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online resource for DMS students and alumni, providing lists of jobs, hyperlinks, resource
lists, references to helpful books and materials, and periodically offers online chats and
workshops. In order to participate in Career Connections you must be our student or
graduate and you must request to be added to the web environment. You may visit NSU’s
Office of Career Development at:
The Writing Lab
SHSS provides free writing assistance for students through The Writing Lab. The lab is
offered weekly on campus, online via Blackboard, and as a live online chat. There are also
workshops scheduled each term on various writing topics, including at each Residential
Institute. For more information please contact the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies.
SHSS Online
In an effort to offer students, graduates, faculty, and staff greater access to important
information, SHSS provides a comprehensive World Wide Web homepage
, which contains all the necessary information. The SHSS Web
pages are home to a number of unique online resources created and developed here at the
school. The following is a list that students may find useful and interesting:
Scholarships/Fellowships Search Program
Career Development Program
SHSS Dialogs
Brief Therapy Institute
Community Resolution Services
The Civility Project
Project on Culture and Creativity in Conflict and Peace Building
Community Outreach
Employment Opportunities at SHSS:
NSU Distance Library Services:
NSU Computer Help Desk:
Student Evaluation of Classes and Practicums
At the end of each term, students are given the opportunity to provide the program with
their comments about the courses they took. The student’s anonymity is strictly protected
in the following ways: a) no names are required on the evaluation; b) all evaluations are
completed on a secure website; c) faculty members do not receive an overall summary of
the evaluations until after grades have been submitted to the Registrar. Student feedback
is welcomed and considered very valuable.
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Residency Requirements, Time Limits, and Leave of Absence
Department of Family Therapy
DFT students have a maximum of 7 years to complete their doctoral degree; 5 years to
complete their master’s degree. Students who do not meet this requirement will be
considered inactive and would need to reapply to the program. A Leave of absence taken
during the course of the program does not extend the deadline.
Department of Conflict and Resolution
DCAR Ph.D. students have 7 years to complete their doctoral degree; however, students
may petition for a maximum of 3 one-year extensions. These extensions are requested on
