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Academic Programs

BOARD OF REGENTS' ACADEMIC POLICY

The University conforms to Board of Regents' requirements to ensure consistency of official documentation with the Regents' Inventory of Degree and Certificate Programs. The following standardized terms are used in LSU catalogs, diplomas, commencement programs, transcripts, and other official documents.

Degree • The title of the award conferred on students by a college, university, or professional school upon completion of a unified program of study (i.e., Bachelor of Arts, BA; Bachelor of Science, BS; Master of Science, MS; Master of Fine Arts, MFA; Master of Landscape Architecture, MLA; Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, etc.).

Degree Program • A grouping of campus-approved courses and requirements (i.e., minimum gpa, comprehensive examinations, English and mathematics proficiency) that, when satisfactorily completed by a student, will entitle him or her to a degree from a public institution of higher education.

Degree Designation • A degree designation for each authorized program at public institutions of higher education is listed in the Board of Regents' Inventory of Degree and Certificate Programs. Some professional programs require the name of the general subject area as part of the degree designation (i.e., Bachelor of Architecture, BArch; Master of Social Work, MSW; Juris Doctorate, JD, etc.).

Degree Subject Area • The primary discipline that constitutes the focus of a degree program. (For example, a Bachelor of Arts in history. In some cases, the degree subject area is part of the degree title, as in Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture.) When a student satisfactorily completes a degree program, he/she will be entitled to a degree in the appropriate subject area (i.e., biology, history, English, etc.)

Degree Title • The complete label of a degree program, consisting of the degree designation and the degree subject area (i.e., Bachelor of Arts in history; Bachelor of Science in chemistry).

Curriculum • A description of the required and elective courses for a degree program.

Major • That part of a degree program that consists of a specified group of courses in a particular discipline or field. The name of the major is usually consistent with the degree subject area. A major usually consists of 25 percent or more of the total hours required in an undergraduate curriculum. Establishment of a major requires prior approval by the Board of Regents.

Minor • That part of a degree program that consists of a specified group of courses in a particular discipline or field. The minor usually consists of 15 percent or more of the total hours required in an undergraduate curriculum. Minors do not require prior approval by the Board of Regents.

Concentration • An alternative track of courses within a major, accounting for at least 30 percent of the major requirements. Establishment of a concentration does not require prior approval by the Board of Regents.

Transcripts list degree titles, majors, minors, and concentrations. Diplomas list only the appropriate degree designations.

Undergraduate degrees that the University is currently authorized by the Board of Regents to offer are presented in the following tables by college. Minors and areas of concentration within degree programs are also listed. Please consult the appropriate senior college section for more information.

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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (AGRI) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness	Agricultural Business	AGBU	BS	121	Without Concentration
					Agribusiness Finance	AGBFIN
					Agribusiness Management	AGBMGT
					International Business	INTBUS
					Rural Development	AGBRDV
Animal Sciences, School of	Animal, Dairy, & Poultry Sciences	ADP	BS	120	Animal Sciences	ANIMAL
					Dairy Foods Technology	DRYFDS
					Dairy Production	DRYPRD
					Poultry Sciences	POULTR
					Science and Technology–Animal Science	SCITNA
				138	Preveterinary Medicine–Animal Science	PVMEDA
Biological & Agricultural Engineering	For undergraduate degree, see the College of Engineering
Human Ecology, School of	Child & Family Studies	HECFS	BS	121	Child & Family Studies	CHFS
					Early Childhood Administration & Leadership	ECAL
	Nutritional Sciences	NUTR	BS	128	Dietetics	HEDIET
					Nutritional Sciences/ Premedical	HENUTR
	Textiles, Apparel, & Merchandising	HETAM	BS	120	Apparel Design	APPARL
					Merchandising	MERCHD
					Textile Science	TEXTIL
Human Resource Education & Workforce Development, School of	Agricultural Education - Grades 6-12	AGED	BS	132	Leadership & Communication	LDRCOM
					Teaching & Learning	TCHLRN
	Business Education - Grades 6-12	BUED	BS	132
	Family & Consumer Science Education - Grades 6-12	FCSE	BS	132
	Human Resource Education	HRE	BS	132	Adult, Extension, International Education	ADEXIE
					Career Development	CARDEV
					Human Resource Leadership & Development	HRLD
	Marketing Education - Grades 6-12	MKED	BS	132
Interdepartmental	Plant & Soil Systems	PLSYS	BS	117-124	Agricultural Pest Management– Entomology	APME
					Agricultural Pest Management–Plant Pathology	APMP
					Crop Science	CROPSC
					Environmental Horticulture	ENVHRT
					Horticultural Science	HORTSC
					Landscape Management	LNDMGT
					Soil Science	SOILSC
					Sustainable Production Systems	SPS
					Turfgrass Management	TRFMGT
					Urban Entomology	URBENT
Plant, Environmental, & Soil Sciences, School of	Environmental Management Systems	ENSYS	BS	124	Environmental Analysis & Risk Management	EARM
					Policy Analysis	PLCYAN
					Resource Conservation	RESCON
School of Renewable Natural Resources	Forestry (Forest Management)	FORM	BSF	128	Ecological Restoration	ECOLRS
					Forest Resource Management	FRMGMT
	Natural Resource Ecology & Management	NREM	BS	128	Conservation Biology	CNSVBL
					Fisheries & Aquaculture	FSHAQU
					Natural Resource Conservation	NTRSCN
					Preveterinary Medicine—Wildlife	PVMEDW
					Wetland Science	WTLNDS
					Wildlife Ecology	WLDECL
					Wildlife Law Enforcement	WLDLAW

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COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN(ADSN) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Architecture	Architecture (Five-year program)	ARCH	Bachelor of Architecture (BArch.)	162
Art	Studio Art	STAR	Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)	120	Ceramics	CERAM
					Digital Art	DIGIT
					Graphic Design	GRDESN
					Painting & Drawing	PAINT
					Photography	PHOTO
					Printmaking	PRINT
					Sculpture	SCULPT
Interior Design	Interior Design	ID	Bachelor of Interior Design (BID)	135
Landscape Architecture, Robert Reich School of	Landscape Architecture (Five-year program)	LA	Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA)	159

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E. J. OURSO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (BADM) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Accounting	Accounting	ACCT	BS	120
Economics	Economics	ECONS	BS	120	Without Concentration
					Empirical Economic Analysis	EEAE
	International Trade and Finance	ITF	BS	120	Without Concentration
					Empirical Economic Analysis	EEAI
Finance	Finance	FIN	BS	120
Information Systems & Decision Sciences	Information Systems and Decision Sciences	ISDS	BS	120
Interdepartmental	General Business Administration	GBUS	BS	120
William W. & Catherine M. Rucks Department of Management	Management	MGT	BS	120	Entrepreneurship	ENTREP
					Human Resource Management	HUMRES
					Management	GENMGT
Marketing	Marketing	MKT	BS	120

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SCHOOL OF THE COAST & ENVIRONMENT (SCE)
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Interdepartmental	Coastal Environmental Science	CES	BS	120	Applied Coastal Environmental Science	ACES
					Environmental Science and Research	ESR

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION(EDUC) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice	Early Childhood Education: PK-3 Teacher Certification	PK3CT	BS	125-127
	Elementary Grades Education	ELED	BS	127-135	Four-Year Teacher Certification, Grade 1-5	1-5CRT
					Holmes Certification, Grades 1-5	1-5HCT
	Secondary Education			128	Art	SEART
Kinesiology	Kinesiology	KIN	BS	121-131	Athletic Training	ATHTR
					Fitness Studies	FITNES
					Health and Physical Education Teacher Certification	HPECRT
					Human Movement Science	HU-MVT
					Sports Studies	SP-STU
Kinesiology	Sport Administration	SPADM	BS	120	Sport Commerce	SPCOM
					Sport Leadership	SPLDR

Note: Italicized curriculum indicates that admission to the degree program is currently suspended.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (ENGR) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Biological & Agricultural Engineering	Biological Engineering	BE	BS in Biological Engineering (BSBE)	132
Chemical Engineering, Gordon A. & Mary Cain Department of	Chemical Engineering	CHE	BS in Chemical Engineering (BSCheE)	132-134	Without Concentration
					Biomolecular	CHEBMC
					Environmental	CHEENV
					Materials	CHEMAT
Civil & Environmental Engineering	Civil Engineering	CE	BS in Civil Engineering (BSCE)	132
	Environmental Engineering	EVEG	BS in Environmental Engineering (BSEnvE)	128
Construction Management & Industrial Engineering	Industrial Engineering	IE	BS in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)	125
	Construction Management	CM	BS in Construction Management (BSCM)	123
Electrical & Computer Engineering	Computer Engineering	EEC	BS in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)	128
	Electrical Engineering	EE		127
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	ME	BS in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)	130-131
Petroleum Engineering, Craft & Hawkins Department of	Petroleum Engineering	PETE	BS in Petroleum Engineering (BSPE)	130

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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES (HSS) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Communication Sciences & Disorders	Communication Disorders	COMD	BA	120
Communication Studies	Communication Studies	CMST	BA	120
English	English	ENGL	BA	120	Creative Writing	ENCW
					Literature	ENLT
					Secondary Education—ENGL	ENGLSE
					Writing and Culture	WRITCU
Foreign Languages & Literatures	German	GERM	BA	120
	Latin	CLATN	BA	120
	Spanish	SPAN	BA	120	Without Concentration
					Secondary Education—SPAN	SPANSE
French Studies	French	FREN	BA	120	Without Concentration
					French & Francophone Cultural Studies	FFCS
					French & Francophone Political Studies	FFPS
					International Business	INTLBS
					International Studies	INTLST
					Literary Studies	LITSTD
					Secondary Education—FREN	FRENSE
Geography & Anthropology	Anthropology	ANTH	BA	120
	Geography	GEOGA	BA	120
		GEOGS	BS	120
History	History	HIST	BA	120	Without Concentration
					Secondary Education—History	HISTSE
Interdepartmental	Economics	ECONA	BA	120	Without Concentration
					Empirical Economic Analysis	EEAEAS
	Interdisciplinary Studies	IS	BIS	120	Health Sciences	HLTHSC
					Interdisciplinary Studies	INTDIS
					Leadership and Society	LDSC
					Studies in Organizations	STORGS
					Writing & Performing Arts	WPA
	International Studies	INTL	BA	120	Africa	AFRICA
					Asia	ASIA
					Environment and Development	ENVDEV
					Europe	EUROPE
					Global Cultures	GLBCUL
					Global Diplomacy	GLBDPL
					Global Studies	GLOBST
					Latin America	LATNAM
					Middle East	MDEAST
					Russia and Central Asia	RUSSCA
	Liberal Arts	LIBAR	BA	120	African and African American Studies	AAAS
					Art History	FA-AH
					Disaster Science & Management	DSM
	Women’s & Gender Studies	WGS	BA	120
Philosophy & Religious Studies	Philosophy	PHIL	BA	120	Without Concentration
					Religious Studies	REL
Political Science	Political Science	POLI	BA	120
Psychology	Psychology	PSYCS	BS	120
Sociology	Sociology	SOCL	BA	120	Without Concentration
					Applied Sociology	APSOCL
					Criminology	SOCJ
					Rural Sociology	RUSOCL

Note: Italicized curriculum indicates that admission to the degree program is currently suspended.

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MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION(MC) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Mass Communication	Mass Communication	MC	Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (BAMC)	128	Advertising	ADV
					Journalism	JOURN
					Political Communication	POLCM
					Public Relations	PR

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COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ARTS (MDA) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Music, School of	Music	MUSIC	Bachelor of Music (BM)	128	Brass	BRASS
					Composition	COMP
					Harp	HRP
					Organ	ORGN
					Percussion	PERC
					Piano Pedagogy	PIAPD
					Piano Performance	PIAPF
					String	STRNG
					Voice	VOICE
					Woodwind	WWIND
	Music Education	MUSED	Bachelor of Music Education (BMEd)	128	Instrumental	INSTM
					Vocal	VOCAL
	Music	MUSAR	BA	126
Theatre	Theatre	THTR	BA	128	Arts Administration	ARTSAD
					Design/Technology	TD&T
					Literature, History, and Theory	LH&T
					Performance	PERF
					Theatre Studies	THTRST

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (SCI) DEGREE PROGRAMS—UNDERGRADUATE
DEPARTMENT	CURRICULUM/MAJOR	CURRICULUM CODE	DEGREE	# HRS.	CONCENTRATION	CONCENTRATION CODE
Biological Sciences	Biochemistry	BCH	BS	126
	Biological Sciences	BIOL	BS	125	Without Concentration
					Marine Biology	MARINE
					Secondary Education—BIOL	BIOLSE
	Microbiology	MBIO	BS	126
Chemistry	Chemistry	CHEM	BS	128	Biological Chemistry	BCHEM
					Chemical Physics	CHEMPH
					Chemistry	CHEM
					Chemistry and a Second Discipline	CHEMSD
					Environmental Chemistry	ENVCHM
					Materials	CHMMAT
					Polymers	CHMPLY
					Pre-professional Chemistry	PPCHEM
					Secondary Education—CHEM	CHEMSE
Computer Science	Computer Science	CSC	BS	123	Computer Science and a Second Discipline	CSCSD
					Distributed Systems & Networking	CSDSN
					Software Engineering	CSCSEG
Geology & Geophysics	Geology	GEOLP	BS in Geology (BSGeol.)	123	Environmental Geology	ENVGEO
					Geology	GEOLP
					Geophysics	GEOP
Mathematics	Mathematics	MATH	BS	120	Actuarial Science	MACTSC
					Applied/Discrete Mathematics	MADM
					Mathematical Statistics	MATHST
					Mathematics	MATH
					Secondary Education—MATH	MATHSE
Physics & Astronomy	Physics	PHYS	BS	129	Astronomy	ASTR
					Medical Physics	MPHYS
					Physics	PHYS
					Physics and a Second Discipline	PHYSD
					Secondary Education—PHYS	PHYSSE

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UNDERGRADUATE MINORS
DESCRIPTION	MINOR CODE	COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT
Aerospace Engineering	AERO	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Studies	ASST	Department of Aerospace Studies
African & African American Studies	AAAS	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Agricultural Business	AGBU	Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
Agricultural Pest Management	APM	School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences
Agriculture	AGRI	College of Agriculture
Agronomy	AGRO	School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences
Animal, Dairy & Poultry Sciences	ADP	College of Agriculture
Anthropology	ANTH	Department of Geography & Anthropology
Applied Statistics	APPST	Department of Experimental Statistics
Aquaculture	AQUA	School of Renewable Natural Resources
Architectural History	ARCHH	School of Architecture
Art History	ARTHS	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Asian Studies	ASIAN	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Biological Engineering	BE	College of Engineering
Biological Sciences	BIOL	Department of Biological Sciences
Business Administration	BADM	E. J. Ourso College of Business
Ceramics	CERAM	School of Art
Chemistry	CHEM	Department of Chemistry
Chinese	CHIN	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Chinese Culture and Commerce	CCC	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Classical Civilization	CLCV	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Coach Education	CAED	Department of Kinesiology
Communication Studies	CMST	Department of Communication Studies
Community Design	CMDSN	School of Architecture
Computer Science	CSC	Department of Computer Science
Construction Management	CM	Department of Construction Management & Industrial Engineering
Dance	DANCE	College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Digital Media AVATAR Arts	DMART	School of Art
Digital Media AVATAR Technology	DMTEC	College of Engineering
Disaster Science and Management	DSM	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Economics	ECON	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Electrical & Computer Engineering	ECE	Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
English	ENGL	Department of English
Entomology	ENTM	Department of Entomology
Entrepreneurship	ENSH	Department of Management
Environmental Engineering	EVEG	Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Environmental Management Systems	EMS	School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences
Film and Media Arts	FMA	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Fine Art	FNART	School of Art
DESCRIPTION	MINOR CODE	COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT
Fisheries	FISH	School of Renewable Natural Resources
Forestry	FOR	School of Renewable Natural Resources
French	FREN	Department of French Studies
Geographic Information Systems	GIS	Department of Geography & Anthropology
Geography	GEOG	Department of Geography & Anthropology
Geology	GEOL	Department of Geology & Geophysics
German	GERM	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Greek	GREK	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Health Sciences - KIN	HLTHS	College of Education
Heritage Conservation	HRTCN	School of Architecture
History	HIST	Department of History
Horticulture	HORT	School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences
Information Technology Management	ITM	Department of Information Systems & Decision Sciences
International Studies	INTL	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Italian	ITAL	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Jewish Studies	JEWST	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Latin	LATN	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Leadership Development	LDDEV	School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development
Linguistics	LING	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Mass Communication - General	MCGEN	Manship School of Mass Communication
Materials Science and Engineering	MATSC	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mathematics	MATH	Department of Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering	ME	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Music	MUSIC	College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Nuclear Power Engineering	NCPE	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Science	NS	College of Science
Nutritional Sciences	NTSCI	College of Agriculture
Oceanography & Coastal Sciences	OCS	Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Painting & Drawing	PAINT	School of Art
Philosophy	PHIL	Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Photography	PHOTO	School of Art
Physics	PHYS	Department of Physics & Astronomy
Political Communication	PLCOM	Manship School of Mass Communication
Political Discourse Studies	POLDC	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Political Science	POLI	Department of Political Science
Printmaking	PRINT	School of Art
Professional Leadership	PRFLD	Department of Military Science
Psychology	PSYC	Department of Psychology
Religious Studies	REL	Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Rural Sociology	RSOCL	College of Humanities & Social Sciences
DESCRIPTION	MINOR CODE	COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT
Russian	RUSS	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Sculpture	SCULP	School of Art
Social Work	SWK	School of Social Work
Sociology	SOCL	Department of Sociology
Spanish	SPAN	Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Special Education - Mild/Moderate Disabilities	SPED	Department of Education Theory, Policy & Practice
Sports Studies	SPSTU	Department of Kinesiology
Structural Engineering	STENG	Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sugar Engineering	SGENG	College of Engineering
Surveying	SURV	College of Engineering
Technical Sales	TECHS	College of Engineering
Textiles, Merchandising & Apparel	TMA	School of Human Ecology
Theatre	THTR	College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Transportation Engineering	TENGR	Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Visual Communication for Students in the College of Art & Design	VIS	Manship School of Mass Communication
Visual Communications	VISD	School of Art
Vocational Education	VED	School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development
Wildlife Ecology	WECOL	School of Renewable Natural Resources
Women's & Gender Studies	WGS	College of Humanities & Social Sciences

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