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Director in the event suspension from the program is being considered for excessive absences and/or
tardiness.

Progressive disciplinary procedures for absences and tardiness within a semester are as follow:
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Third (3 ) absence or tardy Verbal Counseling
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Fourth (4 ) absence or tardy Written Warning
Fifth (5 ) absence or tardy Probation
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Sixth (6th) absence or tardy Suspension, at the Program Director’s discretion

Class assignments and exam(s) missed may be made up at the discretion of the Program Director. It is the
student’s responsibility to meet with the Program Director to obtain make-up assignments and make
arrangements to take the make-up exam. These arrangements must be made at the next class meeting the
student attends. A five percent (5%) penalty will be assessed toward the final score of all make up
assignments and exams at the discretion of the Program Director. Therefore a 90% will be an 85%;
a 77% will be a 72%; etc.

Missed clinical meetings must be made up. The student must make arrangements with his or her
respective clinical site for possible dates to make up sessions missed due to absence. These sessions must
be immediately communicated to the Program Director for final approval. It is often necessary to
schedule this time during the Fall Break, Christmas Break, or Spring Break. If missed meetings are not
made up before the end of the program, the student must do so after commencement to complete program
requirements. Such arrangements must also be scheduled by the student and approved by the Program
Director.

Class and Clinical Rotations
Classes are scheduled between the hours of 12:00 pm and 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday. Hybrid class assignments will be posted on Monday and will be due on the following Sunday
by midnight unless otherwise posted. Spiritual Perspectives will be held on Thursday afternoon during the
first 10 weeks of school. Selected courses have laboratories taught concurrently with the lecture content.
This format provides the student with hands-on experience and visual reinforcement of the principles
learned in the classroom. A schedule of classes outlining meeting times is distributed at the beginning of
the program during New Student Orientation.

Students are required to participate in the clinical setting beginning after the first eleven weeks of
instruction. Student rotation sites include Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock (BHMC-LR), Baptist
Health Medical Center-North Little Rock (BHMC-NLR), Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), and other
sleep labs accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), as approved.

During weeks 12-22 of the first semester each student will attend two (2) clinical meetings each week.
Clinical slots will run approximately 4.5 hours per meeting. Most evening clinical slots are available on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Space is limited. All clinical assignments will be made by
the Program Director. During the first eight (8) weeks of the second semester, each student will be
assigned one evening clinical meeting (5 hours) and one overnight clinical meeting (10 hours) per week.
The following eight (8) weeks each student will be assigned two (2) overnight clinical meetings (10 hours
each) per week. The last 5 weeks of the semester, each student will be assigned one evening clinical
meeting (5 hours) and one overnight clinical meeting (10 hours) each week.
Note: Exact days and times may vary based on the specific site of rotation.

Credit Hours
Each required course in the professional curriculum reflects a credit hour value. BHCLR uses the credit
hour formula identified in the Academic Section of the Catalog.

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