the respective certificate program within 36 months from the initial term of enrollment • receive a recommendation by the doctoral programs in health sciences program director to the dean of PCHCS Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Science Program Because the Ph.D. in Health Science program is delivered in distance format, not all of the policies contained in this handbook are applicable to Ph.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 Ph.D. in Health Science program. Credit Transfer Students matriculated in the Ph.D. program may petition for a transfer of up to eight credit hours into the program. These credits can be transferred from doctoral courses taken at regionally accredited colleges or universities. All courses to be transferred must be substantially equivalent to courses taught in the program, as determined by the program director and appropriate faculty members. A student who wishes to have a course taken at another institution reviewed for transfer credit must submit a copy of the course syllabus to the program office. Each petition for transfer credit will be reviewed on an individual basis. Attendance The Ph.D. courses are designed in distance-learning formats. Each student holds the responsibility to fulfill all class requirements, access recommended resources, and meet the designated deadlines for assignment submissions and exams. Students will attend, either virtually or on campus, two seminars over the course of their Ph.D. studies. Attendance at the institutes is mandatory. Students can assume that all institutes are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated by the course instructor. For on-campus seminars, return flights should be scheduled no earlier than the evening of the last day of the institute course. Course instructors may assign an incomplete grade to students who do not complete a full day of the institute course. Ph.D. candidates will present an oral proposal and final defense virtually. Continuous Enrollment The Ph.D. in Health Science program requires students to enroll in at least one course per semester for the duration of their Ph.D. studies. If a student needs to take a semester off during the academic year, a leave
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