Informational translation. In case of any discrepancy, the original Portuguese text prevails.
Lato Sensu Postgraduate Program Regulations (Specializations & MBA)
TITLE I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Art. 1 These Regulations set out the objectives, the didactic-scientific organization of the programs and the administrative organization of the Lato Sensu Postgraduate Studies of the Ana Carolina Puga Specialization Center (NEPUGA), linked to Faculdade Nepuga.
Art. 2 The purpose of the Lato Sensu postgraduate programs of Faculdade Nepuga is to train and qualify professionals for the job market and to update and improve the skills of professionals working in aesthetics and health fields, preparing them to work in their areas using the best and most modern techniques, technologies, substances and medications.
I – Faculdade Nepuga's postgraduate programs will be offered on campus.
II – Specialization programs are governed by Resolution No. 01 of June 8, 2007, of the National Education Council – CNE (Brazil), and are not to be confused with medical specialties, which may be obtained according to the legal rules on practicing health professions.
TITLE II – LATO SENSU POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Art. 3 Faculdade Nepuga's Specialization Programs will meet the following basic requirements:
- Duration according to the respective course plans, which include objectives, syllabus, teaching-learning methodologies, planned student assignments, assessment and bibliography, with a view to effective interaction in the educational process;
- Optional submission of an individual final paper.
Sole Paragraph: As a way of complementing the course load set for the programs, Faculdade Nepuga will also offer a guidance plan for complementary activities.
Art. 4 Faculdade Nepuga's programs will be divided into quarterly modules.
Art. 5 The period for completing the Specialization Programs begins in the month of the first enrollment and ends with the submission of the complementary practical activities and the completion of the theoretical and practical parts of all courses.
Art. 6 The maximum period for completing the Specialization Programs will be 7 (seven) months after the last course is made available.
Art. 7 At the end of each module, students must formally state their interest in remaining enrolled in the program to which they are linked.
Art. 8 Students who do not re-enroll will be tacitly giving up the seat to which they were entitled and will be considered to have dropped out of the program. Exceptionally, and in cases of strict force majeure, the program's Registrar's Office may authorize a re-enrollment that was not completed on time.
Art. 9 If a postgraduate student is unable to re-enroll due to “strict force majeure,” they must provide a justification and attach supporting documentation. The exceptional re-enrollment request must be filed with the Registrar's Office no later than 05 (five) days after classes begin. At the start of each academic term, the Registrar's Office will set the procedures and deadlines for students who did not re-enroll on time to submit their justification.
TITLE III – ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION OF LATO SENSU POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
CHAPTER I – ADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT
Art. 10 Registration and selection of candidates for the programs must follow the calendar published in Faculdade Nepuga's official notice.
Art. 11 At registration, candidates must fill out the appropriate form and, at enrollment, present the documents required in the official notice.
Art. 12 Initial enrollment will take place during the period set in the official notice and is the responsibility of the interested student.
Sole paragraph: Enrollment will include signing Faculdade Nepuga's service agreement with the student, which must specify the full price of the program and the number of installments to be paid by the student.
Art. 13 Subsequent enrollments are the student's responsibility and must be completed each academic quarter, under articles 7 and 8, observing the established prerequisites, by course, in accordance with the calendar of Faculdade Nepuga's Lato Sensu Postgraduate Studies.
CHAPTER II – SCHEDULE, ATTENDANCE AND ASSESSMENT OF COURSES
Art. 14 Class schedules will be defined in the programs' official notice and will also be published by the program's Registrar's Office on the Student Portal.
Art. 15 A minimum attendance of 75% (seventy-five percent) of the total hours of the Lato Sensu Specialization postgraduate programs is mandatory.
I – Absences will not be excused.
II – The special study arrangements for students covered by Decree-Law No. 1,044/69 and Laws No. 6,202/75 and 9,615/98 will be respected.
III – Absences of students covered by specific legislation, such as congenital or acquired conditions, infections, injuries, physical disability, high-risk pregnancy or maternity leave, may be made up, provided they are proven by a Medical Certificate stating the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code, which must be submitted by the student or a legal representative to the Academic-Pedagogical Office of Faculdade Nepuga within 5 (five) business days of the event.
IV – Requests to make up absences may be denied by the Program Coordinator whenever the student's learning may be impaired, in accordance with the Program's Pedagogical Project.
V – Making up the assessment grade of courses with unexcused absences that were not made up may require the student to submit assignments set by the professors, and does not excuse the absence.
Art. 16 The minimum passing grade is 7.0 (seven) in each course, on a scale of 0 (zero) to 10 (ten).
1 The grade is the result of the assessments carried out at the end of each course and must be posted on the Student Portal within 45 (forty-five) days.
2 The preceptor will apply the form of assessment best suited to the objectives set for the course, in accordance with the Teaching Plan of the module/course and the Program's Pedagogical Project (it may be a written exam, an online exam, a take-home assignment or an assessment in the practice setting).
3 The assessment will be divided into 2 (two) parts, as follows:
- By the preceptor in the practice setting: the preceptor will apply the form of assessment best suited to the objectives set for the practical course, in accordance with the Teaching Plan of the module/course and the Program's Pedagogical Project (PPC). The grade will range from 0 (zero) to 10 (ten).
- Online through the Student Portal: by answering a multiple-choice questionnaire. The grade will range from 0 (zero) to 10 (ten).
Art. 17 Students will pass if they obtain the minimum grade of 7.0 (seven) in each course and have the minimum attendance of 75% of the program's total hours.
I – Students who do not achieve the minimum attendance or grade may request to make up the same course without justification 1 (one) more time only.
II – Students who do not achieve the minimum grade on the online exam will have 1 (one) chance to retake the exam. Students who miss an on-campus (practical) class may make it up at no cost with justifications accepted by the institution. Students who do not achieve the minimum grade in the practice setting (on-campus classes) must request a make-up.
III – If for any reason a student fails an on-campus class due to their grade, they will have to retake the course on another occasion or in extension courses with curricula and course loads at least 75% (seventy-five percent) equivalent, bearing the costs, and must enroll in the classes offering the failed courses through the request to make up a course without justification filed with the program's Registrar's Office. If the student failed due to absences, they must follow the same process and present a justification accepted by the Educational Institution to be exempt from the course make-up costs.
IV – For make-ups without justification, students must send the request within 5 (five) business days after the class took place, stating the reason for the absence and including documentation (if any). This request will be subject to an administrative fee equal to one enrollment fee, according to the HEI's (higher education institution's) price table in force at the time. It will be reviewed by the pedagogical coordination and may be granted or denied.
V – All make-ups without justification depend on seat availability, according to the postgraduate and course calendars.
VI – Students who fail up to 03 (three) courses will be dismissed from the program, but may enroll in a new class, with credit for the courses they passed, in accordance with these regulations.
VII – If new classes of the same Program are formed, students who failed at most 03 (three) courses may enroll in them within the maximum completion period of the program, and must bear the financial cost of the enrollment fee and the amount proportional to the course load of the courses to be made up, according to the prices and curriculum of the pedagogical project in force.
VIII – Practical classes take place preferably at the Faculdade Nepuga units throughout Brazil, by booking subject to the availability of predetermined seats. All practical classes at learning centers will take place on consecutive days, provided a minimum quorum of 80% of student capacity is reached, with 30 days' prior notice
CHAPTER III – CURRICULAR ADJUSTMENTS
Art. 18 Credit for previous studies will only be granted in the case of readmission, when there is a difference in course load for equivalence.
Art. 19 Changes to the curricula or to the operating rules of the programs may only be made with prior notice.
CHAPTER IV – SUBMISSION OF COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
Art. 20 Students must submit the complementary activities within 90 (ninety) days after the last course is made available, by sending a single file in PDF format through a request on the Student Portal;
I – Complementary Activities are considered a regular course of the Program's Pedagogical Project (PPC).
II – Failure to complete the course load assigned to Complementary Activities will mean that Faculdade Nepuga will NOT certify the student.
III – Within the course load assigned to Complementary Activities, participation in university extension courses in aesthetics at institutions that must be accredited by the MEC (Brazil's Ministry of Education) will be accepted, as well as participation in events such as Congresses, Conferences, Workshops, Lectures and Seminars in the program's area of concentration. Such participation must take place while the student is enrolled in the postgraduate program.
IV – All hours assigned to Complementary Activities may also be completed through practical procedures covered in the postgraduate program, when performed in Clinics or Practices, which must have a technical supervisor in charge of overseeing such procedures. They may also be completed through activities related to the world of work, at the specific teaching clinic units. These activities are optional and students from any city/state may carry them out, by appointment and subject to the clinic's availability.
V – To pass, the minimum grade for Complementary Activities must be 7.0 (seven).
VI – If students do not submit the Complementary Activities to the Program Coordination by the date set in the Class Schedule, they will have an extension of 60 (sixty) calendar days, upon a request for make-up without justification sent to the Registrar's Office email, to submit them through the email mentioned above.
VII – Complementary Activities will not be accepted for assessment after the submission deadline (regular or extended), and the student will fail the program.
VIII – Students who do not pass will have 1 (one) single chance to redo the Complementary Activities, with a deadline of 30 (thirty) days after receiving the grading sheet to resubmit them. The assessment period is 30 (thirty) days from submission, and students must check for their grade on the Student Portal.
CHAPTER V – ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE
Art. 21 The digital certificate of completion of the specialization program will indicate the program's field of knowledge, will be accompanied by the student's academic transcript, and must include:
- The list of courses, their respective course loads and the grades obtained by the student, and the names and academic titles of the preceptors in charge;
- The period during which the program was taught and its duration in class hours.
Art. 22 No certificate will be issued to students who:
- have not passed the program, under Art. 15;
- have pending documents or outstanding payments;
- are involved in an internal inquiry or administrative proceeding.
Sole Paragraph: The digital certificate of completion will only be issued at the student's request, through the form available on the Student Portal.
Art. 23 Students who fail the program may receive extension course certificates for the courses they completed, accompanied by the academic transcript.
CHAPTER VI – SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION OF ENROLLMENT.
Section I – Suspension
Art. 24 There is no total or partial suspension of enrollment in Faculdade Nepuga's Lato Sensu Postgraduate Studies.
Section II – Cancellation
Art. 25 A request to cancel enrollment removes the student from the program and ends their link with Faculdade Nepuga's Lato Sensu Postgraduate Studies.
Section III – Dismissal
Art. 26 Students will be dismissed from Faculdade Nepuga's Lato Sensu Postgraduate Studies, and their enrollment canceled, if they fail to comply with the rules set out in the contract or other internal rules of the program or the educational institution, with the prior right of defense guaranteed.
Section IV – Readmission to the Program
Art. 27 Students may only return to Faculdade Nepuga's Lato Sensu Postgraduate Studies by completing a new initial enrollment.
I – Courses taken in Faculdade Nepuga's Lato Sensu Postgraduate Studies will be valid for 02 (two) years for credit purposes, which will be granted upon review and a favorable opinion from the Coordinator of the specialization program.
II- Credit for courses may only be granted if the previously passed courses have equivalent and current syllabus content and a course load similar to that of the course for which the exemption is requested.
TITLE IV – FINAL PROVISIONS
Art. 28 Cases not covered will be resolved by the management of Faculdade Nepuga.
Art. 29 These Regulations will enter into force on this date.
Ribeirão Preto, January 1, 2019.
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Ana Carolina Puga
GENERAL Director of Faculdade Nepuga and Sponsoring Organization of Faculdade Nepuga
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Rodrigo Nunes de Oliveira
EXECUTIVE Director of Nepuga and Sponsoring Organization of Faculdade Nepuga.