Graduation

Requirements for Graduation

1. The student must have fulfilled all requirements for successful completion of each course and have an overall 2.0 grade point average (3.0 for Advanced Education).
   1. Grades of “I” (Incomplete) must be resolved within no more than three weeks of the end of the course or two weeks prior to the scheduled LSUHSC graduation, whichever comes first.
   2. Appeals of final grades or actions of the Academic Performance Advancement Committee must be resolved no later than two weeks prior to the scheduled LSUHSC graduation date.
2. The student must have met all of the required TECHNICAL STANDARDS.
3. The student must have demonstrated standards of professional character, conduct and integrity that warrant the public confidence and trust bestowed on them as health professionals.
4. The student must have the approval of the appropriate Academic Performance Advancement Committee, the Dean, the Executive Committee, the General Faculty of the school and the LSU Board of Supervisors.
5. The student must have met all financial obligations to the school and the LSU System at least ten days before graduation.

Awards and Honors

Outstanding graduates are recognized each year at a Pre-Commencement Recognition Ceremony of the School of Dentistry. Awards are presented to graduates to recognize achievements, proficiency, and/or potential in dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental laboratory technology.

Degrees with Honors

Baccalaureate degrees are awarded summa cum laude to students whose quality point average falls within the range of 3.960 to 4.000, magna cum laude to students whose quality point average falls within the range of 3.860 to 3.959, and cum laude to students whose quality point average falls within the range 3.760 to 3.859. Scholastic honors are based on the overall quality point average for all course work attempted through the spring semester of the senior year.

Dental Laboratory Technology

The Chancellor’s Award - This award is presented annually with an engraved plaque and a cash honorarium to a high-ranking graduating student who, in the opinion of the dental laboratory technology faculty, has done the most to promote the health sciences and the School before the public. The awardee has demonstrated scholastic and leadership ability, and exemplifies a commitment to the profession.

The Dean’s Award - This award is presented annually with an engraved plaque and a cash honorarium to the graduate who, in the opinion of the dental laboratory technology faculty, represents the highest ideals of the dental laboratory technology profession.

Departments and organizations offer other annual awards.

Dental Hygiene

The Chancellor’s Award - This award is presented annually with an engraved plaque an a cash honorarium to a high-ranking graduating student who, in the opinion of the dental hygiene faculty, has done the most to promote the health sciences and the School before the public. The awardee has demonstrated scholastic and leadership ability, and exemplifies a commitment to the profession. 

The Dean’s Award - This award is presented annually with an engraved plaque and a cash honorarium to the graduate who, in the opinion of the dental hygiene faculty, represents the highest ideals of the dental hygiene profession.

Departments and organizations offer other annual awards.

Dental

The Chancellor’s Award - This award is presented annually with an engraved plaque and a cash honorarium to a high-ranking graduating dental student who has done the most to promote the health sciences and the School before the public. The awardee has demonstrated scholastic and leadership ability, and exemplifies a commitment to the profession.  A committee of the faculty appointed by the Dean makes the selection. 

The Dean’s Award - This award is presented annually with an engraved plaque and a cash honorarium to a graduating dental student who has shown academic excellence combined with qualities of integrity and leadership traditionally expected of the health professional. A committee of the faculty appointed by the Dean makes the selection.

Departments and organizations offer other annual awards.