PLEASE NOTE: If you are intending to apply for direct admission to the E. J. Ourso College of Business, you must indicate a business major as your FIRST CHOICE of major on the LSU application. There is no separate application for the E. J. Ourso College, and only those who indicate a business major as their first choice will be considered.

Business majors are Accounting, Economics, International Trade & Finance, General Business, Finance, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Management, and Marketing. More information about business degree programs can be found here.

From the LSU General Catalog

All information taken from the LSU General Catalog is subject to change annually, and it is the students’ responsibility to understand the particulars of their catalog year to plan their academic experience at LSU. Questions about which catalog year should be followed should be e-mailed to advisor@lsu.edu. Please include name, major, and the year entered into LSU, but exclude any private information (LSUID, Social Security Number, birthdate, etc.).

EFFECTIVE FALL 2006

Students interested in admission to the E. J. Ourso College of Business as freshmen should apply to the college at the same time that they apply to LSU. A student must first be admitted to LSU to be considered for admission to the business college. Students must indicate they wish to be admitted as freshmen to the E. J. Ourso College of Business on their LSU application. Information about students admitted as freshmen in the previous academic year, including number of freshmen admitted and a student profile is available on the college Web site.

Students admitted as freshmen must register for and successfully complete BADM 1000 in their first semester to remain in the college. In addition, students admitted as freshmen must successfully complete the Pre- Business Core (English 1001, Math 1021 and 1431, Economics 2000, ISDS 1100 and Accounting 2001) with a “C” or better during their freshman year. Students who place out or test out of any of the Pre-Business Core classes will be given credit for successfully completing those classes. Freshmen who earn less than a “C” on any Pre-Business Core course will be put on college probation. Freshmen are subject to all other maintenance standards in order to continue as a business major.