University Research Project

Hunter Collins2nd Hour

December 17, 2012

Louisiana State University

3848 W. Lakeshore Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 578-3202

• The Louisiana General Assembly passed legislation for a state institution of higher education in 1853. This created the Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana, which was opened January 2, 1860 in Pineville, La with Col. William T. Sherman as Superintendent.

• The school closed in June 1861 because of the Civil War. It reopened April 1, 1863 but was closed again just three weeks later due to the Red River Valley invasion by the federal army. The school was reopened again in October 1865, but was burned down 4 years later on October 15, 1869.

• The school reopened in Baton Rouge on November 1, 1869 and has remained there since. In 1870, its name was changed to Louisiana State University.

• Tuition and fees per semester equal around $3,500 for a full-time student from Louisiana. For Out of state students, the total is a little over $11,000 per semester.

• Tuition is $2,597.30 for a resident student with 12 hours of classes, and required fees $494.70.

• Other fees include an academic excellence fee which is $245 for a full-time student.

• The technology fee is $5 per hour, which equals $60 for a student taking 12 hours.

• The operational fee will cost full-time students $80.

• Bachelor of Science• Bachelor of Science in

Forestry• Bachelor of Architecture• Bachelor of Fine Arts• Bachelor of Interior Designs• Bachelor of Landscape

Architecture• Bachelor of Science in

Biological Engineering• Bachelor of Science in

Chemical Engineering• Bachelor of Science in Civil

Engineering• Bachelor of Science in

Construction Management• Bachelor of Science in

Electrical Engineering

•Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering•Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering•Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering•Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering•Bachelor of Arts•Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies•Bachelor of Sciences•Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications•Bachelor of Music•Bachelor of Music Education•Bachelor of Science in Geology

Undergraduate Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction

Management• Construction management is the process of coordinating and

managing residential, commercial, industrial, and highway construction projects from the site survey until completion.

• The construction management program at LSU gives graduates a good mix of the technical aspects with the business management aspects of the construction industry. This allows graduates to become professionals that can manage construction processes effectively and efficiently.

• Students must complete 123 semester hours to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management

Freshman Year Courses: • CM 1010, 2012 6• Engl 1001 3• Gen-ed arts 3• Gen-ed life science 3• Gen-ed humanities 6• Elective 3• ISDS 1100 3• Math 1550 5Total hours …………………..32

Sophomore Year:• Acct 2000, 2001 6• CM 2121, 2131, 2141 9• Econ 2030 3• Engl 2000 3• Phys 2001, 2002 6• Gen-ed communication 3Total hours……………………30

Junior Year:• CM 3000, 3100, 3121, 3131,

3141, 3303, 3400, 3505 24

• Math 1552 4

• Gen-ed social science 3

Total hours……………………….31

Senior Year:• CM 3506, 4200, 4201, 4202 12• Bus/mgmt elective 9• Elective 6• IE 3201 3Total hours………………………30

Mike VI

• Mike VI became LSU’s mascot on August 25, 2007.

• LSU received its first tiger, Mike I in 1936, and has had a live tiger mascot since.

• Mike lives in a 15,000 square foot habitat.

Alumni

NBA star Shaquille O’neal

Dr. James Andrews, M.D.World-renowned orthopedic surgeon and founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute

• I plan on attending Louisiana State University because I grew up in Louisiana and could never see myself going to college anywhere but here.

References

• www.lsu.edu

• www.andrewscenters.com

• http://celticshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/shaq_lsu1a.jpg