Transcript Evaluations

Students are required to have official transcripts from each college/university previously attended mailed directly to the LSUS Admissions Office, regardless of whether credit was earned.

Louisiana State University in Shreveport accepts credits from institutions accredited by one of the regional accrediting agencies/commissions at the time the credits are earned.  Credits earned from some non-accredited institutions are accepted on a limited basis.  The initial evaluation of transfer work is conducted by the Admissions Office to determine overall acceptance of credit.  The final applicability of transfer credits to a specific degree program rests with the respective Academic Dean’s office. 

All courses transferred in may not apply to a specific degree program (this may include credits earned more than ten years ago).  Students should refer questions about transferring courses into degree programs to the Admissions Office or the appropriate Academic Dean’s office.

Once completed, the evaluation of credits can be viewed online via COMPASS.  The evaluation will list all courses that have transferred into Louisiana State University in Shreveport.  The evaluation on COMPASS denotes the LSUS course numbers, where appropriate, for those courses that are equivalent to LSUS courses.  Courses listed with no LSUS number are considered transferable, but no course equivalency has been assigned.  For a quick reference of transfer equivalencies within the State of Louisiana, please consult the Board of Regent’s articulation matrices for General Education, Business, and Natural/Biological Sciences.

Courses taken at the freshman and sophomore levels (courses at the 100 and 200 level) at two-year colleges may not be counted for transfer credit as upper-level courses (any course numbered 300 and above).

If you have any questions regarding transfer of credits or transfer equivalencies, please contact the Admissions Office at (318) 797-5058.

Foreign Transcripts

Transcripts from schools outside the United States must be evaluated by an approved independent evaluation service, with associated costs to be paid by the student.  The evaluation will verify the accreditation of the school and establish the credit equivalencies so that LSUS will be able to give you as much credit as possible.  Please request an English translation (if not in English) and a course-by-course evaluation be sent directly to the LSUS Admissions Office from one of the following:  AACRAO, World Education Services, or Educational Credential Evaluators.  Since in some cases the evaluation may take 8 weeks or more please check application deadlines to make sure that your file will be processed before the applicable deadline.

If you have any questions regarding transfer of foreign credits, please contact the Admissions Office at (318) 797-5237.