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
- Live Learn Grow I, II, and III
These courses 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, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 0/1 each course
English Language
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 (ELOP)
Students in the English for Academic Purposes 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: 0/10
- ENGL 1000 English for Academic Success (3)
- Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: English for Academic Purposes or placement by department.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3
- ENGL 1004 English Composition (3)
- Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1000 or placement by department.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3
- ENGL 1005 English Composition (3)
- Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: ENGL 1004 or placement by department.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
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.
Theme 1: Analysis and Interpretation
Mathematics - MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: Placement by department. Credit will not be given for both this course and MATH 1015 or MATH 1023.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3 Hours of Lecture per Week: 1 Lab Hours per Week: 3
- MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: MATH 1021 or placement by department. Credit will not be given for both this course and MATH 1015 or MATH 1023.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3 Hours of Lecture per Week: 1 Lab Hours per Week: 3
- MATH 1029 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: NONE.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3
- MATH 1431 Calculus with Business and Economic Applications (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: MATH 1021 or equivalent. Credit will be given for only one of the following: MATH 1431, MATH 1550, MATH 1551.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3 Hours of Lecture per Week: 3 Lab Hours per Week: 1
- MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: An appropriate ALEKS placement score. Credit will be given for only one of the following: MATH 1431, MATH 1550, or MATH 1551.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 5/3
- MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: MATH 1550 or MATH 1551. Credit will not be given for both this course and MATH 1553 or MATH 1554.
Accelerator Route: Extended, Academic, Integrated
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 4/3 Sciences - CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: credit or registration in MATH 1022, MATH 1023, MATH 1431, MATH 1550 or MATH 1551.
Accelerator Route: Academic and Learning Track
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3
- CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: CHEM 1201 or CHEM 1421. Credit will not be given for both this course and CHEM 1422.
Accelerator Route: Academic and Learning Track
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 3/3
- CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
Prerequisites or Enrollment Requirements: Credit or registration in CHEM 1002, CHEM 1202 or CHEM 1422. Credit will not be given for both this course and CHEM 1431. Students registering for laboratory courses in chemistry are charged a laboratory usage deposit on their fee bill.
Accelerator Route: Academic and Learning Track
LSU/IAP Credit Hours: 2/2 Lab Hours per Week: 6
Theme 2: Communication and Communities
Humanities
Theme 3: Local and Global Worldviews
Humanities
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