Applicants are required to meet the requirements for all students seeking graduate admission to LSU. In addition, design portfolios for those with previous experience are desirable, but not required. Applicants with no design experience will be evaluated based on gpa, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and statement of purpose.]

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Graduate fellowships and teaching and research assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis. Graduate students are also eligible for school scholarships and financial assistance after their first year.]

SCHOOL & COLLEGE FACILITIES

CADGIS. This computing, teaching, and research laboratory serves the College of Art & Design and the Department of Geography & Anthropology, with links to the U. S. Geological Survey. This facility houses excellent equipment and is used in planning contracts for state and local agencies.]

Hilltop Arboretum. The University and the Friends of Hilltop Arboretum operate this 16-acre site six miles from campus, originally developed as a nursery and display garden for native plants.]

Visual Resource Library. Slide collections of the Schools of Landscape Architecture, Art, and Architecture are catalogued in this facility. Image processing software allows for storage and retrieval of images for classroom and tutorial use.]