Standards

Technical Standards

The School of Allied Health Professions has established technical standards for each program of study. Technical standards are the minimum physical, cognitive, and emotional requirements necessary to participate fully in all aspects of training and be able to complete the specified program of study. Ability to meet the technical standards is a prerequisite for admission and continuation in a program of study. Applicants and students must be able to meet all technical standards with or without reasonable accommodations. Information regarding one’s disability will be treated as confidential and shared only on a professional need-to-know basis. Please refer to the links below for information on a specific program’s technical standards:

Audiology: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/cd/docs/Technical_Standards_Policyupdated2022- CDHurley-BanajeeUpdates.pdf

Cardiopulmonary Science: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/cp/technicalstandards.aspx

Counseling: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/crc/docs/TECHNICALSTANDARDSCounseling.pdf

Medical Laboratory Science: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/cl/docs/MLSTechnicalStandards.pdf?111622 

Occupational Therapy: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/ot/otprospectivestudents.aspx

Physician Assistant Studies: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/PA/docs/EssentialFunctionsandTechnicalStandards-PA.pdf

Physical Therapy: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/pt/docs/PTTECHNICALSTANDARDS.pdf

Speech-Language Pathology: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/cd/docs/Technical_Standards_Policyupdated2022- CDHurley-BanajeeUpdates.pdf

Procedures

1. Students are required to determine if they can meet all the technical standards with or without reasonable accommodations.
2. Upon acceptance to a program of study, all students will be required to sign a statement indicating that they are able to meet all technical standards.
3. Newly enrolling LSUHSC-NO students with disabilities who are requesting reasonable accommodations are required to register with the Office of Disability Services. (Students with disabilities who are not requesting reasonable accommodations are not required to register.) This action should take place as soon as possible after notification of acceptance.
4. Currently enrolled students are required to register their need for accommodations as soon as their need is identified. Students requesting accommodations are responsible for providing necessary documentation. Costs associated with documentation are the responsibility of students. Information regarding one’s disability is confidential and shared only on a professional need-to-know basis.

Requirement for Documentation

Determination and documentation of disability must be made by a licensed professional qualified to assess the functional implications of the particular disability. Documentation must include, but may not be limited to, the following: 1. Statement and description of the diagnosis and functional limitation as they relate to the student’s course of study and academic environment. 2. Description and conclusion of relevant testing including the nature and severity of disability-related learning problems. 3. The student’s historical use of the learning accommodations and their specific benefits (if appropriate). 4. List of specific recommended accommodations. Examples of disabilities that may be associated with a need for learning accommodation include, but are not limited to: learning disabilities, psychological disabilities, attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity, chronic health impairment, hearing impairments, visual impairments, and physical impairments. The Request for Academic Accommodations form is available here.

Academic Standards

Undergraduate Scholastic Requirements

1. The minimum scholastic requirement for course work is a grade of C. In courses designated Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory a grade of Pass or Satisfactory is required to be in good academic standing.
2. A minimum semester and cumulative professional GPA (for course work taken at LSUHSC) of 2.0 must be maintained.
3. Departmental scholastic requirements may differ from those of the School and should be noted by students.

Provisions for Academic Progression

1. If an unacceptable grade is recorded in a required course the student will be placed on scholastic probation and must satisfactorily complete the required course before continuing the program sequence.
2. Students may not participate in clinical, fieldwork, or preceptorship courses until all prerequisite course work has been completed successfully.
3. Students who receive a grade of D or F in more than one required course will be dismissed from the School.
4. Students placed on scholastic probation must repeat those courses in which an unacceptable grade was earned when next regularly offered and earn a satisfactory grade. Students will remain on scholastic probation until this requirement is met and the minimum scholastic requirement for cumulative professional GPA is achieved. Students who do not meet this requirement will be dismissed from the School.
5. A course, including those designated clinical, fieldwork, and preceptorship, may be repeated one time only. Students who repeat a course but earn an unacceptable grade will be dismissed from the School.
6. Students who fail to attain a minimum 2.0 cumulative and/or semester professional GPA in two consecutive semesters will be dismissed from the School.
7. Students on scholastic probation are not eligible for graduation.
8. Students must complete the professional program in a specified period of time. (Time frame is determined by each department).
9. Grades recorded in repeated course work do not replace the original grade. Both the original grade and repeated grade will appear on the academic transcript and both grades will be used in the computation of the academic grade point average.
10. Students dismissed from the School for academic reasons must reapply to the program to be considered for readmission.

Graduate Professional Scholastic Requirements

1. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation.
2. The minimum scholastic requirement for course work is a grade of C. However, no more than 6 credit hours of C grades may be counted toward a degree unless otherwise established by the department. In courses designated Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, a grade of Pass or Satisfactory is required.
3. Departmental scholastic requirements may differ from those of the School and should be noted by students.

Provisions for Academic Progression

1. If an unacceptable grade is recorded in a required course the student will, depending on the program, either be dismissed from the School or be placed on scholastic probation with a requirement to satisfactorily complete the required course before continuing the program sequence.
2. Students may not participate in clinical, fieldwork or preceptorship courses until all prerequisite course work has been completed successfully.
3. Students who fall below a 3.0 cumulative GPA will be placed on scholastic probation.
4. Students placed on scholastic probation must repeat those courses in which an unacceptable grade was earned when next regularly offered and earn a satisfactory grade. Students will remain on scholastic probation until this requirement is met and the minimum scholastic requirement for cumulative GPA is achieved. Failure to meet this requirement will result in dismissal from the School.
5. A course, including those designated clinical, fieldwork, and preceptorship, may be repeated one time only. Students who repeat a course but earn an unacceptable grade will be dismissed from the School.
6. Students who fail to attain a minimum 3.0 cumulative and/or semester professional GPA in two consecutive semesters can be dismissed from the School.
7. Students on scholastic probation are not eligible for graduation.
8. Students must complete the program in a specified period of time. (Time frame to be completed by each department)
9. Grades recorded in repeated course work do not replace the original grade. Both the original grade and repeated grade will appear on the academic transcript and both grades will be used in the computation of the academic grade point average.
10. Students dismissed from the School for academic reasons must reapply to the program to be considered for readmission.

Americans with Disabilities Act/Accommodations

Guidelines for Students with Disabilities (Revised February 2008)

The LSUHSC-NO School of Allied Health Professions commits to provide for the needs of admitted and enrolled students who have disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by providing reasonable accommodations to such students. Reasonable accommodations will be made to students with disabilities on an individual and flexible basis. It is the responsibility of students, however, to review the technical standards for a given program and make their needs known.