Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog for 2008-2009

• Pre-Dental Hygiene (PDHY)
• Pre Clinical Laboratory Science (PCLS)
• Pre Pharmacy (PPHA)
• Pre Physician Assistant (PPAP)

• CLR - Computer Literacy Requirement
• GER - General Education Requirement
• OCR - Oral Communication Requirement
• UUR - University Requirement

Pre-Dental Hygiene (PDHY)

Associate and baccalaureate degrees in dental hygiene are offered only by dental schools and some universities. These institutions accept students from colleges and universities with a pre-dental hygiene curriculum offering the prerequisites required before acceptance and entrance into their professional degree program.

The following curriculum was developed to provide the prerequisites required for the baccalaureate degree program at the Louisiana State University Dental School. Students applying to other degree granting institutions must obtain the current prerequisites from the school in which they intend to apply, and must consult with the pre-dental hygiene advisor in the Department of Biological Sciences. In the event of non-acceptance into a dental hygiene degree program, this curriculum is designed to offer the student a means to pursue a baccalaureate degree in biology at Nicholls State University.

* At least 3 credits must be at or above sophomore level.
** Excludes courses in health and physical education. Recommended courses include BIOL 156, Nutrition, Speech, or Psychology.

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Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science (PCLS)

A baccalaureate degree in medical technology (clinical laboratory science) is offered only by academic health centers, schools of allied health and some universities with Board of Regents-approved programs. These institutions accept students from colleges and universities with pre medical technology programs that offer the prerequisite course work required before acceptance and entrance into the professional level part of the degree program.

The program below was developed to provide the prerequisites necessary to qualify an applicant for the degree program at either Louisiana Tech, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, or Louisiana State University. However, it does not exclude the prerequisites of other degree granting institutions.

Furthermore, a student may attend Nicholls State University and complete the degree requirements for the bachelor of science degree in biology and then apply to a hospital based program in Medical Technology. For further information regarding these options the student should consult with the pre medical technology advisor or the department head. Student must consult with advisor regarding choice of electives.

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Pre Pharmacy (PPHA)

Pre Pharmacy is a two year non degree program that prepares a student to enter a school of pharmacy. The program below follows that of The University of Louisiana at Monroe, which has the only public school of pharmacy in Louisiana. For other programs, the student must consult with the pre pharmacy advisor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

For electives in this curriculum, a minimum of 8 semester hours must be selected from the areas of foreign languages, history, literature, philosophy, religion, and speech. A minimum of 3 semester hours must be selected from the areas of art, dance, music, or theater. The University of Louisiana at Monroe requires Social Work 406 (Seminar in Child Abuse and Neglect); this course may be taken after admission to the school of pharmacy. In the event of non-acceptance into a pharmacy degree program, this curriculum is designed to offer the student a means to pursue a baccalaureate degree in biology at Nicholls State University.

* MATH 165 is the entry-level course for this major. All prerequisites for MATH 165 must be met.

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Pre Physician Assistant (PPAP)

The LSU Medical Center at Shreveport’s School of Allied Health Professions is the only university in the State of Louisiana to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physician Assistant. To be eligible to apply for the program, a student must be a Louisiana resident and fulfill the following minimum requirements by the end of the fall semester in which the student applies:

• Complete the minimum of 60 semester hours of prerequisite course requirements listed below at an accredited college/university with grades of C or better, and send two official transcripts from every undergraduate institution attended.
• Maintain an overall grade point average of 2.75 in all college undergraduate coursework.
• Obtain a minimum of 1000 hours of direct patient contact medical experience documented by an institutional representative or individual with whom the experience was obtained.

Additionally, preference is given to Louisiana residents; selected applicants are invited for an interview; applicants are advised to meet with Physician Assistants in order to better understand duties as related to clinical and hospital settings; and the Physician Assistant Department of the LSUMC Shreveport reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of academic credit from other accredited Physician Assistant or Allied Health programs on a case by case basis.

Students wishing to pursue graduate degrees (M.S. or Ph.D) in Physician Assistant Programs in other states should complete their B.S. degree in the Biology Pre-Medicine concentration. Students should consult with their advisor or the department head for application information.

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