CE2. Sequence of Clinical Education Courses
Eligibility to begin a clinical experience
To be eligible to begin any clinical education course, students must satisfactorily complete all pre-requisite coursework and demonstrate professional behavior in prior academic and clinical learning experiences. To enter PT 843n-Clinical Internship, students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above.
Students must meet all additional program, Institute, and clinical facility requirements for entering a specific clinical experience. These include, but are not limited to registration and payment for the course, and meeting all MGH Institute and clinical site health and regulatory requirements.
Completing Clinical Experience(s) out of sequence
If for any reason a student in the program does not complete a clinical experience within the standard sequence and time-frame (e.g. student is ineligible or unable to begin the clinical experience as scheduled, or does not successfully complete the experience within the specified time frame), all subsequent clinical experience(s) will be completed at the time(s) and place(s) determined by the DCE.
Falling out of sequence in completing clinical education courses will often result in a disruption of the flow of the program, as the clinical experience may be pre-requisite to continued matriculation and/or there may be a delay in placing the student in subsequent clinical experiences. A student may file for a leave of absence until the term in which academic or clinical coursework is resumed.
Need for a clinical placement outside of the pre-established sequence and time frame may also result in a change in format and/or duration of the clinical experience(s) that follow, especially PT 843n-Clinical Internship. The internship may be structured as a full time clinical experience of sufficient duration to complete program requirements with no guarantee of a paid internship position.