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TOURO COLLEGES C H O O L O F H E A LT H S C I E N C E S2018-2020 CATALOG

TOURO COLLEGESCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCESWhere Knowledge and Values MeetCatalog201 8 - 2 020Revised and reissued August 14, 2020shs.touro.edu

ACCREDITATIONTouro College was chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York in June 1970.Touro College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street,Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 284-5000. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutionalaccrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher EducationAccreditation.This accreditation status covers Touro College and its branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in theNew York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, and Moscow.Touro University California (TUC) and its Nevada branch campus (TUN), as well as Touro University Worldwide(TUW) and its division Touro College Los Angeles (TCLA), are part of the Touro College and University System, andseparately accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the WesternAssociation of Schools and Colleges (WASC), 985 Atlantic Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501, (510) 748-9001.The Physician Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for thePhysician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA), 12000 Findlay Road, Suite 150, Johns Creek, GA 30097; 770-476-1224; www.arcpa.org. The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Touro College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditationin Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-706-3245;accreditation@apta.org; http://www.capteonline.org. The Occupational Therapy Program is accredited by theAccreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational TherapyAssociation (AOTA), 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD20814-3449; 301-652-2682;www.acoteonline.org. The Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council onAcademic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2200 Research Boulevard,Rockville, MD 20850-3289; 301-296-5700; www.asha.org/academic/accreditation. The Nursing Program isaccredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington,DC 2001; www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE.POLICY OF NON-DISCRIMINATIONTouro College treats all employees, students, and applicants without unlawful consideration or discrimination as torace, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, genetic predisposition, gender identity, sexualorientation, or citizen status in all decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, the administration of itseducational programs and activities, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading,demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff, suspension, expulsion and termination, and all other terms andconditions of admission, matriculation, and employment.Inquiries or complaints concerning the non-discrimination policies should be sent to Matthew Lieberman, 500 7thAvenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York, 10018, matthew.lieberman@touro.edu (646-565-6000 x 55667) or,alternatively, to the Chief Compliance Officer at compliance@touro.edu and 646-565-6000 x 55330.As an alternative, individuals may contact the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education forinquiries concerning the above. The Office for Civil Rights is located at 32 Old Slip, 26 th Floor, New York, New York10005. They may be reached by phone at (646) 428-3800 or via email at OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.i

IMPORTANT NOTICEThis Catalog contains only general guidelines and information. It is not intended to be comprehensive or toaddress all the possible applications of, or exceptions to, the policies and procedures of Touro. Some of thesubjects described in this Catalog are covered in detail in official policy and procedure documents found onlineand elsewhere. You should refer to these documents for specific information, since this Catalog only brieflysummarizes those policies. For that reason, if you have any questions concerning a particular policy orprocedure, you should address your specific questions to the Office of Institutional Compliance. Please note thatthe terms of the full official policies are controlling in the case of any inconsistency.This Catalog is neither written nor meant to confer any rights or privileges on students or impose any obligationson Touro. No individual or representative of Touro (except the President) has the authority to enter into anyagreement or understanding contrary to the above.This Catalog is written for informational purposes only and may contain errors. The policies, procedures andpractices described herein may be modified, supplemented or discontinued in whole or in part, at any time withor without notice. All changes will be posted on the Touro website. Although we will attempt to inform you ofany changes as they occur via the Touro email address assigned to you upon activating your TouroOne portalaccount, it is nevertheless your responsibility to keep current on all College policies, procedures and practices.Your assigned Touro email address is the official method of contact for all such notices and for all Tourocommunication.Students are required to investigate for themselves as to whether the program they enroll in meets theirpersonal, educational and career needs. Different jurisdictions have different licensing requirements andstandards. While students may expend significant sums associated with higher education, successful completionof a course, program, or degree is dependent on many factors. The payment of tuition permits a student toregister and take the courses and programs available and offered by the Touro school or program in which thestudent is enrolled. Acceptance in a school or program does not form the basis of a contract. Indeed, a student’sacceptance may be revoked if it is later learned, among other things, that his or her qualifications have beenmisstated or overstated, or there is some other omission or misrepresentation. Except as noted in the paragraphbelow, no contract rights exist or are established in the student- educational institution setting by and betweenTouro and the student. To this end, you waive and Touro disclaims any contract or liability for promises,assurances, representations, warrantees, or other statements made in its marketing or promotional materials,and makes absolutely no promises, assurances, representations, guarantees, warrantees or other statementsconcerning our courses and programs and a student's academic success in them. Thus, you waive and Tourofurther disclaims any liability in tort in connection with any of the foregoing. In order for a degree to be earned,the required grades and grade point averages must be achieved and maintained, and all other requirements ofthe school and program must be fulfilled. These disclaimers are, in effect, covenants not to sue binding onstudents, and are tacitly agreed to by a student’s matriculation or continued matriculation in ourprograms.Registration and matriculation at Touro after the issuance of this Catalog is consideration for and constitutes astudent's knowing acceptance of the binding Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") mechanisms containedherein. Thus, any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or related to your application, registration,matriculation, graduation or other separation from Touro and/or this Handbook, which is not resolved throughTouro's internal mechanism shall be submitted to non-binding mediation with a neutral mediator affiliated withan established and reputable organization engaged in alternative dispute resolution (“ADR Organization”). Inaccordance with the Federal Arbitration Act and to the extent not inconsistent with the primacy of federal law,all Disputes remaining after completion of the mediation shall be exclusively conducted and heard by an ADROrganization, designated by Touro in its sole and absolute discretion, before a single arbitrator who shall be anattorney. The location of the arbitration shall be at a convenient office on a Touro campus where the student is(or was last) affiliated. See “Alternative Dispute Resolution" provision for a more elaborate treatment.ii

General DisclaimerThe Touro College and University System endeavors to provide ongoing and uninterrupted educationalexperiences in a safe and effective environment for our students, staff and faculty. Given the dynamiccircumstances surrounding COVID-19 and any other future unknown or unforeseen events and the uncertaintiesthat may be attendant thereto, Touro may be obligated or otherwise compelled to change the method of coursedelivery and other relevant policies at any time. Any changes will be communicated in a timely manner and can befound on Touro’s website.COVID-19The COVID-19 global pandemic, which has caused a disruption to all higher education institutions and has forcedTouro to move temporarily to an online modality, has affected some of our policies and procedures. While we willcontinue to operate with the same policies that we had prior to the pandemic, slight procedural modifications maybe needed. We ask that you please stay in contact with your Program administration, faculty and student servicesstaff and remain current with any guidance issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.COVID-19 Related Clinical ProceduresSHS programs have certain clinical/course requirements and sequencing. While each Program strives to adhere toits established timing of courses and clinical experiences, unforeseen events may hamper their availability. Whensuch situations occur, it is possible that the completion of the Program may be delayed and the time in theProgram extended to meet accreditation requirements. Furthermore, once appropriate clinical experiences havebeen arranged, it is up to the student, not the Program, to decide whether to attend the clinical site.Should a student decline to participate, the student understands that their progression in the program may bedelayed. Students declining to participate in clinical or other experiential components of their program shouldcontact their clinical coordinator to ensure graduation requirements are met as well as financial aid and other rulesand regulations are satisfied.iii