CATALOG - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

• For the speciality clinical track, following completion of all Certification seminars and creditassignments, the student may attend the Preparation and Certification Examination Week.Completion of the certification examination is not required for degree completion.• For the student with a master’s degree, once you have obtained 17 credits toward your degreeprogram you will proceed to Capstone Project I and II. An assigned faculty advisor approves anoutline of your project and then you complete either one publishable case report or article. Theadvisor will review and assist with revisions as needed.• If a Clinical Residency is chosen in lieu of the Capstone Project, the proposed residency site andmentor must meet the approval of the Program Director. It is recommended that students complete atleast two specialty-track seminars prior to starting the residency and start the approval process earlyin the program. Contact the department for explanation of the approval process.• For the students with a BSPT, you will proceed by completing the required courses. Uponcompletion of 17 credits, you may begin work on Capstone Project I and II. An assigned facultyadvisor approves an outline of your project and then you complete either one publishable case reportor article. The advisor will review and assist with revisions as needed.Delivery of CourseworkCourses in the transitional DPT program are offered in a variety of formats. In some cases as noted in thecourse description, a prerequisite for a course may be completion of a continuing education seminar. Thislearning experience is then enhanced through completion of assignments in a distance education format.These assignments are submitted to the University for grading in a specified time frame according to thecourse syllabus or Academic Calendar.Other courses are offered strictly through a distance education format. No seminar attendance is required andall learning activities are completed at a distance. These courses are presented through a variety of deliverymethods including online web-based courses. Each course has a variety of learning activities that must becompleted and returned to the University for grading to receive credit for the course.Certain courses due to equipment and/or other resource constraints are offered as block scheduled courses.Course Time LimitsThere will be a due date for all of your course assignments. In most courses, this will be eight to twelveweeks. Other courses encompass a full 15-week trimester with a due date at the end of the trimester. Theacademic calendar for the University is divided into three trimesters: Spring, Summer, and Fall. Trimesterperiods are denoted on the Academic Calendar.Transfer CreditsThe University will consider accepting graduate credits from other accredited institutions. Please refer to thetransfer credit policy in the catalog for further information on transfer credits.Incomplete CourseworkIf, for reasons acceptable to the instructor, a student cannot complete the required work within the predeterminedtimeframe, he/she will receive the grade of Incomplete ("I"). The student must then complete thework within 15 weeks of the due date to receive a letter grade. No further extension will be permitted. If thestudent does not complete the requirements within the approved time, the "I" grade will automaticallybecome a Fail ("F") on his/her transcript.Time LimitIt is required that students complete all requirements within four (4) years. An extension of up to two (2)years may be requested. If the Program Director approves the extension, there is an extension fee of $333 pertrimester.68