Admissions

Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent foreign degree.

• A 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on undergraduate course work or in the final 60 credit hours or at least 9 hours of any graduate work already completed with appropriate grades for regular admission.
• If your GPA is between 2.75-3.00, a high GRE score may be used for compensation.

• Individual transcripts for EVERY institution you have attempted hours must be submitted. Transcripts can be unofficial, however, a transcript for each school is required for review. If admitted, then all official transcripts are required within the first 30 days of courses beginning.
• In addition to transcripts, international applicants are required to submit degree certificates/diplomas. 

Resume/CV containing employment and educational history.

Three Letters of Recommendation are requested under the recommendation tab in the application portal.

• Your format will reflect your level of professionalism. Your statement of purpose should be limited to three pages or less (unless a program requests additional pages).  Be concise. As a good rule, a single-spaced, 10-12 point-size font, with reasonable margins is best.
• Use the following prompts to guide you in writing your Statement of Purpose:  Introduce yourself and your reasons for pursuing graduate study.
  • Discuss your experiences with the following:
    • Explain why you chose the field of Chemical Engineering
    • List your expertise and accomplishments in your major field.
    • Describe your undergraduate studies, current career track or volunteer activities and how they relate to what you intend to do in graduate school.
    • Include specific experiences that demonstrate your motivation and inspiration for continued study.
    • Mention specific faculty with whom you are interested in working with at LSU.
    • Leave the reader with a statement of your perceived qualifications and your view of why you will be successful in graduate school.
    • Describe how you will manage the academic demand of graduate school. If you are applying to the PhD program, discuss how will you manage the academic demand of graduate school while completing research.
    • Explain what it is that you hope to experience or contribute while you are a student at LSU?
    • Describe your plans or goals after you have received your graduate degree and how this program will help you reach those goals.

• TOFEL or IELTS scores (for international applicants)
• The minimum TOFEL requirement is
  • 550 (paper-based exam)   
  • 213 (computer-based exam)   
  • or 79 (internet-based exam) 
• The minimum IELTS requirement is 6.5

GRE scores are optional for both programs.