NSU HPD Catalog 2023-2024

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Health Science 339 Graduate Certificate Programs The Doctor of Health Science Program offers Graduate Certificates in Telehealth, Global Health, and Education for Health Care Professionals. The certificate programs are designed for health practitioners, public health professionals, and health care administrators from a wide variety of disciplines who do not want to pursue a doctoral degree, or who already have a doctoral degree, but desire to expand their expertise in telehealth, global health, or education for health care professionals. Admission requirements to the graduate certificate programs are identical to those for the D.H.Sc. program found previously in this section. Application Procedures The Office of Admissions processes applications on a rolling admissions basis throughout the year. Applicants can apply for admission for any one of four starting dates during the academic year: January, April, June, and September. Each term runs for 12 weeks. Admissions deadlines by term for submitted applications and required documents are as follows: • Spring: December 2–March 1 • Summer: March 2–June 1 • Fall: June 2–August 15 • Winter: August 16–December 1 The applicant must submit the following: • a completed Health Science Certificate application form • a $50, nonrefundable application fee • o fficial final transcript from all previously attended colleges and universities; conferral degree and conferral date must be on the transcript(s) where the degree was earned • a résumé or curriculum vitae • a copy of applicant’s clinical license (if applicable) • a n organizational chart demonstrating applicant’s leadership position (nonclinical applicants only) • a career and professional goals statement (nonclinical applicants only) Coursework taken at a foreign institution must be evaluated for U.S. institutional equivalence by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization such as one of the services listed below. • Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants 7101 SW 102 Avenue Miami, FL 33173 Phone: (305) 273-1616 Fax: (305) 273-1338 jsilny.org • Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. P.O. Box 415070 Milwaukee, WI 53203 (414) 289-3400 ece.org • World Education Services, Inc. (212) 966-6311 • 800-361-3106 • wes.org - By Postal Mail WES Reference # WES Global Documentation Centre PO Box 2008 STN MAIN Newmarket, ON, L3Y 0G5 Canada - By Express Courier WES Reference # WES Global Documentation Centre 14-145 Industrial Parkway South Aurora, ON, L4G 3V5 Canada It is the applicant’s responsibility to have this coursework evaluated. An official course-by-course evaluation with a cumulative grade point average must be sent directly from the evaluation service to Nova Southeastern University. Send transcripts and all required documents to • Nova Southeastern University Enrollment Processing Services (EPS) Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Health Science Doctoral Admissions 3300 S. University Drive, PO Box 299000 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004 International Applicants Any applicant who has graduated from a college or university in another country where English is not the primary language, regardless of United States residency status, is required to demonstrate English proficiency. The applicants must obtain a minimum score from one of the testing services listed following. • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 550 on the written, 213 on the computer-based, or 79–80 on the Internet-based test • P earson Test of English—Academic: 54

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