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A wide range of professional school programs are
available for the interested student. This page contains useful information about the
following programs (clicking on the underlined words will take you to the appropriate
section on this page):
|Physical Therapy| |Physician Assistant| |MD, Joint Degree
Programs|
|In-state Medical School Programs| |Dental Schools| |applying
to professional school|
Physical Therapy:
LSUNO Requirements
- Complete (C or better) all prerequisite course by May of 2003
- Have a Baccalaureate degree by May 2003 from accredited university
- Have documented 60 hours of observation with a licensed physical therapist. Minimum of
30 hours from each site
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all science courses
- Have a score of 800 on the verbal and quantitative parts of the GRE; submit score on the
analytical writing part of the exam
Website to download application- http://www.alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/PhysicalTherapy/
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LSUS
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1. Complete (C or better) all prerequisite course by May 2003 2. Have a
Baccalaureate degree by May 2003 from accredited university
3. Have documented 60 hours of observation with a licensed physical therapist. Minimum
of 30 hours from each site
4. Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all science courses
5. Have a competitive score on the General GRE |
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** BOTH LSUNO and LSUS HAVE THE MASTERS PROGRAM FOR
PHYSICAL THERAPY |
UCA:
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1. Complete a Baccalaureate degree and 54 hours of prerequisite courses
before attendance in August 2. Complete 30 of the 38 required science course hours
before the application deadline: February 1st
3. Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and a science GPA of 2.75
4. Minimum GRE score of 1000 on any of the two sections
5. Recommended 40 hours of observation
6. Two letters of recommendation |
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Physician
Assistant Programs:
1. Requirements vary from program to program, find programs you are interested in and
contact them directly.
2. Links:
a. Online application- https://secure.caspaonline.org
b. American Association of Physician Assistants- http://www.aapa.org
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Medical Schools - MD Programs:
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Basic Requirements for all medical schools a.
90 Semester hours- degree recommended, but not required.
b. 8 hrs of Biology and Lab- Biology 130 series at TECH
c. 8 hrs of General Chemistry and lab - Chemistry 100 series at TECH
d. 8 hrs of Organic Chemistry and lab - Chemistry 250 series at TECH
e. 8 hrs of General Physics and lab – Physics 209&210 or 201&202, plus
261&262
f. 6 hrs of English- Freshman English counts
g. Some require courses in Mathematics.
h. If basic courses are met through credit exams, upper level courses should be
substituted.
i. Recommended Science courses:
Cell Biology, biochemistry, comparative anatomy, developmental biology, histology,
microbiology, molecular biology, animal physiology, calculus, statistics, and computer
sciences.
j. Recommended Arts and Humanities:
Economics, English, ethics, foreign languages, history, philosophy, psychology,
public speaking, and sociology.
k. Take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
l. Typical class profile- LSU-NO
 | MCAT average- 9.1 on each section |
| Overall GPA- 3.6 |
| Science GPA (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math)- 3.6 |
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2. Joint Degree Programs
In-State
Programs
a. LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Shreveport
b. LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans
c. Tulane University Medical Center
Association of American Medical Colleges
| Good site to find out info about medical schools around the nation. |
| Home to the central application service- AMCAS |
| Also home for MCAT information and registration. |
| http://www.aamc.org |
Paying For Medical School
Air
Force Medical School Scholarships
| 3 and 4 year Scholarships available for Medical
School |
| Plus $1058.00 monthly stipend and reimbursement for
approved educational items |
| 1 year of Service for each year of medical school
paid for by the Air Force. |
| For more information- See the AED Bulletin Board on
the 1st floor of CTH |
| Contact Douglas Polaschek at 501-985-2225 (call
collect) email: douglas.polaschek@rs.af.mil |
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General Dental
School Admission Guidelines
| GPA A 3.6 GPA is about average for most schools, while a 3.2 is on the lower end. |
| DAT The national average DAT score is between 17 and 18, but schools such as LSU
average an 18.8 for entering students’ scores. |
| Stats Many schools in the area have an average class size of about 60 students.
About 15 – 20% is out-of-state and about 80 – 85% is in-state. Most Louisiana
students go to LSU (as it is the only dental school in Louisiana) but a few are also
accepted to Baylor, other Texas schools, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and only a few other
schools. Other southern schools such as Alabama accept very few out of state students;
Georgia, for example, will not even process out of state applications! |
| Arkansas No dental schools exist in Arkansas; students with Arkansas residency
must apply to out |
| Residents of state schools. A few schools (University of Tennessee and LSU) for
example reserve a few select spots for Arkansas students. |
Timing
DAT The DAT can be taken every 80 days. It is a computerized test so it can be
scheduled for anytime. Applications can be picked up from Dr. Sellers, and they take
approximately 1 month to process. After processing you call the testing center to make an
appointment. The testing process should begin about winter of Junior year but no later
than spring. The last possible time to take the DAT in time for applications is fall of
senior year.
Applying Applications should be in as least by October of senior year, as
interviews will begin in November or December. LSU does not have any information on-line.
A quick e-mail is the best way to receive application information. They usually respond
the next day.
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Applying to Professional School
from Louisiana Tech University
| Admissions Exams- MCAT, DAT, GRE.
 | Most students will be ready to sit for the exam at the end of their junior year/
beginning of their senior year. |
| MCAT is offered twice per year, once in April and once in August. The April test is the
one that should be taken if the student is planning on applying for admissions the
following year. |
| DAT-see the dental school page on this site. |
| GRE is computerized and can be scheduled at anytime. Earlier is better, within reason of
course.
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| Pre-Med/ Pre-Dent committee- Spring before you apply to professional school
| Before applying to professional school, the student sits before a group of TECH
professors from Biology, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering. |
| They review the students college career and offer suggestions on the application process |
| This committee also is responsible for submitting letters of recommendation on your
behalf to the professional schools of your choice.
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| Apply to the schools- summer through winter of your senior year.
| Apply to the schools of your choice. |
| Most schools have different deadlines for applications, be sure you know what they are. |
| Secure your letters of recommendation early, they can hold up your application. |
| Once your application is submitted, sit back and wait for that invitation to interview. |
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