Graduation

Requirements

1. The student must have fulfilled all requirements of each course and have maintained at least the minimum scholastic requirements established by the department.
2. The student must be registered in the semester of anticipated graduation and pay the appropriate diploma fee.
3. The student must have met all financial obligations to the LSU System at least ten days prior to graduation.
4. The student must attend commencement ceremonies, unless excused, in writing, by the Dean.

Awards and Honors

Dean’s List - Full time undergraduate students (minimum 12 semester hours) in good academic standing (minimum cumulative professional GPA of 2.0) who complete all work attempted during a Fall and/or Spring semester with a minimum 3.5 GPA will be placed on the Dean’s List.

The Chancellor’s Award - A monetary award is presented to a graduating student from the School of Allied Hearth Professions who has demonstrated the highest level of academic and scholarly excellence. Selection is made by a committee of the faculty appointed by the Dean. 

The Dean’s Award - A monetary award is presented to a graduating SAHP student who has made significant and demonstrable contributions to the School of Allied Health through service to their Department, School, University and/or the community, and who, in the opinion of a committee of the faculty, shows excellent potential for future leadership in one of the Allied Health professions.

Outstanding graduates and students are recognized each year. One or more outstanding students are recognized from each department, as follows:

• The Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Audiology
• The Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Speech-Language Pathology
• The Donald L. Rampp Award for Clinical Excellence in Speech-Language Pathology
• The John B. Bobear Award for Outstanding Student in Respiratory Therapy
• The Award for Outstanding Student in Cardiovascular Sonography
• The Department Award for Scholastic Achievement in Medical Laboratory Science
• The Faculty Award for Excellence in Medical Laboratory Science
• The J. Clyde Swartzwelder “C2 ” (Competence X Compassion) Award in Medical Laboratory Science
• The Betty Lynne Theriot Memorial Outstanding Student Award in Medical Laboratory Science
• The Scholastic Achievement Award in Occupational Therapy
• The Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Occupational Therapy
• The Jo Thompson Memorial Award in Occupational Therapy
• The John F. Burke Memorial Award in Physical Therapy
• The George Hampton Award for Clinical Excellence in Physical Therapy
• The Department of Physical Therapy Scholastic-Achievement Award
• The Dave Pariser Student Service Award in Physical Therapy
• The Academic Excellence Award in Physical Therapy
• The Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Counseling
• The Research Award in Counseling
• The Award for Academic Achievement in Physician Assistant Studies
• The Award for Clinical Achievement in Physician Assistant Studies 
• The Harriet and Charles I. Berlin Award in Audiology

Recognizing that outstanding achievement in the allied health professions is not onlyl determined by academic-course grades, these awards serve to recognize the qualities of professionalism, skill, ethical conduct, and motivation, as well as grades.

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 in pursuing the degree.