Academics
Registration- Campus Catalog
- Priority: With seniors
- Syllabus Request for Course Pre-Approval: Contact Host Campus instructor or department
Closed ProgramsCommunication Disorder Studies, Education Studies, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design
LimitationsEngineering and Business courses are difficult to get into and fill up quickly.
Music courses may require auditions. Courses in the College of Art and Design may require a portfolio.
Notable Academic Programs- Cajun French - Louisiana is the only state in the US where you can take courses in Cajun French!
- LGBTQ Studies - students explore the social, political, and cultural realities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) identities and gain knowledge and cultural understanding of persons who identify as LGBTQ.
- Physical Theatre - Training ranges from aerial work to stage combat to the creation of devised theatre
- Disaster Science and Management - develop a broad understanding of the nature and impact of disasters on the natural, built, and human environment
Unique Academic Programs
- Wetlands Management
- Disaster Studies
Options
Honors Access: Yes
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE StudentsAccounting, Actuarial Science, Advertising...
++ show allAccounting, Actuarial Science, Advertising, African American Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Animal Sciences, Anthropology, Apparel/Fashion Design, Art, Art History, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biological Engineering, Biology/Life Science, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classical Studies, Communication Studies, Conservation Biology, Construction Management, Creative Writing, Criminology, Dietetics, Digital Arts, Drawing, Economics, Electrical Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Film, Finance/Banking, Fine Art, Food Science, Forestry, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, History, Horticulture, Human Resource Management, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Interior Design, International Agriculture, International Business, International Studies, Jazz Studies, Journalism, Kinesiology, Landscape Architecture/Design, Literature, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Natural Resources Conservation, Nutrition, Painting, Petroleum Engineering, Philosophy, Photography, Plant Science, Political Science, Printmaking, Psychology, Queer, Gay and Lesbian Studies, Religious Studies/Theology, Sculpture, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Studio Art, Theater Arts/Drama/Acting, Visual Arts, Women and Gender Studies
Tuition / Finances
Figures per Semester are current as of 10/14/21
Finances
- Campus Budget
- Fees are subject to change without notice.
- Two semesters = one academic year
- Three quarters = one academic year
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Host Payment Students
- Estimated cost: $5980.
- Expect 5-15% increase for the subsequent academic year.
- Figures are based on 15 hours. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your actual enrollment.
- Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
- See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Host Payment students.
Tuition and Fees - Home Payment Students
- No tuition/fees are paid to the host campus.
- Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
- See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Home Payment students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
- Host Payment: 17
- Home Payment: 17
Financial Aid - Host Payment
For Host Payment U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus.
Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus.
Host campuses award aid to eligible incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available.
Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.
For eligible Host Payment applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:
Use FAFSA CODE: 002010
Financial Aid - Home Payment
For eligible Home Payment students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.
Financial Aid - Canada
Regardless of Payment Plan, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
| Purpose |
Amount |
Period |
Plan |
Status |
| Housing Deposit |
$280 |
Year |
Host & Home |
Optional |
| Parking Fee |
$90 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Optional |
Room / Meals
Figures are current as of 10/14/21
On-Campus Housing Per Semester
- On-Campus Housing
- 28% living on campus
- Apartment: $4180
- Per semester unless otherwise noted
Off-Campus Housing
Notes About HousingHousing is limited, early students are usually accommodated. Students will be placed in East Campus or West Campus apartments.
www.lsu.edu/reslife
Meal Plans
Notes About Meal Plans$2413 for 19 meals/week and $150 PAW points, $2250 for 15 meals/week and $375 PAW points, or $2217 for 12 meals/week and $600 PAW points. Figures are accurate as of the 2021-2022 academic year.
https://dineoncampus.com/lsu
Health
Figures per Semester are current as of 10/14/21
| Purpose |
Amount |
Period |
Plan |
Status |
| Health Insurance |
$1395 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Optional |
Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $1,353 per semester.
Requirements
- Health records due by: 6/15
- Immunization before residence hall move in
- Health / accident insurance (encouraged)
- Immunization: DTap (diptheria, tetanus, pertussis)
- Immunization: MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
- Immunization: Hepatitis B
- Immunization: Polio
- Immunization: Meningococcal
- Immunization: Tuberculosis
- Immunization: Covid-19
