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Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog for 2008-2009

DEPARTMENT OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Office: 247 Betsy C. Ayo Hall
Phone: 985-493-2624
Associate Professors: Leistner, J. Smith.
Assistant Professors: W. Adams, C. Bourgeois, L. Bourgeois, Camel, E. Champagne, Course, Gremillion, Groover, Hay, C. Robichaux, Scott, Weuve, White (Head).
Instructors: Bascle, Crochet, T. Dupre, Mason, Rounds

The department offers allied health education programs leading to the following Bachelor of Science Degrees: Athletic Training, Communicative Disorders, Dietetics, and Health Sciences. Students majoring in Health Science will select one of the concentration focus areas: Advanced Cardiopulmonary Care, Cardiovascular Technology, Cytotechnology, Pre-Professional, Supervision and Management or Wellness and Sports Science. The department also offers the Associate of Science Degree for students majoring in Cardiopulmonary Care Science and a post-baccalaureate certificate of completion of a Dietetic Internship program.

The Athletic Training Program is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Students completing the Communicative Disorders program are eligible for licensure in Louisiana as a Speech Therapy Assistant and formal graduate study. The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and the post-baccalaureate Dietetic Internship program are nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). The Cytotechnology concentration is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology.

The Cardiopulmonary Care Science Program and the advanced course offerings in Respiratory Therapy are nationally accredited by CAAHEP in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The advanced course offerings in Respiratory Therapy meet the eligibility criteria for optional/advanced credentialing administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Admission to Programs

Due to the limited number of faculty and available clinical resources, a quota has been placed on the number of students admitted to clinical courses within the programs of the department. To be admitted to one of the programs, a student must first meet the requirements of the university and then may be required to make separate application to their appropriate program. The policy outlining the admission process as well as expenses unique to allied health education programs may be obtained from the specific program director.

Student Responsibility

The university assumes no responsibility for successful completion of any type of standardized or professional examinations that the student is required or desires to take to complete requirements for certification, registration, and/or licensure.

Programs

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