3. • The Louisiana General Assembly passed legislation for a
state institution of higher education in 1853. This created the
Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana, which was
opened January 2, 1860 in Pineville, La with Col. William T.
Sherman as Superintendent.
• The school closed in June 1861 because of the Civil War. It
reopened April 1, 1863 but was closed again just three weeks
later due to the Red River Valley invasion by the federal
army. The school was reopened again in October 1865, but
was burned down 4 years later on October 15, 1869.
• The school reopened in Baton Rouge on November 1, 1869
and has remained there since. In 1870, its name was changed
to Louisiana State University.
4. • Tuition and fees per semester equal around $3,500 for a full-
time student from Louisiana. For Out of state students, the
total is a little over $11,000 per semester.
• Tuition is $2,597.30 for a resident student with 12 hours of
classes, and required fees $494.70.
• Other fees include an academic excellence fee which is $245
for a full-time student.
• The technology fee is $5 per hour, which equals $60 for a
student taking 12 hours.
• The operational fee will cost full-time students $80.
5. Undergraduate Degrees Offered
• Bachelor of Science •Bachelor of Science in Environmental
• Bachelor of Science in Forestry Engineering
• Bachelor of Architecture •Bachelor of Science in Industrial
• Bachelor of Fine Arts Engineering
• Bachelor of Interior Designs •Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
• Bachelor of Landscape Engineering
Architecture •Bachelor of Science in Petroleum
• Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering
Engineering •Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science in Chemical •Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Engineering •Bachelor of Sciences
• Bachelor of Science in Civil •Bachelor of Arts in Mass
Engineering Communications
• Bachelor of Science in •Bachelor of Music
Construction Management •Bachelor of Music Education
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical •Bachelor of Science in Geology
Engineering
6. Bachelor of Science Degree in
Construction Management
• Construction management is the process of coordinating and
managing residential, commercial, industrial, and highway
construction projects from the site survey until completion.
• The construction management program at LSU gives graduates a
good mix of the technical aspects with the business management
aspects of the construction industry. This allows graduates to
become professionals that can manage construction processes
effectively and efficiently.
• Students must complete 123 semester hours to graduate with a
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
7. Freshman Year Courses: Junior Year:
• CM 1010, 2012 6 • CM 3000, 3100, 3121, 3131,
• Engl 1001 3 3141, 3303, 3400, 3505 24
• Gen-ed arts 3 • Math 1552 4
• Gen-ed life science 3 • Gen-ed social science 3
• Gen-ed humanities 6 Total
• Elective 3 hours……………………….31
• ISDS 1100 3
• Math 1550 5
Total hours …………………..32
Sophomore Year:
• Acct 2000, 2001 6 Senior Year:
• CM 2121, 2131, 2141 9 • CM 3506, 4200, 4201, 4202 12
• Econ 2030 3 • Bus/mgmt elective 9
• Engl 2000 3 • Elective 6
• Phys 2001, 2002 6 • IE 3201 3
• Gen-ed communication 3 Total hours………………………30
Total hours……………………30
8. Mike VI
• Mike VI became LSU’s
mascot on August 25, 2007.
• LSU received its first tiger,
Mike I in 1936, and has had
a live tiger mascot since.
• Mike lives in a 15,000
square foot habitat.
9. Alumni
NBA star Shaquille Dr. James Andrews, M.D.
O’neal World-renowned orthopedic
surgeon and founder of the
American Sports Medicine
Institute
10. • I plan on attending
Louisiana State
University because I
grew up in
Louisiana and
could never see
myself going to
college anywhere
but here.
