348 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Health Science applicants or for public health practitioners with an M.P.H.). Clinically qualified applicants should submit a copy of their registration, certification, and/ or licensure. Important Note: You must be accepted to the program no later than 21 days prior to the start of a semester in order to register for classes in that particular semester. If not, you will be placed on the accepted student list, but will not be able to start courses in that particular semester. In any case, you must register for your courses no later than 14 days prior to the start of the course in any semester. The Ph.D. Committee on Admissions will not consider an application until all required fees, credentials, transcripts, and documents, are received by the Office of Admissions. Effective January 2022, GRE scores are recommended, but no longer required. Transfer of Credits Students matriculated in the Ph.D. program may petition for a transfer of credits 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. Tuition and Fees Tuition for Ph.D. courses for 2023–2024 will be posted on our website (nova.edu/bursar/billing/tuition-fees.html). Additional expenses and fees may be incurred. Examples include, but are not limited to, travel to and from campus, application/diploma fee, and books. Students are responsible for purchasing any required textbooks and/or classroom materials. An NSU Student Services Fee of $1,800 and a Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences General Access Fee of $145 are required annually. Additionally, students must pay a deferment fee of $75 if a payment plan is selected, each semester. All tuition and fees are subject to change by NSU’s Board of Trustees without notice. Requirements for Graduation To be eligible to receive the Ph.D. in Health Science degree, students must • be of good moral character • c omplete the minimum required coursework of 64 semester hours • c omplete the research practicum • p ass all three questions on the comprehensive exam • c omplete a dissertation based on original research in an area of the student’s expertise or concentration, as approved by the program director and dissertation committee • defend the dissertation, as determined by the dissertation committee, with verification of presentation or publication Computer Requirements PC/Laptop Operating system: 64-bit Windows 10 (Must be genuine U.S.- English versions of Windows operating systems) Processor: Intel i5 processor or above RAM: 8 GB or higher Hard disk space: 256GB solid state drive (SSD) or higher Graphics card: Integrated graphics card or NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 or dedicated video graphics card with 4 GB video memory or higher Display: 1280x1024 or higher MacBook/iMac Operating system: Mac OS X Monterey or higher (Must be genuine versions of Mac operating systems) Processor: Intel i5 processor or above or M1 RAM: 8 GB or higher Hard disk space: 256 GB solid state drive (SSD) or higher Graphics card: Intel Iris Plus or higher, or Apple M1 integrated graphics Display: 1280x1024 or higher
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