Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Health Science 2023–2024 201 Retake Policy, Student Progress, Academic Probation, and Dismissal If a required course is failed, the student must repeat the course at its next regularly scheduled offering. Additional tuition will be charged for repeated courses. A student who has experienced one course failure may be placed on academic probation. A student with two or more course failures while in the Ph.D. in Health Science program may be dismissed from the program. Any course failed on first taking will be considered a course failure. Passing a course through retake does not negate the original failure for purposes of retention in the program. See the policies and procedures regarding CSP and Student Appeals in the college section of this handbook. Incomplete Coursework A grade of Incomplete (I) is issued because of unexpected emergencies and must be made up within one term following courses that are excluded from this policy. Students requesting extensions of the 30-day period due to medical or military reasons are expected to provide official documentation. If the incomplete grade is not made up accordingly, it will be converted into a failing grade (F). Courses that are offered only once per calendar year must be completed by the end of the following calendar year. Students must request any extension, in writing, from the course instructor, with a copy to the program director. See the procedures on Incomplete Coursework in the Department of Health Science section of this handbook. HSP 9007 Research Practicum is a Ph.D. in Health Science program exception to the incomplete coursework policy. Students who do not complete HSP 9007 in the required 16 weeks must enroll in HSP 9010 Research Practicum Continued. A grade of In Progress (PR) will be transcribed for HSP 9007. A charge of two credits for continuing services will be made for HSP 9010 to maintain students’ full time status in the program. This depends on whether or not the student began the program before or after fall 2019. Students who successfully complete HSP 9010 in one semester will pass or receive an alpha grade for HSP 9010, and the HSP 9007 In Progress grade will be converted to Pass (P) or the same alpha grade as HSP 9010. Students who do not successfully complete HSP 9010 in one semester will fail HSP 9010 and the HSP 9007 In Progress grade will be converted to Fail (F). Students who failed HSP 9007 and HSP 9010 will be counted as two course failures in the Ph.D. in Health Science program. Any such student will be referred to the CSP for disposition, which may result in dismissal from the program. See the CSP procedures in the college section of this handbook. Students who are dismissed from the program may appeal the decision of the dismissal. See the procedures on Student Appeals in the college section of this handbook. Comprehensive Examination The comprehensive examination is a written examination that students take after the completion of all the required Ph.D. in Health Science coursework, and before beginning the dissertation phase of the Ph.D. program. It is designed to evaluate the student’s ability to demonstrate that the student is a suitable candidate for a Ph.D. degree. Successful completion of the comprehensive examination is required for students to move to advanced standing and begin dissertation research. The comprehensive examination is given two times per academic year during the summer and winter semesters, in the online format. Students must take the comprehensive examination within one year of completion of all academic coursework. Failure to complete the requirements within the time frame may result in dismissal from the program. Students register with the Department of Health Science
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