Frequently Asked Questions

Admission requirements by major: 

Students meeting the above criteria who are currently following a program of study within the College of Agriculture will automatically be admitted into the college through Workday Student. 

Students transferring from another institution must also meet university transfer admission requirements as detailed on the Undergraduate Admissions website.

Students interested in applying to LSU, or reapplying to LSU, may view the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website for details on admissions requirements. Additional information may also be found in the LSU General Catalog.

At the end of any academic term in which totals are being calculated, students will be placed on University Scholastic Warning if their LSU or overall GPAs are below a 2.00. A notation to that effect will be recorded on their transcripts. Students will remain on University Scholastic Warning until they bring their LSU and overall GPAs up to a minimum of a 2.00 or are placed on University Scholastic Probation.

At the end of any academic term in which academic standing is being calculated, students will be placed on University Scholastic Probation if their semester or paired module GPA is below a 2.00 and they are currently on University Scholastic Warning. A notation to that effect will be recorded on their transcripts. Students on University Scholastic Probation that do not increase their LSU and overall GPAs to a minimum of 2.00 will have the opportunity to return to University Scholastic Warning. This forgiveness only applies to the fall and spring semesters and requires that the student complete a full-time courseload with a minimum of 2.50 semester or paired module GPA.

If invocation of the Grade Exclusion Policy results in the student’s LSU and cumulative GPAs being recomputed to a 2.00 or higher, they will be returned to good academic standing regardless of their semester or module GPA.

Students who earn less than a 2.00 GPA for two consecutive regular semesters and whose LSU and/or overall GPA is below a 2.00 are dropped from the College of Agriculture. This is in addition to being placed on academic warning or probation. Students will receive additional communication from the Office of Student Services regarding how to appeal to remain in the College of Agriculture. If students do not appeal to remain in the College of Agriculture, their major will be changed automatically to one outside of the college.

At the end of any academic term in which academic standing is being calculated, students on University Scholastic Probation will be dropped from the university if their semester or paired module average is less than a 2.00. A notation to that effect will be recorded on their transcripts. If the Grade Exclusion Policy results in the student’s LSU and cumulative GPAs being recomputed to a 2.00 or higher, they will be returned to good academic standing regardless of their semester or module GPA.

On-campus students that are scheduled to be scholastically dropped at the end of the spring semester may enroll in the summer term at LSU via the Scholastic Drop – Summer Only program. This program affords students one final chance to remain at the institution prior to being formally dropped. Participants in the Scholastic Drop – Summer Only program must complete the summer term with a minimum of a 3.0 semester GPA. Students participating in Scholastic Drop – Summer Only may only enroll in two courses and must earn a minimum of six hours of credit. Those that successfully meet these requirements will have their scholastic drop status revoked and remain on University Scholastic Probation for the fall semester. Similarly, if the student eliminates all GPA deficiencies during their enrollment in the Scholastic Drop – Summer Only program, they will be returned to good standing for the fall semester.

Students who remove their entire LSU and overall GPA deficiencies and complete all degree requirements while participating in the Scholastic Drop – Summer Only program may not graduate at the end of the summer term. Likewise, students who remove their entire LSU and overall GPA deficiencies and complete all degree requirements by completing a wintersession course may not graduate at the end of the fall semester. In both scenarios, students must register for degree only during the subsequent semester.

On-campus students dropped due to academic reasons can be considered for readmission when they have been out of the institution for one regular semester.

Readmission may be delayed or denied at the discretion of the dean of the college in which the student desires to enroll. Students entering the university after University Scholastic Drop will be admitted on University Scholastic Warning. Reinstatement following a University Scholastic Drop (see “Appeal of Academic Ineligibility to Enroll”) will not remove the drop notation from the transcript.

If you are a first-year student, you can make an appointment via the Navigate app with your advisor listed in your Student Success Team. First-year students in the Agriculture Residential College (ARC) will be able to meet with an OSS advisor. All other first-year students will need to meet with their designated University College (UC) advisor.

If you are an upperclassman (students with 30+ earned hours), you can make an “Advising” appointment via the Navigate app with your faculty advisor directly to discuss your course schedule for the next semester. A list of faculty advisors can be found on our faculty advisor page.

Registration for fall and winter session typically begins in late March or early April of each year. Registration for spring, spring intersession, and summer terms typically begins in late October or early November of each year.

Registration appointments determine the date that a student can log into Workday Student to schedule their courses, and are calculated based on a student’s number of credit hours completed. For a complete list of all registration appointments, including the dates and times scheduling becomes available to various groups, please consult the appropriate schedule booklet published by the Registrar’s office.

Please visit the Bursar Operations webpage to learn of the Upcoming Semester Fee Bill Dates or contact their office for any questions regarding your fee bill by calling 225-578-3357 or emailing bursar@lsu.edu.

You can view any Holds placed on your account by accessing your Workday Student account and following the steps in this guide. This screen will display the reason for the hold, a description of why this was placed, and instructions on how to resolve the hold. Holds can be placed if a graduation date has not been declared, if you are re-entering the University, if you are a first semester transfer student, if you have not completed graduation checkout, if you are on scholastic warning or probation, if you’re in a major which requires advising each semester or if you are not following your major curriculum. 

Online waitlists are a way for students to get open seats in full sections without having to spend time trying to add manually. When students drop out of a full section, or its department opens seats, students are given 48 hours to accept or decline the enrollment offer for a waitlisted course. If no action is taken within 48 hours, you will automatically decline enrollment into the course. Being on a waitlist does not guarantee that you will get the class. It is critical that you regularly monitor your position on a waitlist to determine if you need to add an alternative course. Join a course's waitlist on Workday Student for courses with the status of "Waitlist."

Students wishing to enroll in courses that are designated as “Permission of Department” or “Permission of Instructor” must contact the respective department or instructor offering that course directly; you will not be able to add the course to your schedule via your Workday Student account. For example, if you are attempting to enroll in ANSC 2002, you will need to contact the School of Animal Sciences directly, as they are the department offering the course.

For the fall and spring semesters, all students are initially allowed to schedule 19 hours. 

For the summer term, students are allowed to schedule 12 hours, however a student may not enroll in more than 7 hours per summer term.

For all intersessions, the credit hour maximum is 4 hours.

If you feel that you have circumstances that warrant taking more than the allowable number of hours, please schedule an appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. You will need to speak with an advisor in the Office of Student Services to discuss your options.

All university deadlines are published by the Registrar’s office in the Academic Calendar. The Office of Student Services typically sends regular communication to students at the beginning of each term reminding you of the deadlines for that semester.

If you are a student with less than 30 earned hours and/or a graduating senior, you will need to make a appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services to drop a course. Additionally, if you have an advising hold, you will need to make an appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services to discuss how to have the hold lifted and to potentially drop a course.

Students are allowed a maximum of 10 course withdrawals during their academic career. If withdrawals exceed this number, students must schedule an “Advising” appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services.

“W” grades earned via the following methods do not count in the number of drops permitted:

• Resignation from the university.
• Courses dropped during the summer term or wintersession.
• Courses offered through the Division of Continuing Education that students drop.

Students may check their previously earned W grades by consulting their "My Academic Record" found in the Academics Hub.

If you were purged/dropped from classes before the deadline to add courses for the semester, you may re-add your courses via your Workday Student account. Please note that it may not be possible to re-build your original schedule.

If you were purged/dropped from classes after the deadline to add courses for the semester, you can schedule an appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services as soon as possible to request late registration.

If you would like to drop all of your courses before the first day of class, you can cancel your registration by dropping all of your courses via your Workday Student account, as long as you have not completed your fee bill by that point.

If you would like to drop all of your courses for the semester after the last day to drop courses has passed, please make an “Advising” appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services as soon as possible. The deadline to resign for each semester/term is published in the Academic Calendar.

If you schedule a course in which you do not meet the prerequisites or co-requisites, your enrollment in that course may be cancelled. Students should contact the professor and/or department associated with that course if they have additional questions.

Students interested in enrolling in a course through ODL are encouraged to make an “Online Enrollment” appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services to discuss your options. You can also review a list of courses offered through ODL via the ODL website.

Under no circumstances will a student in the last 30 hours of their degree program be allowed to enroll in independent and/or online distance learning courses.

Cross-enrolling in courses is only permitted under unique circumstances. If you are interested in this, please make an “Advising” appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. Please note that courses failed at LSU can only be repeated within the LSU system.

Students should schedule an “Advising” appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. Students can change their major from one CoA major to another CoA major at any point in the semester by modifying their Program of Study in Workday Student

Students wishing to enroll in a program of study housed in the CoA may do so at any time by requesting to change their Program of Study in Workday Student. However, any Program of Study changes won't go into effect until the start of the following academic term. 

Students are encouraged to meet with a faculty advisor prior to officially changing into the CoA. Students can also utilize the recommended paths for CoA programs, located in the LSU General Catalog, for assistance with advising. Students with general questions prior to making this change should email agri@lsu.edu.

Students wishing to enroll in a program of study outside of the CoA can schedule an “Advising” appointment with an OSS advisor via the Navigate app to discuss entrance requirements and course scheduling for their new major. They may initiate this process at any time by requesting to change their Program of Study in Workday Student. However, any Program of Study changes won't go into effect until the start of the following academic term. Please refer to the LSU General Catalog for admission requirements for other senior colleges on campus. We also advise to meet with advisors in the senior college that houses the student's new major or a UC advisor if you are not meeting the new program of study's admission requirements.

Students should schedule an “Advising” appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. Students can declare minors at any point in the semester by requesting to change their Program of Study in Workday Student. However, any Program of Study changes won't go into effect until the start of the following academic term. 

Please contact the Office of Student Services at 225-578-2065 or agri@lsu.edu if you are experiencing circumstances that are affecting your academic performance.

If your situation becomes urgent or requires medical attention, immediately call 911.

The Integrative Learning Core (ILC) of LSU students spans the four years of undergraduate study. Students must complete 39 hours of coursework that provide a breadth of knowledge across the following six major areas:

1. English Composition (six hours)
2. Mathematical/Analytical Reasoning (six hours)
3. Fine Arts (three hours)
4. Humanities (nine hours)
5. Natural Sciences (nine hours)
6. Social/Behavioral Sciences (six hours)

Integrative Learning Core (ILC) requirements are built into every academic program on campus. Students are encouraged to review their degree audit to see how the Integrative Learning Core (ILC) courses are designed in their specific program. A list of all Integrative Learning Core (ILC) courses can be found in the LSU General Catalog.

As of Spring 2025, the "Grade Exclusion Policy" has been updated to reflect the following:

If you earn a C- or better in a course, you cannot retake it for credit unless the course description specifically allows repeats or you receive expressed permission from the office of the dean by way of an academic appeal. If you retake a class without receiving permission first, you will not receive credit.

In most cases, you only receive credit once for a course, unless specifically noted as repeatable. If you are permitted to repeat a course, only the most recent grade counts toward your degree and GPA—even if that grade is lower than the one before. For example, if you passed a class and then failed it when retaking, you would lose the original credit. Keep in mind that all attempts will still appear on your transcript.

If you earn a D+ or lower, you are allowed to retake the course. However, if you want to take it a third time, you will need approval from the office of the dean of your senior college by way of an academic appeal.

You can also repeat a course at another school. But if you previously failed the course at LSU, you must get permission from office of the dean of your senior college before retaking it elsewhere. This will also require an academic appeal. When a course is repeated at another institution and transferred back to LSU, only the most recent attempt counts for your GPA—even if it was taken outside LSU. However, your major college will review any external courses to decide if they count toward your degree or GPA. To avoid issues, it is always best to talk to your academic advisor first before repeating a course at another school.

The specific regulations of the undergraduate course repeat policy can be found in the LSU General Catalog or on the Office of the University Registrar’s website.

Final exams are not held at the same time as the classes in which you are enrolled. The Registrar’s office publishes a Final Exam Schedule each semester, and this can be found on their website. It is recommended that students check their final exam schedule early in the semester to avoid conflicts.

If a student has three or more final exams covering more than seven hours of credit scheduled within a 24-hour period, the student may request permission to take no more than two exams on the assigned date. In addition, students who have two exams on the same date at the same time may request that one of the exams be rescheduled. To make these requests, students must schedule an “Advising” appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. Students must have all arrangements completed by 4:30 p.m. on the last day to resign from or drop classes for the semester.

For any and all appeal-related matters, please make an appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. Our advisors will explain the appropriate appeals process, issue any paperwork that is needed, and be able to answer any questions you may have.

All students automatically have an expected completion date (graduation date) in Workday Student. 

Students who need to update their expected completion date should first confirm this with their faculty advisor and then reach out to the Office of Student Services at agri@lsu.edu to initiate this request. 

College of Agriculture students will be contacted the semester before their intended graduation semester to complete a senior check-out with our Office of Student Services. This senior check-out includes completing the application for degree and reviewing your degree audit to ensure you are aware of all remaining courses needed to graduate. These check-outs typically are completed one to two weeks before scheduling begins for the following semester.

All information regarding Commencement and Diploma Ceremonies can be found on the LSU Commencement webpage. Additionally, the Office of Student Services will send regular communication about these ceremonies to graduating seniors as the information becomes available.

Students awarded the baccalaureate degree with honors must satisfy all requirements imposed by their colleges, schools, or departments. In addition, two GPAs will be computed for each student: (1) on all work completed and (2) on all work completed at the university (all LSU campuses). These GPAs will be inclusive of all grades, including those previously excluded through the Grade Exclusion Policy. All grades will be used to determine University Honors. The lower of the averages will be used to determine eligibility for Latin honors as follows:

• summa cum laude if the GPA is at least 3.90,
• magna cum laude if the GPA is at least 3.80,
• cum laude if the GPA is at least 3.70.

Students in combined undergraduate, graduate, and professional curricula (medical, veterinary medicine, law, allied health) who earn more than 50 percent of their credits in an undergraduate college at the university (all LSU campuses) with a GPA greater than or equal to 3.70 are eligible to receive their degrees with honors. To determine honors, the student’s average at the university (all LSU campuses) is weighted with the average furnished by the professional school.

To see how coursework from other institutions has been evaluated to transfer to LSU, students are encouraged to review the Tiger Transfer Tables. If the course and/or institution is not listed on the Tiger Transfer Tables, it will need to be evaluated by the appropriate academic department. Courses are automatically reviewed by the appropriate department when transcripts are processed by the LSU Admissions Office. Students should submit all transcripts, course descriptions, and requested materials to the LSU Admissions Office as soon as possible.

Please note that LSU does not accept remedial or technical college coursework. Even if coursework transfers to LSU, it is possible that it will not apply to a student’s specific degree program.

If you would like to request for a course to be pre-evaluated before taking it another institution, you can email LSU Admission at admissions@lsu.edu.

If you are currently attending another institution and are planning to transfer to LSU in the future, you can consult the Tiger Transfer Tables and the General Catalog for resources to assist you in choosing which courses to take and which ones will transfer to LSU.

Transfer students are encouraged to register for Transfer Orientation at the beginning of their first semester at LSU. Incoming transfer students may contact the curriculum coordinator for their major before transfer orientation to discuss their transfer credit and schedule. Keep in mind that curriculum coordinators may not be able to advise which courses to take until transfer credit has been evaluated by the appropriate academic departments.