Senior College Admission

Entering freshmen are directly admitted into the College of Art & Design. If a continuing student would like to change to an ADSN major, they must have earned a minimum of 24 semester hours, with a 2.00 cumulative GPA, and they must be admitted to an Art & Design degree program.

Applicants will be required to submit a portfolio for admission to some degree programs. The extent to which transfer credits acceptable for admission to the university fulfill degree requirements will be determined by the college.

For more information about admission to the College of Art & Design, please contact the college at adsn@lsu.edu or 225-578-5400.

Please review the admission requirements below based on your degree program. Students in good standing may apply for admission to the E. J. Ourso College of Business.  Application forms are available in Suite 2000 Business Education Complex or online.

Note: Twenty-four of the last 30 hours taken toward the degree must be earned in residence as a registrant in the E. J. Ourso College of Business at LSU.

For additional questions, please contact the College of Business, advisor@lsu.edu or 225-578-3211. 

Admission Requirements:

Students are eligible for admission to the E. J. Ourso College of Business once they have successfully completed the following requirements:

Complete a minimum of 30 hours of university coursework (to include 12 hours of coursework on the LSU A&M campus, of which at least 9 hours must be from the E. J. Ourso College of Business).
Complete the Pre-Business Core classes (ENGL 1001, MATH 1021 and MATH 1431, ECON 2000, ISDS 1102, and ACCT 2001) with a “C” or better in each course.

Students who place or test out of any of the Pre-Business Core classes will be given credit for successfully completing those classes.

Students majoring in finance must meet the following GPA requirements at the time of their application for admission to the major:

• A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
• A minimum 3.0 LSU GPA
• A minimum 2.5 business GPA
• A minimum 2.5 LSU business GPA

Students majoring in accounting must meet the following GPA requirements at the time of their application for admission to the major:

• A minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA
• A minimum 2.7 LSU GPA
• A minimum 2.5 business GPA
• A minimum 2.5 LSU business GPA

Students majoring in business analytics, economics, entrepreneurship, general business, international trade & finance, information systems & analytics, management, or marketing must meet the following GPA requirements at the time of their application for admission to the major:

• A minimum 2.6 cumulative GPA
• A minimum 2.6 cumulative LSU GPA
• A minimum 2.3 business GPA
• A minimum 2.3 LSU business GPA

Please review the admission requirements below for your degree program. Students who meet all admission requirements for the College of Coast and Environment will be automatically admitted to the senior college.

Note: The final 30 credit hours applied toward a student’s degree must be earned in residence while enrolled in the College of Coast and Environment.

For additional questions, please contact the College of Coast and Environment, sce@lsu.edu or 225-578-6316. 

Admission Requirements: 

• 24 hours of college credit
• C- or higher in all Math and Science coursework. Courses offered by the following departments apply ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, EXST, GEOL, MATH, PHYS, MEDP
• 2.0 Overall/LSU GPA

Please review the admission requirements below for your degree program. Students who meet all admission requirements for the College of Engineering will be automatically admitted to the senior college.

Note: The final 30 credit hours applied toward a student’s degree must be earned in residence while enrolled in the College of Engineering.

For additional questions, please contact the College of Engineering, engr@lsu.edu or 225-578-5731. 

Admission Requirements: 

All students seeking admission to the College of Engineering to pursue a baccalaureate degree must meet the following core admission requirements:

• 24 or more semester hours of earned credit in courses numbered 1000 or above
• LSU and cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better, unless seeking admission to a major with a higher GPA requirement (See list of additional requirements below.)
• Credit in MATH 1550 or MATH 1551 with a grade of “C” or better or credit in both MATH 1530 and MATH 1540 with grades of “C” or better. (Students in Construction Management must satisfy one of the aforementioned options or have credit in MATH 1431 with a grade of “C” or better.) 

In conjunction with successful completion of the core admission requirements, major-specific criteria must be satisfied for the degree programs referenced below.

Biological engineering, civil engineering, and environmental engineering majors must meet the following additional admission requirements:

• LSU and cumulative GPA of 2.50 or better
• MATH 1550, MATH 1552, and PHYS 2110 with grades of “C” or better

Chemical engineering majors must meet the following additional requirements:

• LSU and cumulative GPA of 2.70 or better
• MATH 1550, MATH 1552 and PHYS 2110 with grades of “C” or better

Computer science majors must meet the following additional requirements:

• LSU and cumulative GPA of 2.50 or better
• CSC 1350, MATH 1550, and MATH 1552 with grades of “C” or better

Mechanical engineering majors must meet the following additional requirements:

• LSU and cumulative GPA of 2.80 or better
• MATH 1550, MATH 1552, and PHYS 2110 with grades of “C” or better

Petroleum engineering majors must meet the following additional requirement:

• 2.80 GPA on all courses that apply to the petroleum engineering degree

Please review the admission requirements below for your degree program. Students who meet all admission requirements for the College of Human Sciences & Education will be automatically admitted to the senior college with the exception of Social Work and Education majors.

Students in Early Childhood Education,
Elementary Grades Education, and
General/Special Education: Grades 1-5 (Dual Certification) will be directly admitted to the College of Human Sciences and Education.

Note: The final 25 percent of the program applied toward a student’s degree must be earned in residence while enrolled in the College of Human Sciences & Education.

For additional questions, please contact the College of Human Sciences & Education, chseinfo@lsu.edu or 225-578-2331. 

Admission Requirements: 

Kinesiology 

• 24 hours college credit earned 
• 2.5 LSU GPA 
• 2.5 Cumulative GPA 
• C- or higher in ENGL 1001, MATH 1021, MATH 1022, BIOL 1201 and BIOL 1202. 

Early Childhood, Elementary Grades AND Dual Cert, -General/Special Education – Grades 1-5 

• 24 hours of college credit earned 
• 2.5 Cumulative /LSU GPA 

Leadership and Human Resource Development AND Human Development & Family Science 

• 24 hours college credit earned 
• 2.2 Cumulative /LSU GPA 
• C- or higher in ENGL 1001 and Math 1021 or higher (anything numerically higher than Math 1021) 

Sports Administration 

• 24 hours earned 
• 2.2 Cumulative /LSU GPA 
• C- or higher in ENGL 1001, 3 hours in Gen Ed Math, 3 hours in Gen Ed Analytical Reasoning and 3 hours in Gen Ed Natural Science.  

Social Work 

• 24 hours of college credit 
• 2.5 Cumulative /LSU GPA 
• C- or higher in ENGL 1001 (ENGL 1004), Math 1021 or higher (anything numerically higher than 1021), and SW 2000. 
• Students must apply to clinical phase of program, typically in Spring of sophomore year.

Please review the admission requirements below for your degree program. Students who meet all admission requirements for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences will be automatically admitted to the senior college.

Note: The final 30 credit hours applied toward a student’s degree must be earned in residence while enrolled in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

For additional questions, please contact the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, hss@lsu.edu or 225-578-3141. 

Admission Requirements: 

Students will be admissible to the College of Humanities & Social Sciences if they have earned at least 24 semester hours.

Students majoring in psychology, communication disorders, or any of the secondary education areas of concentration must have a GPA of at least 2.50 in all work taken within the university (all LSU campuses) and in all work taken overall to be formally admitted to their major.

Please review the admission requirements below for your degree program. Students who meet all admission requirements for the Manship School of Mass Communication will need to formally apply to be admitted to the senior college.

Note: The final 30 credit hours applied toward a student’s degree must be earned in residence while enrolled in the Manship School of Mass Communication.

For additional questions, please contact the Manship School of Mass Communication, masscomm@lsu.edu or 225-578-1899. 

Admission Requirements: 

• Completed 30 hours of college-level coursework
• Completed MC 2010: Media Writing (or MC 2011) with a "B-" or better
• 250-word essay on development and career goals
• Resume
• Priority is given to students with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

Apply to the Manship School of Mass Communication 

Entering Freshmen who meet the university admissions standards and have a declared major within the College of Music & Dramatic Arts will be admitted to the college during Freshmen Orientation. Prospective music majors must successfully audition before they may be admitted to the college or register for music major courses.

Students may be admitted from University College to the college provided that they have credit for the freshman-year courses for the curriculum they plan to follow and with an audition for the appropriate faculty (required for music majors only).

For more information about admission to the College of Music & Dramatic Arts, please contact the college at asmith10@lsu.edu or 225-578-3261.

Please review the admission requirements below for your degree program. Students who meet all admission requirements for the College of Science will be automatically admitted to the senior college.

Note: Students must earn at least 24 of the last 30 semester hours offered toward the degrees while admitted to the College of Science at LSU.

For additional questions, please contact the College of Science, science@lsu.edu or 225-578-4200. 

Admission Requirements:

Students are eligible for admission to the College of Science when they:

• have earned 24 or more semester hours of credit in courses numbered 1000 or above;
• have maintained a grade point average of at least 2.00 on both LSU and cumulative averages;
• have passed all courses in mathematics and science with grades of “C-“;
• have passed ENGL 1001  or the equivalent with a grade of “C-” or better;
• have earned credit in either MATH 1022 , MATH 1023 , MATH 1510 , MATH 1540 , MATH 1550 , or MATH 1551 .

In addition to the above requirements, students majoring in Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, and Microbiology must have earned credit in BIOL 1201 , BIOL 1202 ; CHEM 1201 ; and MATH 1550  or MATH 1551  or MATH 1530  and MATH 1540   or MATH 1510  before entry into the College of Science. 

In addition to the above requirements, students with a Secondary Education concentration must achieve the following before entry into the College of Science:

• 2.50 LSU and Cumulative GPA
• Minimum ACT composite of 22/SAT composite of 1030 OR earned passing scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (PRAXIS CORE)
• Submit the College of Science Secondary Education Application and Conduct Form