Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2023–2024 206 placement is arranged. This must be successfully completed prior to beginning their Level II fieldwork course. Should the student fail a second Level I fieldwork experience, the student will be automatically dismissed from the program. Level II fieldwork experiences Level II fieldwork experiences are offered in the third year of the program. It is recommended that students choose placements with different settings and populations representing two different practice areas in the occupational therapy profession. Students will only be permitted to participate in Level II fieldwork experiences after successful completion of all required academic coursework. Students who fail a Level II fieldwork experience will be required to meet with CSP to determine a course of action prior to scheduling a repeated fieldwork experience. Due to the interactive nature of fieldwork experience, there is no mechanism to take a comprehensive examination following a failed experience. As with other course failures, students who fail a Level II fieldwork experience will be required to meet with CSP for recommendations for a course of action. The occupational therapy chair will have the final decision whether to accept the recommendations of the CSP or to provide an alternate, based on the chair’s discretion. Students who desire a leave of absence due to personal circumstances are required to follow the university policy regarding the Leave of Absence in the university section of this handbook. All students must successfully complete Level II fieldwork within 24 months of completion of didactic courses to graduate from the M.O.T. program. Students may only retake one Level II fieldwork experience. Should students fail a second Level II fieldwork experience, they will be considered to have failed two Level II fieldwork experiences and will be dismissed from the M.O.T. program. Additional tuition will be charged for repeated courses, including, but not limited to, Level I and Level II fieldwork experiences. The maximum final grade in Level II fieldwork experiences is a pass (P), as numerical scores are not assigned in those courses. Attendance Absences and tardiness are strongly discouraged. Students are required to attend all classes and to arrive on time. Students are tardy if they arrive after the designated class time. Students are ultimately responsible for any information missed. In addition, attendance is required for course lab experiences, field trips, and fieldwork activities. It is possible that these activities cannot be made up and any points or grades assigned to that activity will be lost. Students who are repeatedly tardy or absent will be referred to the CSP, which may result in disciplinary warning, probation, suspension, or dismissal from the program. In the case of a planned or unplanned absence or tardiness, students are required to notify the professor by email or phone within 24 hours of the occurrence. Absences for observance of major religious holidays are permitted but also require prior professor notification. See the NSU Student Handbook, Religious Holiday Policy section. Visit nova.edu/studentconduct/religious-holiday-policy.html for more information. After any absence and per the discretion of the professor, students may need to complete a makeup assignment due within two class periods. Attendance is mandatory for all exams and quizzes. Faculty members are not obligated to reschedule examinations based on a student’s circumstances. Due to concerns about security of test items, faculty members will not administer tests earlier or later for absences that are related to family vacations, weddings, flight schedules, and other personal events. If a student is too ill to take an exam, the student
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