Frequently Asked Questions
Admission to the College of Agriculture
For information about applying to 海角社区, visit 海角社区 Undergraduate Admissions. In addition to the university鈥檚 admission requirements, the College of Agriculture has a selective but diverse admissions process of its own. Review the admission requirements for your area of interest.
Admission requirements by major:
Science Based Curriculums
Animal Sciences, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Plant and Soil Systems, Environmental Management Systems, or Nutrition and Food Sciences
- ENGL 1001
- MATH 1021
- CHEM 1201
- BIOL 1201
- 24 hours earned
- 海角社区 & overall GPA 2.0
*Students in Plant and Soil Systems - Medicinal Plant Sciences (MPS), Horticulture Sciences (HRTSCS), Turf & Landscape Management (TFLDMT), and Sustainable Production Systems (SPS) - BIOL 1001 & CHEM 1001 may be used in place of BIO 1201 & CHEM 1201 for college entry.
Non-Science Based Curriculums
Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising
- ENGL 1001
- MATH 1029 or 1100
- 24 hours earned
- 海角社区 & overall GPA 2.0
Agricultural Business
- ENGL 1001
- MATH 1021 & 1431 or 1550 with C or better
- 24 hours earned
- 海角社区 & overall GPA 2.0
Agricultural Education and Extension
- ENGL 1001
- MATH 1021
- 24 hours earned
- 海角社区 & overall GPA 2.0
Students meeting the above criteria may apply for .
Students transferring from another institution must also meet university transfer admission requirements as detailed on the Undergraduate Admissions website.
Students interested in applying to 海角社区, or reapplying to 海角社区, may view the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website for details on admissions requirements. Additional information may also be found in the 海角社区 General Catalog.
At the end of the fall or spring semester, intersession, summer term, or 海角社区 Online
module, students will be placed on University Scholastic Warning if their GPAs are
.01 to 9.99 quality points below a 2.00 on all work attempted or on all work attempted
in the university (all 海角社区 campuses). A notation to that effect will be recorded on
their transcripts. Students will remain on University Scholastic Warning until they
bring their GPAs up to 2.00, or are placed on University Scholastic Probation.
At the end of the fall or spring semester, or an 海角社区 Online module, students will be placed on University Scholastic Probation if their GPAs are ten or more quality points below a 2.00 on all work attempted or on all work attempted in the university (all 海角社区 campuses). Students will remain on University Scholastic Probation until they have cumulative averages of 2.00 or higher on all college work attempted and on all work attempted in the university (all 海角社区 campuses).
Students who have been removed from University Scholastic Probation will be placed on University Scholastic Warning or Scholastic Probation again at the end of any fall or spring semester, or 海角社区 Online module, in which their 海角社区 or cumulative averages are less than 2.00 as follows:
If the student鈥檚 海角社区 or cumulative averages are .01 to 9.99 quality points below a
2.00, they will be placed on University Scholastic Warning.
If the student鈥檚 海角社区 or cumulative averages are ten or more quality points below a
2.00, they will be placed on University Scholastic Probation.
Students who earn less than a 2.00 GPA for two consecutive regular semesters and whose 海角社区 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. Students may also choose to seek admission to the University Center for Advising and Counseling (UCAC).
Students on University Scholastic Probation will be dropped from the university at the end of any fall or spring semester, or 海角社区 Online module, if their semester or module average is less than 2.00. Students dropped for the first time for academic reasons can be considered for readmission when they have been out of the university (all 海角社区 campuses) for one regular semester. Students dropped for the second time for academic reasons must remain out of the university (all 海角社区 campuses) for one calendar year. Readmission is not guaranteed. Students will receive additional communication from the Office of Student Services regarding how to appeal this decision.
Advising and Scheduling
Faculty Advising
Students in the College of Agriculture are assigned a faculty advisor based on their specific major and concentration.
Faculty Advisors
Faculty advisors can assist students in understanding more about their degree programs,
learn about opportunities available after graduation, and also facilitate course advising
for students. You can see a list of faculty advisors on our advisor page. You can
schedule an appointment via the Navigate app with your faculty adviser, or by emailing
them directly.
If you are a first-year student, you can make an 鈥淎dvising鈥 appointment via the Navigate app with one of the advisors in the Office of Student Services and/or your faculty advisor to discuss your course schedule for the next semester.
If you are an upperclassman (students with 30+ earned hours), you can make an 鈥淎dvising鈥 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.
Scheduling priorities determine the date that a student can log into my海角社区 to schedule their courses, and are calculated based on a student鈥檚 number of credit hours completed. For a complete list of all priorities, including the dates and times scheduling becomes available to various groups, please consult the appropriate schedule booklet published by the Registrar鈥檚 office.
Students receive an email via their my海角社区 account when fee bills are published. You will be able to obtain your balance due via my海角社区 at that time. To obtain your balance via my海角社区, select 鈥淔ee Bill鈥 under the Registration Services heading on your my海角社区 desktop. The due date of remittance of fees will be printed at the bottom of your fee bill and is also published in the Academic Calendar.
You may determine which University office placed the hold on your account by accessing your my海角社区 account and selecting the "Holds" link. 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鈥檙e in a major which requires advising each semester or if you are not following your major curriculum. If it appears that the College of Agriculture has placed your hold, you can schedule an appointment via your Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. If your hold was placed by a different unit on campus, please contact that office directly. Other offices that may place holds include the Dean of Students Office and the Health Center.
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 automatically moved off the section鈥檚 waitlist to fill the class. 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. Use the Schedule Request link in your my海角社区 desktop to join waitlists.
Students wishing to enroll in courses that are designated as 鈥淧ermission of Department鈥 or 鈥淧ermission of Instructor鈥 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 my海角社区 account. For example, if you are attempting to enroll in ANSC 2050 (PERMIS OF DEPT) but contact the Animal Sciences office directly, as they are the department offering the course.
For the fall and spring semesters, all students are initially allowed to schedule 17 hours. After all students have had the opportunity to schedule, credit hour maxes are automatically reset to 19 hours unless you are on academic probation.
For the summer term, students are allowed to schedule 12 hours, with a maximum of 6 hours being in session B.
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鈥檚 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 and/or CATS 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 鈥淎dvising鈥 appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services.
鈥淲鈥 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 winter session.
- Courses offered through the Division of Continuing Education that students drop.
Students may check the W Grade Status Link under the my海角社区 Registration Services Application.
If you were purged/dropped from classes before the deadline to add courses for the semester, you may re-add their courses via their my海角社区 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 my海角社区 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 a 鈥淩esignation鈥 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 鈥淥nline Enrollment鈥 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 鈥淎dvising鈥 appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. Please note that courses failed at 海角社区 can only be repeated within the 海角社区 system.
Changing Majors, Concentrations and Minors
FAQ regarding changing your major, concentration and minor at 海角社区.
Students should schedule a 鈥渁dvising鈥 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.
Students wishing to change colleges into the CoA may do so after final grades for the current semester have posted and before the last day to add courses in the next semester for which they enroll. Students should schedule a 鈥渁dvising鈥 appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services during this timeframe to complete an Enrollment Request form.
Students are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisors prior to officially changing into the CoA. Students can also utilize the recommended paths for CoA programs, located in the 海角社区 General Catalog, for assistance with advising.
Students wishing to change colleges outside of the CoA can schedule a 鈥渁dvising鈥 appointment via the Navigate app to discuss entrance requirements, the application procedure, and course scheduling for their new major. Please refer to the 海角社区 General Catalog for admission requirements for other senior colleges on campus.
Students should schedule a 鈥渁dvising鈥 appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services. Students can declare minors at any point in the semester.
General Questions
Use the tab to navigate FAQ regarding academic performance, Integrative Learning Core (ILC) requirements, grade exclusion policy, final exams, and more.
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 海角社区 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:
- English composition (six hours)
- Analytical reasoning (six hours)
- Arts (three hours)
- Humanities (nine hours)
- Natural sciences (nine hours)
- Social 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 海角社区 General Catalog.
Students may improve the undergraduate 海角社区 and cumulative GPAs by repeating a maximum of three courses (up to 12 credit hours) in which a grade of 鈥淒鈥 or 鈥淔鈥 was received and requesting that the repeat grade be the only one that is used in the calculation. The specific regulations of the Grade Exclusion Policy can be found in the 海角社区 General Catalog or on the Office of the University Registrar鈥檚 website. Students are only able to implement grade exclusion for courses initially taken and then retaken on the 海角社区-Baton Rouge campus. Transfer courses from other institutions are not eligible for grade exclusion.
Students interested in invoking the or email agri@lsu.edu.
Final exams are not held at the same time as the classes in which you are enrolled. The Registrar鈥檚 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 鈥淎dvising鈥 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.
CATS stands for Comprehensive Academic Tracking System. It is designed to help students reach academic success at 海角社区 and make sure that they are progressing toward graduation each semester. Students must meet the critical tracking requirements within the Recommended Paths to demonstrate minimal progress toward degree completion.
Critical tracking requirements typically include both critical courses and minimum GPA requirements. The critical requirements for a given semester are located at the top of a student's recommended path. Additionally, all critical requirements are listed on the top line of each semester, and appear in bold throughout the Recommended Paths. Students may view their CATS status in my海角社区 by clicking 鈥淐ATS Status鈥 under the Student Services heading.
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.
Graduation
FAQ regarding graduation and graduating from the College of Agriculture.
Students can declare their graduation date via their my海角社区 account under the Student Services module. Once a student has completed at least 92 credit hours, an anticipated graduation date must be declared. If you are within a year of graduating, please schedule an 鈥淎dvising鈥 appointment via the Navigate app with the Office of Student Services for additional questions about declaring a graduation date.
College of Agriculture students will be contacted the semester before their intended graduation semester to complete a senior checkout with our Office of Student Services. This senior checkout includes completing a diploma information sheet and reviewing your degree audit to ensure you are aware of all remaining courses needed to graduate. These checkouts 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 海角社区 Commencement webpage. Additionally, the Office of Student Services will send regular communication about these ceremonies to graduating seniors as the information becomes available.
Students must satisfy all of the requirements of their colleges, schools, and departments in order to be awarded a baccalaureate degree with honors.
University Honors are determined, with summa cum laude if the lowest GPA is at least 3.9, magna cum laude if the lowest GPA is at least 3.8, and cum laude if the lowest GPA is at least 3.7. T
he determination of University Honors is made after computing two GPAs for each student, one on all work completed and the other on all work completed on all 海角社区 system campuses. The two GPAs are inclusive of all grades, including grades previously excluded through the Grade Exclusion Policy, so all grades are used to determine University Honors. The lower of the two GPAs are used to determine eligibility for University Honors.
Transfer Students and Transferring Courses
Frequently asked questions regarding transfer students and transferring courses.
To see how coursework from other institutions has been evaluated to transfer to 海角社区, 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 海角社区 Admissions Office. Students should submit all transcripts, course descriptions, and requested materials to the 海角社区 Admissions Office as soon as possible.
Please note that 海角社区 does not accept remedial or technical college coursework. Even if coursework transfers to 海角社区, it is possible that it will not apply to a student鈥檚 specific degree program.
If you would like to request for a course to be pre-evaluated before taking it another institution, you can visit www.lsu.edu/evaluation.
If you are currently attending another institution and are planning to transfer to 海角社区 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 海角社区.
Transfer students are encouraged to register for Transfer Orientation at the beginning of their first semester at 海角社区. 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.
Questions?
The Office of Student Services can be reached by phone at 225-578-2065, or by email
at agri@lsu.edu.
Office hours are Monday鈥揊riday from 8:00 a.m.鈥4:30 p.m.