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First Time Freshmen - 21-24 years of age

First-Time Freshmen: 21- 24 years of age
Adult students who are at least 21 years of age but not older than 24 years of age may be admitted to LSUS under one of the following options:

Option #1
Meet the minimum admissions requirements listed above for freshmen that apply based on whether the student graduated in-state or out-of-state or was home-schooled.

Option #2 Enroll as a non-matriculating (not eligible for federal financial aid) student until achieving a GPA of 2.0 on 12 or more term hours of non-developmental course work.

Option #3 Enroll as a part-time student taking 6 hours or less in fall/spring term or 3 hours or less in the summer until achieving a GPA of 2.0 on 12 or more term hours of non-developmental course work.

Admission from Out-of-State High Schools or Home-School Programs
First-time freshmen who are less than 21 years of age and who have graduated from out-of-state high schools or were home-schooled must meet one of the following minimum admissions criteria:

All criteria for students who graduated from Louisiana secondary schoolswhich are presented in 1, 2 and 3 above; OR

Have a high school GPA of 2.0 or greater, and rank in the top 50% of their high school graduating class, and have a 20 or greater ACT composite or equivalent SAT score and need no more than one developmental course; OR

Have a 23 or greater ACT composite or equivalent SAT score and need no more than one developmental course.

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Option #1	Meet the minimum admissions requirements listed above for freshmen that apply based on whether the student graduated in-state or out-of-state or was home-schooled.
Option #2	Enroll as a non-matriculating (not eligible for federal financial aid) student until achieving a GPA of 2.0 on 12 or more term hours of non-developmental course work.
Option #3	Enroll as a part-time student taking 6 hours or less in fall/spring term or 3 hours or less in the summer until achieving a GPA of 2.0 on 12 or more term hours of non-developmental course work.