LSUS is located in the southeast corner of Shreveport, Louisiana. Our campus is 5 miles South of downtown Shreveport, on Highway 1, close to many restaurants and shopping areas. Click here for driving directions.
LSUS is part of the Louisiana State University system, however, LSU in Shreveport and LSU in Baton Rouge are separate entities. Each campus is independent and has separate admission applications and procedures, scholarship opportunities, academic choices and majors, and student activities.
The LSUS student to teacher ratio is 19 to 1. Some of your freshman level courses will have larger enrollment, but most of the courses within your major will have between 15 and 20 students. A small student to teacher ratio means that you will receive more individualized attention from a faculty member who knows you.
LSUS offers a variety of online courses ranging from freshmen level to graduate level courses. These courses are great for both traditional and non-traditional students who have full time jobs or families and who wish to pursue further education.
Students register at assigned times according to his/her classification based on the number of hours completed at the time of registration. These dates are posted under important dates.
Freshman
29 or fewer semester hours
Sophomore
30-59 semester hours
Junior
60-89 semester hours
Senior
90 or more semester hours
Second Degree
Student who holds a Bachelor’s degree and is working toward a second undergraduate degree
Students approved for any type of financial aid will accept and apply financial aid on the web.
Click “Financial Aid.”
Click “View Award.”
Select correct term.
Under “Accept Award”, click “YES.”
Save your changes.
If you owe a balance after your financial aid has been applied to your tuition and fees, you should follow the instructions on the website to pay the remaining balance with a check or credit card by the fee payment deadline. Print a receipt.
If your financial aid is greater than your tuition and fees, you will be able to view the payment applied to your bill on Compass the following day. Announcements concerning when and where to receive your refund check will be made by Accounting Services.
Students approved for any type of financial aid will accept and apply financial aid on the web.
Click “Financial Aid.”
Click “View Award.”
Select correct term.
Under “Accept Award”, click “YES.”
Save your changes.
If you owe a balance after your financial aid has been applied to your tuition and fees, you should follow the instructions on the website to pay the remaining balance with a check or credit card by the fee payment deadline. Print a receipt.
If your financial aid is greater than your tuition and fees, you will be able to view the payment applied to your bill on Compass the following day. Announcements concerning when and where to receive your refund check will be made by Accounting Services.
The Deferred Fee Program allows students to defer one half of their fees for fall and spring terms. Only continuing students not on academic probation may defer fees, and they must pay a $20 non-refundable, non-deferrable additional fee to do so. Payment dates are as follows:
Fall: one half at registration and one half by October 15.* Spring: one half at registration and one half by March 1.*
*Payment deadlines falling on Saturday or Sunday will be moved to the next business day.
Instead of dormitories, LSUS' student housing is University Court Apartments (UCA). The UCA is a full service apartment complex with all the amenities of apartments, and all the fun and benefits of traditional campus housing. For more information, contact the UCA staff at (318) 797-8588 or visit UCA’s web site.
Grades are not mailed to students. Students must view and print grades online. Grades will be available via the web on the Thursday after commencement.
Prospective, current and former students must maintain complete and accurate information in the Admissions and Records Office so that all information concerning academic records will be available to them. Students who need to change their name and/or social security number must fill out a data change form in the Admissions and Records Office and provide documentation to support the change (marriage license, divorce decree, social security card, court documents, etc.). No data change form will be processed without the student's signature. Students may change their address, phone number and e-mail address online using COMPASS.
LSUS has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to provide enrollment verifications and degree verifications. Student loan companies, future employers, apartment leasers, etc. should be directed to the National Student Clearinghouse at:
Students may download this information for their own purposes via compass.lsus.edu (click on Records). To obtain verification of enrollment for good student auto discount, students must complete a request for verification of enrollment by coming into the Admissions and Records Office and completing a form. For your security, these forms cannot be faxed. Please allow two working days are to process this request.
