The Degree Audit is an agreement between the student and their department, and outlines
the student’s individualized degree requirements as determined by the student’s major
professor and advisory committee. The Degree Audit form must be submitted by the
student’s advisory committee through the Department Chair or Graduate Advisor for final
approval by the Dean of the Graduate School. These forms are available on the Graduate
School’s website and from Graduate Student Services. Below are guidelines for completing
the forms and avoiding common mistakes. Errors may result in the forms’ return and may
delay Graduate School approval. !
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Major Fields must be as listed in the Graduate Bulletin (i.e., no subfields or specialties
should be listed.)
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Minor Fields must be in a curriculum offering a graduate degree; requires a committee
member from the minor department and approval of the minor department chair. Internal
minors need not be listed and are monitored by the department.
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Committee Members must be members of the graduate faculty. The General Catalog and
one’s Departmental Graduate Advisor are the best sources for information on committee
composition and graduate faculty status. Additional members can be added at the time of
the General Exam. If one includes a member of Southern University’s graduate faculty, they
ought to indicate this with (SU) after the faculty’s typed name.
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Signatures must be original. No one else may sign for a committee member.
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Course Work: the Degree Audit must include the required numbers of hours listed
according to the departmental requirements, but may not list excess hours taken. The
department reserves the right to determine the acceptability of courses with respect to the
age of the courses and applicability to current degree requirements.
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Undergraduate Courses may not be listed. This includes departmental prerequisites,
required English and/or foreign language requirements.
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Courses from Other Institutions must be listed as they appear on the official transcript:
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Official transcripts must be on file from all institutions the student attended and work must
be completed at the graduate level (as indicated on the “Credential Analysis” sent to the
department from Graduate Admissions.)
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Course work must have a grade of A, B, P, or S or the verified equivalent.
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Departments should determine that course work from foreign institutions is comparable to
graduate courses at LSU in terms of semester hours, quality of instruction, and grading.
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Quarter hours should be converted to semester hours at the rate of 2/3.
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Repetition of Courses is based on the maximum number of hours specified in the General
Catalog.
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Departmental Requirements should be checked prior to submission to Graduate Student
Services.
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Questions may be directed to Graduate Student Services at (225) 578-3181.
