The program consists of four academic trimesters followed by two 12-week experiences of full time supervised clinical fieldwork. Each academic trimester includes courses that span the trimester and courses that are subdivided into two, eight-week modules. Course work during the academic trimesters is completed during the day as a full-time cohort. The supervised clinical fieldwork is full-time with the hours determined by the clinical site. The full time program sequence is completed in two calendar years including summers. Successful completion of all course work, level I and II fieldwork, a completed portfolio, and the Capstone project, poster presentation, and defense are required for graduation. Level II fieldwork experiences must be successfully completed within 24 months of completion of coursework.
Note: A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination and/or attain state licensure. Some fieldwork sites require students to undergo criminal back ground and/or substance use checks, and or fingerprinting. The costs for these checks are the student’s responsibility.
Within the program, a passing grade on any individual course is a C or above. Any course with a grade below a C will result in the need to retake that course. All graduate students at Sacred Heart University must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in order to obtain a degree from this University.