NSU HPD Catalog 2023-2024

398 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Physical Therapy All prerequisite courses must be completed before the first day of classes. No exceptions will be made. While not required, exercise physiology, biomechanics/kinesiology, public health, and motor control are strongly recommended prerequisite courses. The dean is empowered to evaluate the total qualification of every applicant and to modify requirements in unusual circumstance Background Checks Background checks are required for clinical education experiences and activities. Some citations on the background checks may prevent a student from being assigned to, or result in the student being denied placement at, clinical sites. A student who cannot be placed at required clinical sites due to information of concern on background check(s) may not be able to complete the program. Students are required to inform the program director immediately if any circumstance has happened in the past, or occurs during the student’s tenure in the program, which may impact the background check. Health and Vaccine Requirements Students are required to comply with the PCHCS health policies found in the A.4 Health Policies section of the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Student Handbook. In addition to these requirements, clinical sites may require compliance with other conditions for student clinical placements. Additional requirements may include, but are not limited to, specific health attestations, personal protective equipment, and other vaccines not listed in section A.4. Students must be able to fulfill the Technical Standards/Essential Functions of a D.P.T. Student (found later in this section) during all clinical experiences and activities. Failure to fulfill these requirements may prevent clinical placement and delay graduation. Computer Requirements D.P.T. Program—Both Campuses System 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 D.P.T. Program—Tampa Bay Regional Campus Additional Requirements Recommended Web Browsers • Most recent version of Chrome or Firefox High Speed Internet Connection • Broadband connection: At least 10-15 mbps Word Processor and Presentation Software • M icrosoft Office Suite (Office365 free to NSU students) or Apple pages, keynote, numbers Photo Capability • C amera Device with the ability to produce still photos and a photo file. Acceptable file formats are jpg. Note: many cell phones are capable of this and are acceptable as long as the photo quality is adequate. • Photo editing software It may be necessary to edit or format photos for assignment There are free apps available. – Windows App Store: microsoft.com/en-us/store/b/home – i Photo and Preview for Mac (both free in App Store, included in Operating System) Video Capability All students are required to have an internal or external camera. • V ideo Camera Device with ability to record video and produce a video file. Acceptable file formats are wmv, mp4, and mov. Note: many photo cameras and cell phones have this capability. Either is acceptable as long as the video quality is adequate. • W eb Cam for the purposes of web-based communication with classmates or faculty members N ote: many laptops come with integrated webcams, which are acceptable.

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