Current Catalog - Louisiana State University at Alexandria

283 Pages·2016·14.52 MB·English

Map of LSUA Campus

Abrams Hall (8) Facility Services (19) Science Building (1)

Acorn Lake (25) Fitness Center (3) Science Pond (30)

Admissions (8) Fitness Trail (16) Sentry Room (9b)

Art Gallery (9a) Human Resource Management (5) Soccer Field (27)

Avoyelles Hall (2) Gateway Oak Grove (10) Softball Field (18)

Ballroom (9b) Golf Course (14) Student Center (9)
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Baptist Collegiate Ministries (12) Golf Course Office (13) Student Support (9a)

Baseball Field (18) Golf Pond (31) Subway (28)

Bayou Roberts Room (9) Guard Lake (17) Swimming Pool (3)

Bolton Library (6) Gymnasium (The Fort) (3) Technology Center (23)

Bookstore (9a) Intramural Field (29) Tennis Courts (15)

Brumfield-Caffey Annex (9b) Live Oaks Room (9) The Oaks (24)

Catholic Student Center (11) Magnolia Café (9) Gwartney Theatre (26)

Chambers Hall (4) Mulder Hall (26) Utility Plant (20)

Children’s Center (21) Nursing Auditorium (5) Weight Room (3)

Coughlin Hall (5) Oakland Hall (7)

Epps House (22) Prometric Testing (9a)
Louisiana State University at Alexandria

2016-2017 Catalog

Volume 38

Effective August 2016
Catalog Purpose

This catalog represents the university’s current educational plans, offerings, and requirements. It does not
constitute a contract that students accept when they register for courses or enroll at the university. The
university reserves the right to change any provision, offering, or requirement at any time during a student’s
period of study at the university. It further reserves the right to require a student to withdraw from the university
for cause at any time.

Catalog Publication and Availability

The LSUA Catalog is published by Louisiana State University at Alexandria. Initial copies of the catalog may be
obtained from Admissions, Louisiana State University at Alexandria, 8100 Highway 71 South, Alexandria, LA
71302-9121. Additional information regarding LSUA can be accessed from the LSUA Web Site:
http://www.lsua.edu.

Student Responsibility

Students themselves are responsible for knowing and meeting their degree requirements. A student’s advisor
or counselor may not assume that responsibility. A substitution for, waiver of, or exemption from any
established degree requirement or academic standard can be accomplished only with the approval of the
student’s department chair and the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs.

Equal Opportunity Policy

LSUA assures equal opportunity for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national
origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran’s status in the admission to, participation in, and treatment or
employment in the programs and activities operated by the university. Questions or complaints regarding equal
opportunity at LSUA should be directed to the Director of Human Resource Management, LSU at Alexandria,
8100 Highway 71 South, Alexandria, LA 71302-3121, telephone [phone]. Persons who believe that
they have been discriminated against contrary to federal law are entitled to make an inquiry or file a complaint
with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1900, New Orleans,
Louisiana, LA 70112, telephone [phone]) or the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights,
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620, Dallas, Texas 75201-6810, telephone [phone].

Accreditation

Louisiana State University at Alexandria is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the
Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for
questions about the accreditation of Louisiana State University at Alexandria.

For additional information about the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges,
see the website http://www.sacscoc.org.

Routine inquires about LSUA, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc.,
should be addressed to LSUA and not to SACSCOC.

The university also maintains accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
(ACEN), the Joint Commission on Radiologic Technology, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists
(ASHP), the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS), and the National Council
for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

University Address

Louisiana State University at Alexandria
8100 Highway 71 South
Alexandria, LA 71302-9121

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Table of Contents

5
Academic Calendar ......................................................................................................................................................
Dates that you should know about.

9
General Information ......................................................................................................................................................
Everything you want to know about LSUA’s history, mission, and organization.

21
Admission ....................................................................................................................................................................
How, when, and where to apply for admission to LSUA.

37
Fees and Expenses ...................................................................................................................................................
A breakdown of fees and expenses for resident and non-resident students.

41
Financial Aid and Scholarships .............................................................................................................................
Grants, loans, scholarships, and work-study jobs and how to apply for them.

51
University Regulations .............................................................................................................................................
Academic terms, credit classification, grading, schedule changes, and academic standing.

61
Student Support .........................................................................................................................................................
Counseling services, academic advising, testing services, student activities, athletics, and intramurals.

67
General Education .....................................................................................................................................................
Overview of the university’s general education requirements and listing of general education courses.

71
Academic Departments ............................................................................................................................................
Profiles of the university’s academic departments: Allied Health (72); Arts, English, and Humanities (73);
Behavioral and Social Sciences (74); Biological Sciences (75); Business Administration (76); Education
(77); Mathematics and Physical Sciences (78); Nursing (79).

81
Academic Programs ..................................................................................................................................................
Overview of requirements for obtaining a degree from the university and outline of the curricular
requirements of the university’s degree programs: accounting (85); biology (88); business administration
(91); chemistry (94); clinical/medical laboratory science (97); communication studies (103); criminal
justice (105); disaster science and emergency management (107); education (110); elder care
administration (120); English (123); entrepreneurship (127); finance (130); general studies (133);
health sciences (140); history (143); management (149); management information systems (152);
marketing (155); mathematics (158); minors (161); nursing (164); pharmacy technology (172);
psychology (175); radiologic technology (179).

185
Courses of Instruction ...........................................................................................................................................
The master list of all LSUA courses. Check your schedule for dates and times.

253
Administration, Faculty, and Staff ......................................................................................................................
Names and credentials of administration, faculty, and staff members.

267
Index ...........................................................................................................................................................................

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Useful Telephone Numbers

Switchboard: 445-3672 Toll Free: 1-888-473-6417 Area Code: 318

A.C. Buchanan III Allied Health Building ...................................................................................................... 487-5504

Accounting Services and Bursar Operations ............................................................................................... 473-6407

Admissions ........................................................................................................................................................ 473-6417

Alexandria Museum of Art ............................................................................................................................... 443-3458

Athletics ............................................................................................................................................................. 473-6408

Bookstore........................................................................................................................................................... 473-6420

Center for Academic Success ........................................................................................................................ 619-2973

Career Planning and Placement .................................................................................................................... 767-2604

Children’s Center .............................................................................................................................................. 473-6484

Continuing Education ....................................................................................................................................... 473-6495

Department of Allied Health ............................................................................................................................ 473-6466

Department of Arts, English, and Humanities .............................................................................................. 473-6581

Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences .......................................................................................... 473-6470

Department of Biological Sciences ................................................................................................................ 473-6431

Department of Business Administration ........................................................................................................ 473-6414

Department of Education ................................................................................................................................ 473-6474

Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences................................................................................... 473-6591

Department of Nursing .................................................................................................................................... 473-6459

Finance and Administrative Services ............................................................................................................ 473-6402

Financial Aid and Scholarships ...................................................................................................................... 473-6423

Identification Cards .......................................................................................................................................... 473-6579

Information and Educational Technology Services (IET) ........................................................................... 473-6574

Library Services ................................................................................................................................................ 473-6438

Lost and Found ................................................................................................................................................. 473-6579

LSUE Office (on LSUA Campus) ................................................................................................................... 619-2906

Oaks (Student Housing) .................................................................................................................................. 767-2616

Records .............................................................................................................................................................. 473-6424

Student Life ....................................................................................................................................................... 767-2604

Student Support (Advising, Counseling, Disabilities, Student Life) .......................................................... 767-2604

Testing Services ............................................................................................................................................... 427-4492

Transcript Requests ......................................................................................................................................... 473-6424

University Academy ......................................................................................................................................... 427-0123

University Police ............................................................................................................................................... 473-6427

University Relations ......................................................................................................................................... 427-4407

V.A. Representative ......................................................................................................................................... 473-6423

Vehicle Registration ......................................................................................................................................... 473-6579

Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs (Main Office) ............................................................. 473-6446

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Academic Calendar
Fall 2016

August 2016

1 (Mon) Pre-Session: Classes begin
1 (Mon) Pre-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
2 (Tue) Pre-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
9 (Tue) Pre-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
12 (Fri) Pre-Session: Classes end
15 (Mon) Pre-Session: Final examinations
17 (Wed) Pre-Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline. New and Transfer Orientation
22 (Mon) Full-Session and A-Session: Classes begin
22 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
24 (Wed) A-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
24 (Wed) A-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
24 (Wed) Full-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
25 (Thu) A-Session: Final for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
29 (Mon) Full-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
29 (Mon) 2nd Session: Classes begin
29 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
29 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
30 (Tue) Full-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline

September 2016

5 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday: University closed
27 (Tue) A-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
30 (Fri) Graduation: Final date for applying for degrees to be awarded for Spring 2017

October 2016
3 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
6-8 (Thu-Sat) Fall Holiday: No classes
10-15 (Mon-Sat) Full-Session: Mid-semester examination period
11(Tue) A-Session: Classes end
12-13 (Wed-Thu) A-Session: Final examinations
14 (Fri) A-Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
16 (Sun) 2nd Session: Classes end. Final examinations should be completed by 11:59p.m.
17 (Mon) B-Session: Classes begin
17 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
18 (Tue) Full-Session: Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m., deadline
19 (Wed) B-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
19 (Wed) 2nd Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
19 (Wed) B-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
20 (Thu) B-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
24 (Mon) 3rd Session: Classes begin
24 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
24 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)

November 2016

4 (Fri) Full-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
16 (Wed) B-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
23 (Wed) Thanksgiving Holiday begins, 12:30 p.m.
24-25 (Thu-Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday: University closed

December 2016

3 (Sat) Full-Session and B-Session: Classes end.
5-10 (Mon-Sat) Full-Session and B-Session: Final examination period
9 (Fri) Final grades due (degree candidates) via Self-Service, 12:00 noon, deadline
11 (Sun) 3rd Session: Classes end. Final examinations should be completed by 11:59p.m.
12 (Mon) Final grades due (non-degree candidates) via Self-Service, 12:00 noon, deadline
14 (Wed) 3rd Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
15 (Thu) Commencement Day, 10:00 a.m. Fall semester ends

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Academic Calendar 2016-2017

Spring 2017

December 2016

12 (Mon) Pre-Session: Classes begin
12 (Mon) Pre-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
13 (Tue) Pre-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
20 (Tue) Pre-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
23-Jan 2 (Fri-Fri) Winter Holiday: University closed

January 2017

3 (Tue) Pre-Session: Classes end
3 (Tue) 2nd Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
4 (Wed) Pre-Session: Final examinations
6 (Fri) Pre-Session: Final grades due, 9:00 a.m., deadline. New and Transfer Orientation
9 (Mon) 2nd Session: Classes begin
9 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
9 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
11 (Wed) Full-Session and A-Session: Classes begin
13 (Fri) A-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
13 (Fri) A-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
13 (Fri) Full-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
16 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: University closed
17 (Tue) A-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
19 (Thu) Full-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
20 (Fri) Full-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline

February 2017
13 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
16 (Thu) A-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
26 (Sun) 2nd Session: Classes end. Final examinations should be completed by 11:59p.m.
27 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
27 (Mon) Mardi Gras Holiday: University closed
27-28 (Mon-Tue) Mardi Gras Holiday: No classes
28 (Tue) Graduation: Final date for applying for applying for degrees to be awarded Summer 2017 and Fall 2017

March 2017
1 (Wed) 2nd Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
2 (Thu) A-Session: Classes end
3 (Fri) A-Session: Final examinations
6 (Mon) A-Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
6 (Mon) 3rd Session: Classes begin
6 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
6 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
6-11 (Mon-Sat) Full-Session: Mid-semester examination period
7 (Tue) B-Session: Classes begin
9 (Thu) B-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
9 (Thu) B-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
10 (Fri) B-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
14 (Tue) Full-Session: Mid-semester grades due, 9:00 a.m., deadline
24 (Fri) Full-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)

April 2017
10 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
10-15 (Mon-Sat) Spring Break: No classes
14 (Fri) Good Friday Holiday: University closed
18 (Tue) B-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
23 (Sun) 3rd Session: Classes end. Final examinations should be completed by 11:59p.m.
26 (Wed) 3rd Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
29 (Sat) Full-Session and B-Session: Classes end

May 2017

1-6 (Mon-Sat) Full-Session and B-Session: Final examination period
5 (Fri) Final grades due (degree candidates) via Self-Service, 12:00 noon, deadline
8 (Mon) Final grades due (non-degree candidates) via Self-Service, 12:00 noon, deadline
11(Thu) Commencement Day, 10:00 a.m. Spring semester ends

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2016-2017 Academic Calendar

Summer 2017

April 2017
24 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline

May 2017
1 (Mon) 2nd Session: Classes begin
1 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
1 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
15 (Mon) Pre-Session: Classes begin
15 (Mon) Pre-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
16 (Tue) Pre-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
23 (Tue) Pre-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
26 (Fri) Pre-Session: Classes end
27 (Sat) Pre-Session: Final examinations
31 (Wed) Pre-Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline

June 2017
2 (Fri) New and Transfer Orientation
5 (Mon) Full-Session and A-Session: Classes begin
5 (Mon) 2nd Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
5 (Mon) A-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
7 (Wed) Full-Session and A-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
7 (Wed) Full-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
8 (Thu) Full-Session & A-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
18 (Sun) 2nd Session: Classes end. Final examinations should be completed by 11:59p.m.
19 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
20 (Tue) A-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
26 (Mon) 3rd Session: Classes begin
26 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
26 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
30 (Fri) A-Session: Classes end

July 2017

1 (Sat) A-Session: Final examinations
3 (Mon) A-Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
4 (Tue) Independence Day Holiday: University closed
5 (Wed) B-Session: Classes begin
5 (Wed) B-Session: Final date for receiving a full refund (100% minus non-refundable fees)
7 (Fri) B-Session: Final date for dropping courses without receiving a grade of “W”, 4:00 p.m., deadline
10 (Mon) B-Session: Final date for adding courses for credit and making section changes, 4:00 p.m., deadline
11 (Tue) Full-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
20 (Thu) B-Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)
31 (Mon) 3rd Session: Final date for withdrawing from courses (W’s will appear on transcript)

August 2017

1 (Tue) Full-Session and B-Session: Classes end
2-3 (Wed-Thu) Full-Session and B-Session: Final examinations
7 (Mon) Full-Session and B-Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 12:00 noon, deadline
13 (Sun) 3rd Session: Classes end. Final examinations should be completed by 11:59p.m.
16 (Wed) 3rd Session: Final grades due online via Self-Service, 9:00 a.m., deadline
17 (Thu) Summer semester ends

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Academic Calendar 2016-2017

Julian Lomaga, Member of LSUA’s Baseball Team

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