TRANSFER OF CREDIT
Transfer students will have
their record reviewed on an individual basis. Students may be excused from repeating
required courses in which they have had previous graduate level experience and have
obtained a grade of B or better. While the Department may accept transfer credits for
courses taken elsewhere, it will not assign or accept grades for courses not actually
taken while the student is enrolled at LSUHSC.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
No foreign languages are
required by the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
A minimum overall average of
"B" is required by the Graduate School for all course work, and no
grade less than "C" will be accepted toward the degree. If a student is issued a
grade of "C", the faculty will review the student's record and decide if
remedial work is required. Should a student's cumulative average fall below a
"B", the faculty will review the student's record and determine whether to place
the student on probation for one semester or to drop the student from the program. Should
a student on probation fail to raise his cumulative average to a "B" during the
probationary period, the faculty must decide whether to extend the probationary period for
an additional semester or to drop the student from the program. No student will be
permitted to remain in the graduate program on probationary status for more than two
consecutive semesters. Students who exhibit marked deficiencies in any or all aspects of
their performance may be dismissed from the program by consensus of the Research Advisor,
the Directors of the Graduate Program in Clinical Anatomy and Head of the Department of
Cell Biology and Anatomy.
QUALIFYING COMMITTEE
At the end of the summer of
the student’s first year in the MS or PhD program, the Directors of the
Graduate Program in Clinical Anatomy will chair the Qualifying Committee . This
committee, comprised of the members of the Graduate Studies Subcommittee on Clinical
Anatomy, will conduct a Qualifying Examination (written and oral) covering the basic
course work in gross anatomy, developmental anatomy, and neuroscience. The student
must pass the Qualifying Examination prior to teaching in the Medical Gross Anatomy course
in the fall semester of the student’s second year in either the MS or PhD
program.
If the student fails to
satisfactorily complete the Qualifying Examination, the teaching in Medical Gross Anatomy
may be postponed and additional remedial work covering the student's deficiencies may be
recommended by the Qualifying Committee. Students engaged in remedial work will receive a
written report concerning their progress in the program at the end of each semester from
those faculty involved. The student will be given an opportunity to retake the Qualifying
Examination following the completion of the remedial work. It is expected that the
Qualifying Process will be completed by the end of the student's second year of study.
Failure to pass the Qualifying Examination on the second attempt will result in automatic
dismissal from the MS or PhD program.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE
If the student enrolled in
either the MS or PhD program has not already done so,upon completion of the
Qualifying Process, he/she will choose a faculty member to serve as Research Advisor /
Major Professor. The student and his/her Research Advisor / Major Professor, with the
approval of the Department Head, will recommend faculty members to serve on a Research
Committee and will submit this committee to the Graduate School for the Graduate School
Dean’s approval.
The Research Committee for the
PhD degree will consist of at least five (5) members (the
student’s Research Advisor / Major Professor and four (4) other members of the
Graduate Faculty) with at least three (3) members being from the Department of Cell
Biology and Anatomy and at least one member from another Department. One member can be
from outside the Health Sciences Center. One of the Directors of the Graduate Program in
Clinical Anatomy will serve as an adjunct member of the Research Committee. If the
Committee is composed of more than five (5) members, the majority will be from the
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy. Within the constraints of the Graduate School
rules, the Committee members shall be selected for expertise in the research area chosen
by the student. The Research Advisor / Major Professor will serve as the chairman of the
Research Committee.
The Research Committee for the
MS degree will consist of not less than four (4) Graduate Faculty members ( the student’s
Research Advisor / Major Professor and three (3) other members of the Graduate Faculty) with one member from a Department
other than the student’s department. One of the Directors of
the Graduate Program in Clinical Anatomy will serve as an adjunct member of the Research
Committee.
It is the responsibility of
the Research Committee to recommend and/or approve a program of study encompassing both
the major and minor fields of interest to the student, to conduct the Preliminary Exam, to
help direct the thesis / dissertation research, and to conduct the thesis / dissertation
defense.
Candidacy -
A MS degree student becomes a candidate
if the student has completed 12 semester hours of work with a B average and has received
Departmental approval.
