Lsua and Lsuhs launch 3+3 program to boost healthcare jobs

Lsua, LSU Health Shreveport start fast-track OT program

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Louisiana State University of Alexandria has partnered with LSU Health Shreveport to create a 3+3 degree program that allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology or kinesiology and a Doctor of Occupational Therapy in about six years. Students complete three years at LSUA before transferring to LSUHS’s School of Health Professions and Sciences for the doctoral program. The first year of graduate credits al…

Lsua and Lsuhs launch 3+3 program to boost healthcare jobs

ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — Louisiana State University of Alexandria (LSUA) has announced a new partnership with LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) to create an accelerated 3+3 degree pathway in occupational therapy, a move school officials say will help strengthen Louisiana’s healthcare workforce. The program allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology or kinesiology from LSUA and a Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) from LSUHS in about si…