Admissions Requirements
Admission into the graduate programs of the Department of Geology and Geophysics
requires admission by both the Graduate School and the Department of Geology and
Geophysics.
Admission to the Graduate School requires:
- a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;
- an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 overall or on the last 60 hours (or
half-degree requirement)
- a satisfactory record on previous graduate work
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores averaging 500 each on verbal and
quantitative
- three letters of recommendation to the Department of Geology and
Geophysics
- acceptance by the graduate faculty in the applicant's area of study.
- International applicants must have a score of 550 or higher on the paper
version or 213 or higher on computer version on the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) before an international application can be evaluated
for admission.
Specific Graduate School requirements for applicants who have completed degree
requirements outside the U.S. are given in the Graduate School catalog.
Admission to the Department of Geology and Geophysics is made by the
departmental faculty and is based on evidence of academic achievement and promise
in the field of geology and geophysics
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Where to Send Your Application
In order to be considered for the LSU Geology Graduate Program, you must fill out the LSU Graduate School application. On-line applications are now available at the LSU Graduate School website. To complete the application process, you must send the LSU Graduate School an official transcript(s) from each institution you attended, as well as your GRE scores.
Three letters of recommendation are required and should be mailed to:
Academic Coordinator
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
*If you have any questions about the Graduate application process, please contact:
Heather Lee
Graduate Coordinator
heather@lsu.edu
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Deadline for Submission
Applications for admission may be submitted at any time. However, in order to be considered for admission in a particular semester and to be considered for various types of financial aid, applications should be sent to the Department of Geology and Geophysics before the following dates:
|
Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
| For University fellowships |
January 30 |
No Awards |
| For Departmental assistantships |
January 1 |
October 15 |
| Without financial aid |
May 1 |
November 1 |
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International Students
We receive a very large number of applications from international students each year, many from individuals seeking graduate study in areas of earth science not represented in our department. To help facilitate the processing of these requests, we ask that international students first fill out and return a pre-application form (WORD format or pdf format) to us which will allow us to determine if our program will fit your background and educational plans before you send LSU your full application materials. It would be to the advantage of international students to communicate at an early date with one or more members of the graduate faculty to identify potential major professors who would be willing to support their request for admission into the graduate program.
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LSU General Catalog
The LSU General General Catalog is now available online on the World Wide Web: www.lsu.edu/catalogs/2007
Click here to download Graduate School section of the LSU General Catalog
To obtain a hard copy of the LSU General Catalog, please send a check or money order (no cash, please) for $3.00, made payable to Louisiana State University to:
Office of Graduate Planning
134 David Boyd Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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Geology Graduate Student Handbook
The Department of Geology and Geophysics has created a Graduate Student Handbook that contains detailed information on the requirements of students seeking MS and PhD degrees, and generally useful information on the Department and LSU. At the time of admission to the program the requirements outlined in the Graduate Handbook are considered those to which entering graduate students must adhere to complete their degrees. However, if there are subsequent changes in requirements adopted by the Department, the student may opt to follow the latter requirements. The 2008-2009 Graduate Student Handbook for the Department of Geology and Geophysics is in pdf format.
Older Graduate Handbooks that are online include:
2002-2003 Handbook
2003-2004 Handbook
2004-2005 Handbook
2005-2006 Handbook
2007-2008 Handbook
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