Support Curricular Band
The Support curricular band honors the unique, first-year college experience of an international student. Elements of this curricular band include courses, co-curricular field experiences, and purposeful extra-curricular activities. The intent of this band is to aid students’ personal development as expert learners, global professionals, and citizens.
The Orientation Week is composed of several days of orientation and welcome activities. Students will receive essential information, be introduced to their surroundings, and participate in related social activities.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: All students entering the program are required to attend orientation.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/0
This course will orient the student with the university, its surrounding area, and its embedded national cultural context. It provides students with study skills and interpersonal competencies for continued success.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: NONE
Accelerator Route: Extended
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/1
- Community Activity Sequence I
The Community Activity Sequence is a series of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that provide an integrated experience for students both in and out of the classroom. The sequence is crafted to positively address student retention.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: None
Accelerator Route: Extended
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/0
- Community Activity Sequence II
The Community Activity Sequence is a series of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that provide an integrated experience for students both in and out of the classroom. The sequence is crafted to positively address student retention.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: None
Accelerator Route: Academic
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/0
- Community Activity Sequence III
The Community Activity Sequence is a series of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that provide an integrated experience for students both in and out of the classroom. The sequence is crafted to positively address student retention.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: None
Accelerator Route: Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/0
English Language
The English Language curricular band supports meaningful and rapid improvement of students’ proficiency, regardless of their entry-point. Elements of this curricular band include English-language instruction in a variety of contexts: language-strategy and skill area acquisition, integrated content and applied context, as well as supplemental instruction labs to concurrent academic courses.
- English for Academic Purposes I
Students in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing in academic contexts. Special attention is paid to bibliographic practices and information systems.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: English-language placement exam results upon arrival.
Accelerator Route: Extended
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/8
- English for Academic Purposes II
Students in the English for Academic Purposes II (EAP II) course practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing in academic contexts. Special attention is paid to bibliographic practices and information systems.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: EAP I.
Accelerator Route: Academic
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/3
- Technology for Academic Purposes
In the Technology for Academic Purposes (TAP) course, students learn to use a variety of academic technologies, including library resources, productivity applications, social media, and web development tools.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: NONE.
Accelerator Route: Extended
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/2
- English Course Supplemental Instruction Labs
Labs accompany academic courses to provide students added time to apply English-language skill area strategies and are an opportunity for structured study time with peers.
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: Concurrent with academic courses.
Accelerator Route: Academic
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/3
- ENGL 1004 English Composition (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: Required in the first semester for all international students who score IELTS 6.0 on the placement exam.
Accelerator Route: Learning Track
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3
- ENGL 1005 English Composition (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1004 or placement by department. It is required in the second semester for all international students who score IELTS 6.0 on the placement exam.
Accelerator Route: Learning Track
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3
General Education Courses
The overall General Education curricular band enables students to gain authentic university coursework experience and transferable credits as they develop their language, academic, and cultural attributes. Elements of the curricular band are arranged into three main theme areas.
Each theme aligns across all terms of the program. These theme areas are Theme 1: Analysis and Interpretation; Theme 2: Communication and Communities; and Theme 3: Local and Global Worldviews.
Coursework is also distinguished by degree learning track. These degree learning tracks include: STEM/Computer Science; Social Science and Humanities; and Business, Finance, and Economics.
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