Summer Courses | Summer at LSU

Are you a current LSU student looking to get a head start on your coursework? Or have you been out of school for a while and are considering returning to the university to obtain skills-based coursework or a degree?

Summer courses cover the same information and are taught by the same professors as those held during the fall and spring semesters. As a response to the continued impact of COVID-19 and to increase affordability for students taking summer classes, LSU is offering a 15 percent discount on tuition and fees for summer courses. This discount applies to in-state and out-of-state students. These discounts don't apply LSU Online fully online programs. Summer students also receive the same quality of advising and support as fall and spring students. Offered in a compressed timeframe, summer courses offer you many benefits:

• Graduate faster and enter the professional world, thereby earning a salary sooner.
• Take a challenging course head-on, without the usual stresses of a regular semester load.
• Stay connected with the campus community, including faculty members who could end up becoming long-term mentors.
• Concentrate more completely on one or two classes to raise your GPA.
• Secure a place in a popular class that might usually have a waiting list.
• Receive more individualized attention from faculty because of smaller classes and fewer students.
• Enjoy the ease of learning from the comfort of home, with no traffic and no commute.
• Catch up on earning credits if you have changed majors midway through your degree.
• Earn additional credits toward a double major while still graduating when you planned.
• Earn credits that might transfer elsewhere, especially if you’re only returning home to Baton Rouge for the summer.
• Expedite your educational timeline and possibly roll over TOPS funding toward professional degree programs.

For more information on 2021 registration and payments, visit the Bursar's site.