Registration

All students are expected to comply with the general Health Sciences Center provisions governing registration.

Auditing Courses

Students regularly enrolled in the School of Allied Health Professions may be admitted to classes as auditors by obtaining written permission of the instructor of the course. Auditors must pay a non-refundable fee, which shall be consistent with the “Regular Semester” and “Summer Term” fees as established by the Health Sciences Center. The fee for students enrolled for combined credit and audit courses will be assessed in accordance with the total hours scheduled.

Auditors will not receive Health Sciences Center credit for any course audited and may not change from audit to credit after registering for the course. In order to receive Health Sciences Center credit, the course must be taken on a for-credit basis.

Degrees for Full-Time Faculty and Staff

The School of Allied Health Professions will not award graduate degrees to full-time faculty of the Health Sciences Center above the rank of Instructor, or to other employees, without permission of the program and the dean.

Student with Disabilities

The School of Allied Health Professions seeks to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act by providing reasonable accommodations to students with documented disabilities. Students must register with the Office of Disability Services to request disability-related accommodations and are responsible for providing documentation of a disability. Costs associated with documentation of a disability are the responsibility of the student. For further information, contact the Office of Disability Services, Leigh Smith-Vaniz, CSAED, CSAED-SC (504) 568-2211 or ods@lsuhsc.edu.

Withdrawals

Students are permitted to withdraw from the SAHP at any time. If they wish to be considered for readmission, they must file an application for readmission with the Office of Student Affairs and be evaluated by the promotions committee of the year in the curriculum from which the student withdrew.

Procedure

Student must:
1. Notify the program director for his/her academic program regarding his/her plans to take a leave of absence or withdraw from the program.
2. Contact the Office of Student Affairs regarding his/her changes of status.
3. The Office of Student Affairs will complete the Change of Academic Status/Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form online.
4. Information provided on the change of status form is submitted electronically to the Registrar’s Office. The Director of Student Affairs will forward a copy of the form to the Program Director.

Leave of Absence

A leave of absence for a short period of several weeks up to one year may be granted to a student in good standing, subject to the discretion of the dean, because of illness or other appropriate reasons. Students taking short-term leaves of absence of less than one week must make acceptable arrangements with the faculty involved for completion of course work and other assignments which will be missed. Leave of absence of a longer duration may be granted students in good standing for reasons of a personal nature or to participate in a special program of research or other activity designed to augment the student’s academic training. Specific arrangements must be made on an individual basis with the dean before beginning a leave of absence. The University policy governing the processing of leave of absence are applicable and is described in the general information
section of this publication.

Additional Expenses

Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences

All incoming first year students must possess a laptop computer as part of the required equipment needed for classes.  As the curriculum of the department advances into the future, technolog requirements continue to grow.  Computer-based learning materials and exams are part of the curriculum.

Department of Medical Laboratory Science

1. Textbooks (per year), $400
2. All incoming first year students must possess a laptop computer as part of the required equipment needed for classes.  As the curriculum of the department advances into the future, technology requirements continue to grow.  Computer-based learning materials and exams are part of the curriculum.

Department of Counseling

In addition to cost of tuition and fees add $500 - $750 a semester for books and testing equipment.

Department of Communication Disorders

1. Students will be expected to purchase books, uniforms for fieldwork placements, dissection kits and a variety of other laboratory materials totaling approximately $500.
2. All incoming first year students must possess a laptop computer as part of the required equipment needed for classes. As the curriculum of the department advances into the future, technology requirements continue to grow. Computer-based learning materials and exams are part of the curriculum.

Department of Occupational Therapy

1. Students will be expected to purchase books, uniforms for fieldwork placements, dissection kits and a variety of other laboratory materials totaling approximately $500.
2. All incoming first year students must possess a laptop computer as part of the required equipment needed for classes. As the curriculum of the department advances into the future, technology requirements continue to grow. Computer-based learning materials and exams are part of the curriculum.

Department of Physical Therapy

1. Students will be expected to purchase books/curriculum software, dissection kits and other incidentals, totaling approximately $500 - $800 each semester.
2. All incoming first year students must possess a laptop computer as part of the required equipment needed for classes.  As the curriculum of the department advances into the future, technology requirements continue to grow.  Computer-based learning materials and exams are part of the curriculum.

Department of Physician Assistant Studies

1. Students will be expected to purchase books/curriculum software, laboratory coats, uniforms, and other incidentals, totaling approximately $1,200 their first semester.
2. All incoming first year students must possess a laptop computer as part of the required equipment needed for classes.  As the curriculum of the department advances into the future, technology requirements continue to grow.  Computer-based learning materials and exams are part of the curriculum.