Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Rehabilitative Sciences (PSRS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2025–2026 344 References Guidelines for authorship credit and order from APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (1992), Section 6.23, Publication Credit, states Uniform Requirement for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. Updated November 2003. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. (icmje.org) Dual-Degree Postprofessional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Dr.O.T.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program Dual-Degree Postprofessional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Dr.O.T.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) doctoral students should refer to the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Manual for guidelines and procedures pertaining to doctoral coursework, residency, capstone and dissertation, and other professional expectations. Academic Promotions and Progression The progress of each student through the curriculum requires continuous satisfactory academic performance. Any student failing a course or failing to exhibit satisfactory professional behavior will be referred to the CSP. A course may be repeated only once. Two course failures will result in program dismissal. See information regarding the CSP in the Academic Standing section of this handbook. Grading Policies and Procedures Grading for postprofessional students (Dual-Degree Dr.O.T/Ph.D.) is based on an alpha scale as shown below. Some courses may be Pass/Fail. Doctoral students must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0. Dr.O.T. and Ph.D. students must pass all coursework with a grade of B (80 percent) or higher. Alpha Grade A B F Percent 90–100 80–89 0–79 A grade of B/80 percent or above is required to pass in all courses. Courses that are Pass/Fail will be graded as follows: P or Pass (80 percent or higher) F or Fail (79 percent or lower) Incomplete Coursework Students may receive a grade of incomplete (I) in a course if they are passing the course, based on all completed coursework to date, but are unable to complete all course requirements due to documented medical reasons or extenuating personal circumstances. An I will be changed to an earned grade upon a student’s satisfactory completion of the course or residency requirements. A change from an I to an
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