All graduate students must meet the minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate School and be accepted into the departmental program. All prospective students should thus study the admission requirements of the Graduate School as given in detail on the Graduate School website and in the current Graduate Bulletin. The salient requirements are quoted below, and additional departmental rules as to acceptance into the graduate program are given.
The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is temporarily granting GRE waivers for all applicants for the 2022-2023 academic year. A GRE score may be uploaded to the student's application if they have a score available and think it would strengthen their application.
Students who desire to obtain a M.S. or Ph.D. degree in civil engineering are normally expected to hold bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering from an accredited program. The current guidelines for admission to graduate study in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are given in the following table. These requirements are the recommendations set by the Department. In making decisions on an application, individual departmental discipline groups can modify these requirements based on their evaluation of the application.
| Type of Admission | GPA | GRE |
|---|---|---|
|
Regular |
>= 3.00 |
>=300 |
|
Probationary |
>=2.7 |
>=294 |
| Fee | Fall | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens | $50 | June 30 | November 15 |
| International Students | $70 | April 15 | October 1 |
| Non-Degree Students | August 23 | January 17 |
All applicants should apply online at https://applygrad.lsu.edu/apply/. Paper applications are no longer accepted. All applications require an application fee. This fee is mandatory and cannot be waived. The following items are required to be upload to your application:
If necessary, these items can be mailed to the following address:
Graduate Admissions
Louisiana State University
114 West David Boyd Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
If you have any issues submitting a document, please email gradadmission@lsu.edu.
LSU requires every international student to submit official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or Pearson's Test of English (PTE). Only score results received directly from the testing agency are considered official. Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:
Applicants with a bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or from a university where English is the primary language of instruction are exempt from the English proficiency requirement.
Note: With few exceptions, international students (including those who were exempted from English proficiency requirements) are required to sit for an English Placement Exam.
Additional guidance and requirements for prospective international students can be found on the Graduate School's website and International Services' website. Applicants should familiarize themselves with all the information before beginning their application.