Residential College Requirements
Each Residential College Program is only open to first-year students, except the Honors House. Each student in a residential college program is required to be enrolled in at least two non-laboratory courses of residential college courses in both the fall and spring semesters.
| Program | Res Hall | Freshman Only? | ACT/SAT | Faculty Contacts | Scheduling Contact | Qualifying Majors (Curriculum Code) |
Other Notes |
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Yes |
N/A |
Kristin Stair, |
Kristin Stair |
College of Agriculture majors: Agricultural Business (AGBU), Agricultural & Extension Education (AGEE), Animal Sciences (ANMLS), Environmental Management Systems (ENSYS), Natural Resource Ecology & Management (NREM), Nutrition and Food Sciences (NFS), Plant & Soil Systems (PLSYS), Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising (TAM) |
Laptop Computer Requirement |
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Yes |
N/A |
Dan Marin, Rector |
Jordan Lizana |
College of Business majors: Accounting (ACCT), Economics (ECONS), Entrepreneurship (ENTR), Finance (FIN), General Business (GBUS), Information Systems & Decision Sciences (ISDS), International Trade & Finance (ITF), Management (MGT), Marketing (MKT) |
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Yes |
N/A |
Saundra Granger, |
Gwen Snearl |
ALL MAJORS |
Honors students not eligible for this program due to scheduling conflicts | ||
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North Hall with overflow in West Hall |
Yes |
ACT Math:23 |
Mark Rabalais, |
Arlyn Saucier |
College of Engineering majors: |
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Yes |
N/A |
Wanda Hargroder, Rector |
Ashley Gray |
College of Human Sciences & Education majors within the Schools of Education (DUALC;
PK3CT; ELED), Kinesiology (ATRN; KIN; SPADM), Leadership and Human Resource Development
(LHRD), or Social Work (CFS) Also accepted: pre-physician assistant (PA), pre-physical therapy (PPT), pre-occupational therapy (POT), pre-cardiopulmonary sciences (RTH), pre-clinical laboratory sciences (PMDT), pre-pharmacy (PPHAR), pre-dental hygiene (DH), pre-nursing (PNURS), pre-med* (PMED), pre-dental* (PDEN) |
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Yes |
N/A |
Josef Horáček, Rector |
Maya Galathe 225-578-3141 |
College of Humanities & Social Sciences majors: Anthropology (ANTH), Communication Disorders (COMD), Communication Studies (CMST), Economics-Empirical Economic Analysis (ECONA), English ** (ENGL), French (FREN), Geography (GEOGA/GEOGS), History (HIST), Interdisciplinary Studies ** (IS), International Studies ** (INTL), Liberal Arts ** (LIBAR), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (POLI), Pre-Law (PLAW), Psychology (PSYCS), Sociology (SOCL), Spanish (SPAN), Undecided-Social Sciences (UNSS) |
All HSSRC students will be required to take UNST 1001: Research Methods in the Humanities & Social Sciences, a one-hour "university preparedness" course offered through the residential college and taught by the rector. This course will count as one of the two required HSSRC offered courses that semester. | ||
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Yes |
N/A |
Roxanne Dill, Associate Rector |
Courtni Guidry |
Manship School of Mass Communication (MC) majors with a concentration in Journalism (broadcasting and web/print), Digital Advertising, Public Relations, and Political Communication |
Also open to undergraduate international students |
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Highland Hall and Louise Garig Hall with overflow in West Laville Hall
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Yes |
ACT Math 23 & ACT Comp. 23 |
Hollie Hale-Donze, |
Capri Mandella
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College of Science majors: Biochemistry (BCHM), Biological Science (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM), Geology (GEOLP), Microbiology (MBIO), Physics (PHYS), Mathematics (MATH), Undecided Science and Engineering (UNSE), Pre-Pharmacy (PPHAR), Pre-Medical (PMED), Pre-Dental (PDEN), Science Undecided (SCIUN) as well as Coastal Environmental Science (CES) in the College of the Coast and Environment |
SRC students are encouraged to participate in an LSU-sponsored summer workshop for their major |
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Yes |
N/A |
Shannon Walsh, |
College of Art + Design majors Erin Schell
College of Music & Dramatic Arts majors Allie Prest |
College of Art + Design majors (ARCH; STAR; ID; LA; PARCH; PART; PID; PLA; DESS; DESR) |
Students who do not have a major in ADSN or CMDA that select VPARC will be required to submit a "statement of interest" explaining why they would like to participate in the program. |
The Honors House
| Program | Res Hall | Freshman Only? | Major Requirement | ACT/SAT | Faculty Contact | Scheduling Contact | Qualifying Majors | Other Notes |
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No |
No |
Visit www.honors.lsu.edu |
Granger Babcock, |
Jeremy Joiner |
Open to all majors but must be enrolled |
Non-honors roommates allowed as space is available You must apply for admission to this program |
Themed Housing
| Program | Res Hall | Freshman Only? | Major Requirement | ACT/SAT | Contact | Qualifying Majors | Other Notes |
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Sophomore Experience |
Sophomores Only |
No |
N/A |
Open to all majors |
All |
ECA and WCA focus on the sophomore experience, with programs centered on career preparation, networking, and business etiquette. |
* To be eligible for HSERC, these majors must have a declared major in the College
of Human Sciences and Education
** These majors must have a concentration declared. Concentrations are not listed
here.