Application for graduate admission should be made as early as possible (especially for International applicants) and, where financial assistance is desired, no later than March 1 for Fall, or November 1 for Spring, semester entrance.
An online application can be found at the Graduate School website. We highly encourage applicants to apply online, as the online process is much faster and more efficient than mailing your application. But, if you are unable to do so or prefer to an application packet be mailed to you, please contact the Graduate Secretary, Julie Mueller, at jmueller@lsu.edu
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online at the Graduate School website. All applications require a $25 application fee. This fee is mandatory and cannot be waived.
Once you have submitted your application and application fee to the Graduate School, the following items should be mailed directly to the Graduate School:
ü One official transcript from EACH college or university attended (including summer only work, and even if work appears on another institution’s transcript). International applicants should include degree statements and an English translation of each foreign document.
ü Request ETS to submit official GRE and TOEFL (international applicants only) scores directly to the LSU Graduate School. The institution code is 6373. The department code is not required.
The following items should be mailed directly to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering:
ü 3 Letters of Recommendation (on official university/company letterhead and in sealed envelopes). Please note that no form is needed.
ü Statement of Purpose (there is a section on the application for a Statement of Purpose but this space is limited. Therefore, we ask applicants to send a more detailed Statement of Purpose for departmental review)
ü A copy of all transcripts (the Graduate School requires official transcripts but the department requires only a copy)
These items should be mailed to the following address:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Louisiana State University
Attn: Graduate Advisor
3418 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
USA
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