Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Rehabilitative Sciences (PSRS)—Department of Speech-Language Pathology 2025–2026 376 Student Organizations A listing of available student organizations is included in the college section of this handbook. Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP.D.) Because the SLP.D. program is delivered in distance format, not all of the policies contained in this handbook are applicable to SLP.D. students. Policies that are not covered in this section are addressed in previous sections of the handbook. The following policies are specific to students in the SLP.D. program. Credit Transfer A maximum of nine semester hours of post-master’s degree, doctoral-level credit, earned from a regionally accredited institution within the past five years, will be considered toward meeting the doctoral program’s degree requirements. Grades for courses transferred must be at the grade of A or B or equivalent. Acceptance of transfer credit is not guaranteed. Current doctoral candidates should request and receive prior written approval from the chair of the department of speech-language pathology before enrolling in any other institution’s courses that are intended to be submitted for transfer credit. This request should include an explanation and related course description(s). Attendance The SLP.D. courses are designed in distance-learning formats (i.e., online and hybrid weekend classes). Each student holds the responsibility to fulfill class requirements, access recommended resources, and meet the designated deadlines for assignment submissions. Attendance is mandatory for all scheduled instructional sessions and curricular activities. The time of online chat sessions and hybrid weekend class meeting dates are scheduled according to the availability of the course instructors. Students are required to access and participate in their online chat sessions. Attendance and participation in the hybrid weekend component of each designed class is mandatory. Students can assume that all hybrid weekend classes are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated by the course instructor. Students are required to attend the full day of class for each of the hybrid weekend class sessions (Saturday and/or Sunday). Any absence from any of the online chat sessions or hybrid weekend classes that is anticipated by a student (excused or planned) must be approved by the course instructor. If an absence is anticipated, the student is required to contact the course instructor and the program director prior to the first day of class or no later than two weeks before the date of the online chat sessions or hybrid weekend class that will be missed. If an emergency arises and the student cannot reasonably alert the course instructor prior to the missed class, the student should contact the course instructor and program director as soon as possible. It is the responsibility of the student to contact the course instructor after missing class to determine how the missed class requirements and/or assignments can be made up. Every student is expected to be on time for all online chat sessions and hybrid weekend class meetings. Each course instructor will advise students as to the repercussions that may be incurred as a result of absence from the online chat sessions or from the hybrid weekend class meetings. Grade reductions for class participation may be imposed if a student demonstrates a pattern of tardiness (more than 15 minutes late more than once) or if more than one absence occurs from the online class chat session or hybrid weekend meeting. Such a reduction in grade will be reported to the student in writing at the time it is imposed. Missed assignments may be made up solely at the discretion of the course instructor.
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