Transfer to LSU

Earn one of the nation's most valuable degrees by transferring to LSU. As partners in your success, we are committed to working with you to create a seamless transition to our campus and the most efficient path for you to graduate as a Tiger.

Apply as a transfer student if you have enrolled in college courses at another institution after graduating from high school.

The Common Application for 2025 terms is now open.

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How to Apply

Submit Common Application Online

LSU uses only the Common Application, which serves as the application for admission, as well as the application for all merit-based scholarships offered by LSU.

  • Access the Common Application, and create an account as a Transfer Student
  • Click College Search tab and type in "Louisiana State University" and add LSU to My Colleges
  • Once all sections under the Common App and Louisiana State University tabs are complete and have a green check next to them, you may submit
  • Application Fee: $50 (Eligible students can use a Fee Waiver)

Send Official Transcripts to LSU

After applying, prospective transfer students should send an official transcript from each college or university attended. If you are currently enrolled in a college at the time your application is submitted, you should submit final transcripts from previous institutions, as well as an in-progress transcript from your current institution.

At the end of your current semester, you should submit final transcripts from your current institution and ensure that the transcript lists any enrolled courses for upcoming semesters, if applicable.

Students will need to contact the Registrar's Office of each college or university they attended to request they send LSU an eSCRIP-SAFE (use the email address admissions@lsu.edu) or mail an official transcript in a sealed envelope to the following address:

LSU Office of Enrollment Management
1146 Pleasant Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Transfer Admissions Requirements

  • 30 or more transferable (academic, non-remedial) credit hours from a regionally-accredited college or university**
  • 2.5 academic GPA on all transferable college work attempted
  • Grade of “C” or better in a college-level English course that fulfilled a general education requirement at the institution where it was taken
  • Grade of “C” or better in a college-level math course that fulfilled a general education requirement at the institution where it was taken
  • **Only students who will have earned less than 30 college-level, transferable hours by the start of the semester they have applied for will need to submit their official high school transcript. ACT/SAT scores are not required but students do have the option to report them for consideration.  

LSU computes the GPA on all transferable courses, including repeated courses, courses with incomplete grades, and those with any other grades, except “W,” “WA,” “WB,” “WC,” “WD,” “WF,” “unsatisfactory,” and “no credit.” Grades of “pass,” “credit,” and “satisfactory” will be treated alike and will be counted as earned hours, but not in the computation of the GPA. “Fail” will count as hours attempted, but not as hours earned, and will be used to compute the GPA. This policy is followed, regardless of the practices of the sending institution, including other LSU System campuses.

LSU GPA calculations are done independent of other institution’s calculations, which means a student’s GPA could vary from what is posted on his or her transcript.

Change of Major
Students who wish to change majors upon transferring will still have all of their coursework evaluated to determine if they meet published transfer student admission requirements.

Plus/Minus Grading
Plus/minus grade designations will be factored into the GPA calculation beginning with students who apply for the spring 2016 semester

All students must meet LSU’s transfer admission requirements. In addition, some majors have specific requirements for entry into its senior college. Students with more than 60 hours that do not meet the requirements for their prospective senior college may be eligible for admission into the University College Center for Advising & Counseling.

List of majors by college

  • 24 hours earned
  • 2.0 GPA (LSU & Overall)
  • Credit in ENGL 1001

AND 

For Agricultural Business majors:

  • "C" or better in MATH 1021 & 1431 or MATH 1550

For Agricultural & Extension Education majors:

  • Credit in MATH 1021

For Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising majors:

  • Credit in MATH 1029 or MATH 1100

For Animal Sciences, Environmental Management Systems, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Nutrition & Food Sciences, Plant & Soil Systems majors:

  • Credit in MATH 1021, BIOL 1201 & CHEM 1201
  • Students in Plant & Soil Systems - Horticultural Sciences, Medicinal Plant, or Turf & Landscape Management can use BIOL 1001 and CHEM 1001 in place of BIOL 1201 and CHEM 1201
  • Email agri@lsu.edu or call 225-578-2065 for more information.

Contact a specific school for requirements

  • 30 semester hours of college-level 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)
  • Grade of “C” or better in ACCT 2001, ECON 2000, ISDS 1102, MATH 1021, MATH 1431, and ENGL 1001
  • Accounting and Finance majors: 3.0 cumulative and LSU GPA
    2.5 LSU business, and cumulative business GPA
  • Economics, Entrepreneurship, General Business, Information Systems & Decision Sciences, International Trade & Finance, Management and Marketing majors: 2.6 cumulative and LSU GPA
    2.3 LSU business, and cumulative business GPA
  • Email advisor@lsu.edu or call 225-578-3211 for more information.

  • 24 hours of credit in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.0 cumulative GPA (2.5 GPA for transfer)
  • Grade of “C” or better in all math and science courses
  • Approval from the dean of the school
  • Email sbutler@lsu.edu or call 225-578-6316 for more information.

  • 24 hours of credit in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.5 cumulative GPA
    grade of “C” or better in MATH 1550
  • 2.8 GPA in engineering coursework for Petroleum Engineering majors
  • Email engr@lsu.edu or call 225-578-5731 for more information.

Athletic Training

  • 24 hours of credit in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.5 GPA (LSU and overall)
  • Advanced placement in, credit for, or a grade of “C” or better in English 1001 (1004), Math 1021 and 1022, and Biology 1201, 1208, 1202, and 1209

Child and Family Studies

  • 24 hours of credit in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.2 GPA (LSU and overall) (2.5 GPA for transfer)
  • Advanced placement in, credit for, or a grade of “C” or better in English 1001 (1004) and Math 1021 or higher

All Education Majors

  • 24 hours of credit in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.5 GPA (LSU and overall)

Kinesiology

  • 24 hours of credit in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.5 GPA (LSU and overall)
  • Advanced placement in, credit for, or a grade of “C” or better in English 1001 (1004), Math 1021 and 1022, Biology 1201 and 1202

Sport Administration

  • 24 hours of credit in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.2 GPA (LSU and overall) (2.5 GPA for transfer)
  • Advanced placement in, credit for, or a grade of “C” or better in English 1001 (1004), 6 hours of general education analytical reasoning courses (one of which must be math), and 3 hours of general education natural science
  • Email chseinfo@lsu.edu or call 225-578-2331.

  • 2.0 GPA in all coursework (2.5 GPA for transfer)
  • Grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001
    3 hours completed in a general education analytical reasoning course
  • 2.5 GPA required for Psychology, Communication Disorders, Secondary Education: English, Secondary Education: History, Secondary Education: French, and Secondary Education: Spanish majors
  • Email hss@lsu.edu or call 225-578-3141 for more information.

  • Application required
  • 1 full-time semester completed at LSU
  • 3.0 GPA overall
  • Grade of “B” or better in MC 2010 (Media Writing)
  • Email masscomm@lsu.edu or call 225-578-2336 for more information.

  • 2.0 Cumulative GPA for Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
  • 2.5 Cumulative GPA for Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Television
  • The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Television requires an application for admission
  • Music majors must successfully complete an audition for admission
  • For transfer students admitted to the LSU School of Music, Music course placement is contingent upon faculty evaluation and successful completion of placement examinations in Music Theory, Music History, Aural Skills, and Group Piano
  • School of Music Admissions Email musicadmissions@lsu.edu or call 225-578-3261
  • School of Theatre Email LSU Film & Television Admissions filmtvadmission@lsu.edu or call 225-578-4174 

  • 24 hours in 1000-level courses or higher
  • 2.0 LSU and cumulative GPA (2.5 GPA for transfer)
  • 2.5 LSU and cumulative GPA required for Secondary Education concentrations in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics
  • Grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1001
  • Grade of “C” or better in all math and science courses
  • Grade of “C” or better in any of the following: Math 1022, Math 1023, Math 1550, or Math 1551
  • Grade of “C” or better in BIOL 1201, BIOL 1202, CHEM 1201, and MATH 1550 for Biology, Biochemistry, and Microbiology majors
  • Email science@lsu.edu or call 225-578-4200 for more information.

Provisional admission, pending receipt of supplementary records, may be granted to qualified applicants when it is impossible to obtain final records prior to scheduled registration dates. This admission can be canceled if the required records are not received by Undergraduate Admissions within 30 days of the first day of classes, or if it is determined that, upon receipt and review of final records, the applicant is not qualified for admission.

Provisional admission offers students the ability to register for orientation, apply for housing, and begin the advising and scheduling process, while still in progress at their current institution. Full admission is only offered to students who have submitted all official final transcripts.

All students will be considered for admission based on an evaluation of their likelihood of success at LSU. This may include college GPA, pattern and quality of courses taken, grade trends, educational objectives, special talents, significant life and career experiences, or special circumstances.

Students interested in making an admission appeal should contact Jessica Vargas at jessicav@lsu.edu.