Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Louisiana State University in Shreveport, also referred to as LSUS, was established in 1967. The public co-educational university was originally a military academy. The Shreveport campus is located in Shreveport, Louisiana. This university campus boasts of enrolling more than 4,000 students annually. Louisiana State University has various colleges which include:

• College of Business Administration
• College of Education and Human Development
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Sciences

The Greek life at LSU in Shreveport provides its students various opportunities in leadership, philanthropy, scholarship and social activities. The organizations include Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Sigma, Phi Mu and Zeta Phi Beta. The students at LSUS publish a magazine called LSUS through which they express themselves.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, liberal arts, and therapy and counseling.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,281 in 2009-2010 (3,248 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 2 male students received the aid (men were 100% of those receiving aid) .

Graduate School Focus

LSU Shreveport offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (156 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (94 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

FINE ARTS (13 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (147 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (24 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

SCIENCE (65 awarded)

• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (22 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (65 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology