Requirements for Graduation
Note: Students who do not fulfill all graduation requirements by the day of graduation will not be allowed to participate in commencement ceremonies. Only in unusual circumstances, and with approval of the president, will a degree be awarded in absentia. Students will not be considered graduates in any capacity until they have successfully completed all requirements.
Graduation requirements are listed in the catalog at the time of the student's entry into the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program. Normally, these requirements can be satisfied within 36 consecutive months. Rarely, students may be required to meet additional requirements to meet other regulations of the UNT Health Science Center, Texas or the United States. Students who have met the requirements listed in the catalog, and who have been recommended by the program faculty, may be awarded the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree, provided they meet the conditions listed below:
- Have achieved grades of "C","Credit", or better in all assigned courses and clinical practicums.
- Have completed six academic years of credit at an accredited college or university, of which, at least the last three were completed at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
- Have complied with all legal and financial requirements of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
- Have exhibited the ethical, professional, behavioral and personal characteristics necessary for practice as a physician assistant.
- Have completed and returned to the Office of the Registrar, an Exit Questionnaire and a Clearance Check Form.
- Have attended the commencement ceremony at which the degree is to be awarded.
- Have met the following requisites and time limits:
In the event the student withdraws and later re-enters the program, or if a student is granted an extension beyond 36 months, that student must meet the requirements listed for the class with whom he or she graduates.
A student who has been dismissed due to poor academic progress, and later is readmitted to the program, has not more than 36 months from date of re-entry to successfully pass any academic course that was failed, and any subsequent incomplete courses.
A student dismissed due to a failing grade in a clinical practicum, who later is readmitted to the program, has not more than 12months from their date of re-entry to successfully complete the practicum that was failed and any subsequent incomplete practicum.
The maximum time limit for completing all graduation requirements is 72 months.
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