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  2. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
  3. PART 1. Signatures Attesting to Compliance
  4. PART 2. List of Substantive Changes Approved Since the Last Reaffirmation
  5. PART 3. Institutional Assessment of Compliance
    1. Section 2: Core Requirements
      1. 2.1 Degree-granting Authority
      2. 2.2 Governing Board
      3. 2.3 Chief Executive Officer
      4. 2.4 Institutional Mission
      5. 2.5 Institutional Effectiveness
        1. 2.5 Institutional Effectiveness (Continued)
      6. 2.6 Continuous Operation
      7. 2.7.1 Program Length
        1. 2.7.1 Program Length (Continued)
      8. 2.7.2 Program Content
      9. 2.7.3 General Education
      10. 2.7.4 Course work for Degrees
      11. 2.8 Faculty
      12. 2.9 Learning Resources and Services
      13. 2.10 Student Support Services
        1. 2.10 Student Support Services (Continued)
      14. 2.11.1 Financial Resources
      15. 2.11.2 Physical Resources
    2. Section 3: Comprehensive Standards
      1. 3.1.1 Mission
      2. 3.2.1 CEO evaluation/selection
      3. 3.2.2 Governing board control
      4. 3.2.3 Board conflict of interest
      5. 3.2.4 External Influence
      6. 3.2.5 Board dismissal
      7. 3.2.6 Board/administration distinction
      8. 3.2.7 Organizational structure
      9. 3.2.8 Qualified administrative/academic officers
      10. 3.2.9 Personnel appointment
      11. 3.2.10 Administrative staff evaluations
      12. 3.2.11 Control of intercollegiate athletics
      13. 3.2.12 Fund-raising activities
      14. 3.2.13 Institution-related entities
      15. 3.2.14 Intellectual property rights
      16. 3.3.1 Institutional Effectiveness
        1. 3.3.1.1
          1. 3.3.1.1 (Continued)
        2. 3.3.1.2
        3. 3.3.1.3
          1. 3.3.1.3 (Continued)
        4. 3.3.1.4
          1. 3.3.1.4 (Continued)
        5. 3.3.1.5
          1. 3.3.1.5 (Continued)
      17. 3.4.1 Academic program approval
      18. 3.4.2 Continuing education/service programs
      19. 3.4.3 Admissions policies
      20. 3.4.4 Acceptance of academic credit
      21. 3.4.5 Academic policies
      22. 3.4.6 Practices for awarding credit
      23. 3.4.7 Consortial relationships/contractual agreements
      24. 3.4.8 Noncredit to credit
      25. 3.4.9 Academic support services
        1. 3.4.9 (Continued)
        2. 3.4.9 (Continued - 2)
      26. 3.4.10 Responsibility for curriculum
      27. 3.4.11 Academic program coordination
      28. 3.4.12 Technology use
      29. 3.5.1 General education competencies
      30. 3.5.2 Institutional credits for a degree
      31. 3.5.3 Undergraduate program requirements
      32. 3.5.4 Terminal degrees of faculty
      33. 3.6.1 Post-baccalaureate program rigor
        1. 3.6.1 Post-baccalaureate program rigor (Continued)
      34. 3.6.2 Graduate curriculum
      35. 3.6.3 Institutional credits for a graduate degree
      36. 3.6.4 Post-baccalaureate program requirements
      37. 3.7.1 Faculty competence
      38. 3.7.2 Faculty evaluation
      39. 3.7.3 Faculty development
      40. 3.7.4 Academic freedom
      41. 3.7.5 Faculty role in governance
      42. 3.8.1 Learning/information resources
      43. 3.8.2 Instruction of library use
      44. 3.8.3 Qualified staff
      45. 3.9.1 Student rights
      46. 3.9.2 Student records
      47. 3.9.3 Qualified staff
      48. 3.10.1 Financial Stability
      49. 3.10.2 Financial aid audits
      50. 3.10.3 Control of finances
      51. 3.10.4 Control of sponsored research/external funds
      52. 3.11.1 Control of physical resources
      53. 3.11.2 Institutional environment
      54. 3.11.3 Physical facilities
      55. 3.12.1 Substantive change
      56. 3.13 Policy compliance
        1. 3.13.1 "Accrediting Decisions of Other Agencies"
        2. 3.13.2. "Collaborative Academic Arrangements: Policy and Procedures"
        3. 3.13.3. "Complaint Procedures Against the Commission or Its Accredited Institutions"
        4. 3.13.4. "Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports"
          1. 3.13.4.a.
          2. 3.13.4.b.
      57. 3.14.1 Publication of accreditation status
      58. 3.13.5. "Separate Accreditation for Units of a Member Institution"
        1. 3.13.5.a.
        2. 3.13.5.b.
    3. Section 4: Federal Requirements
      1. 4.1 Student Achievement
      2. 4.2 Program curriculum
        1. 4.2 Program curriculum (Continued)
      3. 4.3 Publication of policies
      4. 4.4 Program length
        1. 4.4 Program length (Continued)
      5. 4.5 Student complaints
      6. 4.6 Recruitment materials
      7. 4.7 Title IV program responsibilities
      8. 4.8 Distance and correspondence education
        1. 4.8.1
        2. 4.8.2
        3. 4.8.3
      9. 4.9 Definition of credit hours
  6. PART 4. Institutional Summary Form Prepared for Commission Reviews
  7. FOCUSED REPORT
  8. QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN (QEP)

4.2 Program curriculum

The institution’s curriculum is directly related and appropriate to the purpose and goals of the institution and the diplomas, certificates, or degrees awarded. (Program curriculum)

Compliance Status

Louisiana State University and A&M College is in compliance with this principle.

Narrative

The curriculum of Louisiana State University and A&M College (LSU) is related to the purpose and goals of the institution as well as to the diplomas and degrees awarded. Recognizing its unique role, scope, and mission as the leading academic institution in the state and as a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution, LSU offers “a broad array of undergraduate degree programs and extensive graduate research opportunities designed to attract and educate highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students” for the “generation, preservation, dissemination, and application of knowledge and cultivation of the arts” [1]. 

As a comprehensive institution of higher learning, LSU awards baccalaureate, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees through its colleges or schools of Agriculture, Art and Design, Business, Coast and Environment, Engineering, Human Science and Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mass Communications, Music and Dramatic Arts, Science, and Veterinary Medicine. LSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 70 major fields, master's-level degrees in 76 major fields, doctoral (PhD) degrees in 47 major fields, and professional doctoral degrees in music and veterinary medicine. Semester credit-hour degree requirements are the same regardless of the method of delivery, i.e., face-to-face or online. As appropriate, the university pursues program accreditation by national bodies to ensure curricula quality. As noted in Comprehensive Standard 3.13.1, 24 external accreditation agencies have accredited 80 LSU degree programs at the baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate levels, and across several disciplines.

The necessary review and consideration required by the Louisiana Board of Regents Policy on New Academic Programs ensures that degree programs are based on fields of study appropriate to higher education and consistent with the role, scope, and mission of the institution [2] [3].  The policies and procedures required for the development, approval, and revision of new LSU degree programs and courses ensure that the university’s degree programs encompass coherent courses of study compatible with its stated mission. When submitted to the Louisiana Board of Regents, “proposals for graduate-level programs and for highly technical and/or selective baccalaureates require review by external consultants” [4]. Consequently, the proposed program is evaluated by an external source verifying the appropriateness of these programs in a higher education setting. Programs at LSU set the standards and “good practices” for the state as well as the nation.

Baccalaureate Degree Programs

The baccalaureate degree programs are listed in the LSU General Catalog [5] and in Table 1. All baccalaureate degree programs at LSU require at least 120 hours of undergraduate semester hours of credit. Like most, if not all, institutions of higher learning, LSU requires that students must develop general education competencies or essential learning outcomes in a broad array of disciplines in addition to competencies specific to their majors.  This general education component [6] of the undergraduate program requires that students take 39 credit hours of course work in six general education areas:

  1. English Composition (six hours)
  2. Analytical Reasoning (six hours)
  3. Arts (three hours)
  4. Humanities (nine hours)
  5. Natural Sciences (nine hours)
  6. Social Sciences (six hours).

Table 1: All LSU Baccalaureate Degree Programs

Department

Curriculum/Major

Curriculum Code

Degree

# Hrs

College of Agriculture (AGRI) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

Agricultural Business

AGBU

BS

120

School of Animal Sciences

Animal, Dairy & Poultry Sciences

ADP

BS

120

School of Human Ecology

Nutrition and Food Sciences 

NUTR

BS

120

Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising

HETAM

BS

120

Interdepartmental

Agricultural Education - Grades 6-12

AGED

BS

120

Plant & Soil Systems

PLSYS

BS

120

School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences

Environmental Management Systems

ENSYS

BS

120

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Forestry (Forest Management)

FORM

BSF

128

Natural Resource Ecology & Management

NREM

BS

128

College of Art & Design (ADSN) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Architecture      

Architecture (Five-year Program)

ARCH

Bachelor of Architecture            (BArch)

162

Art

Studio Art

STAR

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

120

Interior Design

Interior Design

ID

Bachelor of Interior Design (BID)

135

Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture  (Five-year Program)

LA

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture  (BLA)

159

E. J. Ourso College of Business (BADM) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Accounting

Accounting                       

ACCT

BS

120

Economics

Economics                        

ECONS

BS

120

International Trade and Finance

ITF

BS

120

Finance

Finance                         

FIN

BS

120

Information Systems & Decision Sciences

Information Systems & Decision Sciences

ISDS

BS

120

Interdepartmental

General Business

GBUS

BS

120

William W. and Catherine M. Rucks Department of Management

Management                    

MGT

BS

120

Marketing

Marketing                     

MKT

BS

120

School of Coast & Environment (SCE) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Interdepartmental

Coastal Environmental Science

CES

BS in Coastal Environmental Science

120

College of Engineering (ENGR) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Biological Engineering

BE

BS in Biological Engineering (BSBE)

128

Gordon A. and Mary Cain Department of Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

CHE

BS in Chemical Engineering (BSCheE)

128

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering

CE

BS in Civil Engineering (BSCE)

120

Environmental Engineering

EVEG

BS in Environmental Engineering (BSEnvE)

128

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering

IE

BS in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)

126

Mechanical Engineering

ME

BS in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

127-128

School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Computer Engineering

EEC

BS in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

127

Electrical Engineering

EE

127

Computer Science

CSC

BS

120

Construction Management

Construction Management

CM

BS in Construction Management (BSCM)

122

Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

PETE

BS in Petroleum Engineering (BSPE)

128

College of Human Sciences and Education (HSE) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

School of Education

Early Childhood Education: PK-3 Teacher Certification

PK3CT

BS

120-122

Elementary Grades Education

ELED

BS

120-125

School of Human Resource Education & Workforce Development

Human Resource Education

HRE

BS

120

School of Kinesiology

Kinesiology                      

KIN

BS

120

Athletic Training

ATRN

BS

125

Sport Administration

SPADM

BS

120

School of Social Work

Child & Family Studies

HECFS

BS

120

College of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Communication Disorders

COMD

BA

120

Communication Studies

Communication Studies

CMST

BA

120

English

English                           

ENGL

BA

120

Foreign Languages & Literatures

Spanish                           

SPAN

BA

120

French Studies

French                           

FREN

BA

120

Geography & Anthropology

Anthropology                

ANTH

BA

120

Geography                      

GEOGA

BA

120

GEOGS

BS

120

History

History                           

HIST

BA

120

Interdepartmental

Economics                   

ECONA

BA

120

Interdisciplinary Studies

IS

BIS

120

International Studies

INTL

BA

120

Liberal Arts

LIBAR

BA

120

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Philosophy                   

PHIL

BA

120

Political Science

Political Science

POLI

BA

120

Psychology

Psychology                      

PSYCS

BS

120

Sociology

Sociology                          

SOCL

BA

120

Manship School of Mass Communication (MC) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Mass Communication

Mass Communication

MC

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (BAMC)

120

College of Music & Dramatic Arts (MDA) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

School of Music

Music                                

MUSIC

Bachelor of Music                (BM)

120

Music Education

MUSED

Bachelor of Music Education (BMEd)

128

Music                           

MUSAR

BA

120

Theatre

Theatre                          

THTR

BA

120

College of Science (SCI) Degree Programs - Baccalaureate

Biological Sciences

Biochemistry                

BCH

BS

120

Biological Sciences

BIOL

BS

120

Microbiology                 

MBIO

BS

120

Chemistry

Chemistry                       

CHEM

BS

120

Geology & Geophysics

Geology                        

GEOLP

BS in Geology (BSGeol)

120

Mathematics

Mathematics                 

MATH

BS

120

Physics & Astronomy

Physics                             

PHYS

BS

120

NOTE: The narrative continues in "4.2 (Continued)."

File Attachments:
  1. [1] LSU Mission Statement [1] LSU Mission Statement
  2. [2] Louisiana Board of Regents Academic Affairs Policy 2.04: Letters of Intent for New Academic Programs [2] Louisiana Board of Regents Academic Affairs Policy 2.04: Letters of Intent for New Academic Programs
  3. [3] Louisiana Board of Regents Academic Affairs Policy 2.05: Review of Proposals for New Academic Programs/Units - Guidelines for New Program Evaluation [3] Louisiana Board of Regents Academic Affairs Policy 2.05: Review of Proposals for New Academic Programs/Units - Guidelines for New Program Evaluation
  4. [4] Louisiana Board of Regents Academic Affairs Policy 2.05: Review of Proposals for New Academic Programs/Units [4] Louisiana Board of Regents Academic Affairs Policy 2.05: Review of Proposals for New Academic Programs/Units
  5. [5] 2013-2014 LSU General Catalog, Undergraduate Degrees and Courses [5] 2013-2014 LSU General Catalog, Undergraduate Degrees and Courses
  6. [6] 2013-2014 LSU General Catalog, The General Education Component of Undergraduate Education [6] 2013-2014 LSU General Catalog, The General Education Component of Undergraduate Education
  7. [7] 2013-2014 LSU General Catalog, Graduate Degrees and Courses [7] 2013-2014 LSU General Catalog, Graduate Degrees and Courses
  8. [8] School of Veterinary Medicine MS and PhD Programs [8] School of Veterinary Medicine MS and PhD Programs
  9. [9] LSU Policy Statement 45: Courses and Curriculum [9] LSU Policy Statement 45: Courses and Curriculum
  10. [10] LSU Academic Affairs Handbook on Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Program Review [10] LSU Academic Affairs Handbook on Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Program Review
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