Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½

Ask your previous institution to email your transcripts to etranscripts@louisiana.edu or mail them to:  

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette Undergraduate Admissions  
P.O. Box 41210  
Lafayette, LA 70504-1210 

First-Time Freshman 

If you’ve never attended college, or you’ve earned fewer than 24 credit hours (about eight courses), you’re considered a first-time freshman. Please note that if you’ve attended another college or university, you must be in good standing with that institution to be admitted to Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette.  

You must also meet the following requirements: 

• 18 ACT English, 500 SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, or 250 Accuplacer Writing — or a 3.0 overall high school GPA (unweighted)
• 19 ACT Math, 510 SAT Math, or 250 Accuplacer QAS Math — or a 3.0 overall high school GPA (unweighted)
• 2.0 cumulative GPA (unweighted) 

If you graduated from a Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ high school and are applying as a freshman, you must also: 

• Have completed Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Board of Regents Core 4 Curriculum (19 units) with a 2.5 GPA (This core GPA requirement is waived if you have a 23 ACT composite or 1130 SAT composite.)

If you graduated from a high school outside Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ or were homeschooled, you must meet the standard freshman requirements plus one of the following: 

• Meet all in-state freshman requirements
• Complete 17+ units of the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Board of Regents Core 4 Curriculum with a 2.5 GPA and a 23 ACT composite or 1130 SAT composite
• 26 ACT composite or a 1230 SAT composite 

Alternative High School Credential

If you did not graduate from high school but have taken the HiSET exam, you’ll need:

• A HiSET score of 15 on any subtest and a score of 4 on HiSET essay and
• 18 ACT English or 500 SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
• 19 ACT Math or 510 SAT Math

Re-entry

If you’ve attended Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette in the past, welcome back! You’ll apply as a re-entry student.  

You must have a 1.5 cumulative GPA and be eligible to return to all other colleges or universities you may have attended to be considered for readmission to Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette.

Your cumulative GPA includes coursework completed at all colleges or universities you have attended, including Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette.

Transfer

If you have earned more than 24 college credits and have never attended Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette, you’ll apply as a transfer student. You must be eligible to return to all colleges or universities you previously attended to be admitted to Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Lafayette.  

You can transfer with guaranteed admission if you have earned an associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution.

Otherwise, you must have:

• A 2.25 GPA or higher (excluding developmental or remedial courses)
• Completed college-level freshman English with a C or better
• Completed college mathematics with a C or better

Transferring Credits

Our Online Student Support Team can provide an unofficial transcript evaluation for most online undergraduate degree programs. Just email us at online@louisiana.edu and let us know you’re interested in a transcript evaluation. A member of our team will contact you for more information.  

Your dean’s office will officially determine which transfer credits will apply to your degree program before you register for your first term.

Additional requirements

The following online bachelor’s degree programs have additional requirements set by the academic departments offering those degrees. Programs not listed below the standard requirements outlined previously on this page.