The number of semester hours required varies from 62 to 72. Students should carefully examine requirements in specific programs. The certificate programs are designed so that students may transfer a specified number of semester hours to the degree program and complete 15 or more semester hours of required academic foundation for the associate degree. They are required to wear a uniform during specified periods of instruction as a means of developing good professional dress habits. In accordance with clinical affiliation policies, all health science students are required to purchase professional liability insurance in order to continue their program of study.
Students are responsible for their own health and accident insurance.
Removal can be done only by readmission to the program. A student may be recommended for dismissal for failing grades, cheating, inappropriate behavior or attitude, or unsatisfactory clinical performance in any and all health science programs.