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University History

In 1959, the Louisiana Legislature authorized the establishment of LSUA as a two-year commuter college under the governance of the LSU Board of Supervisors. LSUA registered its first students in September of 1960. The first degree program, an Associate in Nursing degree, was initiated in the Division of Nursing in 1964.

The additional academic divisions of Liberal Arts, Business Administration, and Sciences were created in 1967. In 1974, LSUA was accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. This accreditation was reaffirmed in 1984, 1994, and 2004.

Only one associate degree was available at LSUA from 1964 to March 1986, when the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science transfer degrees were approved. Over the next 15 years, several associate degree and certificate programs were added that the university continues to offer including:

  • Associate of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science (1996)
  • Associate of Arts in The Care and Development of Young Children (Spring 2001)
  • Certificate in Pharmacy Technology (Spring 2001)
  • Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology (Fall 2001)

From 1976 through Spring 2003, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College offered the upper-level course work for select bachelor's degree programs on the LSUA campus through a program known as LSU Senior College. Initially, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor of General Studies were offered. The Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education was added in 1982-83.

Spring 2020 Dean's List Released

Jun 5, 2020, 13:57 PM
Congratulations to all students earning a 3.5 or higher
LSUA is proud to announce the Dean’s List for Spring 2020. Students who are enrolled full time with a minimum of 12 hours and a GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible. Students who are taking multiple terms must earn the required GPA over a combination of all terms taken.

LOUISIANA
Acadia Parish—
Kourtney Credeur
Hunter Doucet
Austin Manuel

Allen Parish—
Allison Ballard
Dru Fontenot
Kaci Jack
Annsia Moton
Ashley Rollins
Mykal Stainback
Hannah Tarpley

Ascension Parish—
Heather Daunis

Avoyelles Parish—
Regan Balius
Blake Barbin
Kayla Bardwell
Krislin Blanchard
Lauren Bordelon
Julie Borrel
Kameron Bourgeois
Ashlyn Brittain
Jayde Callegari
Jaylon Collins
Saije Cousin
Hailey Crenshaw
William Daigrepont
Abigail Dauzat
Tyler Dauzat
Haley Demars
Emily Ducote
Hayden Dufour
Hope Dupuy
Amber Edgeworth
Madison Fruge'
Courtney Gagnard
Taylor Goudeau
Casey Greenhouse
Nadia Guillote
Janessa Heath
Tyler Lacombe
Jacob Landry
Shelby Marcotte
Katelyn Mayeux
Kelsi Mayeux
Michelle Mcglothlin
Kayleigh Montalvo
Devyn Ponthieu
Sean Ralston
Dayton Rivas
Amal Sarama
Shamha Sarameh
Brittany Simmons
Kennie Smith
Madeline St.Romain
Madison Williams

Beauregard Parish—
Abilene Clendening
Lakeitha Hopkins
Danika Wilber

Bossier Parish—
Jessica Koch
Priscilla Molina

Caddo Parish—
Emily Daniel
Amber Giddens
Alexis Mckenzie

Calcasieu Parish—

Eryn Mccraw-Smith
Jennifer Willis

Catahoula Parish—
Corie Barton
Nathaniel Calhoun

East Baton Rouge Parish—

Beatrice Butler
Jaslyn Evans
Amanda Himel
Chevis Hughes
Ettenna Kelly
Charles Lepisto
Corderro London
Romona Robinson
Charles Stanley
Lakyn Wales
Christianna Winnfield

Evangeline Parish—
Gabriella Aguillard
Jakayla Anderson
Kennady Ardoin
Veronica Bernal-Loftus
Desiree Brunet
Blaine Buras
Ashley Deshotels
Macy Gray
Morgan Harvey
Madeline Janice
Nickolas Labauve
Heidi Lafleur
Hunter Marcantel
Ronnie Mcbride
Sydney Reed
London Ritter
Adrian Senegal
Paige Sharpe
Dylan Spor
Mia Turner
Benjamin Vidrine
Sarah Vidrine
Dustin Wainwright
Taylor Young

Grant Parish—
Laikyn Ball
Jordan Beard
Lana Bowie
Joseph Caldero
Kaylea Godron
Lakin Higgs
Ivy Lewis
Courtney Miller
McKenzee Monroe
Kaitlyn Truelove
Michael Tyler
Jacie Walker
Sarah Watson
Brianna Wilkins

Iberia Parish—
Shateria Williams

La Salle Parish—
Briana Borland
Charles Brunson
Brayden Keene
Lainey Whatley

Lafayette Parish—
Benjamin Bayless
Holly De Leon-Hunter
Brandon Ellis
Chelsie Grabert
Melissa Hardy
Kavon Miller
Asia Pitre
Alona Price
Alanis Simpson
Da'Sha St Julien
Jordan Thibodeaux
Chandra White

Lafourche Parish—
Caitlyn Guidry
Lacey Hebert

Lincoln Parish—
Kristin Gatson
Kennis Gremillion

Livingston Parish—
Morgan Berry
Ashton Chisholm
Bailey Hughes

Ouachita Parish—
Tammie Colvin
Autumn Fulmer
Mario Martinez
Michael Saterfiel

Plaquemines Parish—
Michele Botello

Pointe Coupee Parish—
Dennise Corona
Jana Delome
Dianne Gauthier
Carl Harrison

Rapides Parish—
Madison Albright
Shelby Ardoin
Brandon Atkins
Shay Atkinson
Johnathan Ayala
Ashley Barnhill
Jessica Bass
Madalyn Beavers
Amira Benghozi
Johanna Bollich
Betty Jo Bourgeois
Alaya Bratton
Richard Brazzel
Raegan Brossett
Dustin Bryant
Jordan Burns
Dontoria Butler
Jonathan Carter
Brandon Cespiva
Kimberly Cloessner
Heavynly Cloud
Caitlin Coates
Cheyenne Cobb
Joann Cody
Sydnie Collins
Angelia Coon
Randal Cooper
Anna Cowan
Danielle Davis
Kady Delcambre
Annabel DeSilva
Eva Deville
Haylee Deville
Kinley Deville
Nicholas Doiron
Moriah Dorsey
Mallori Drum
Erin Dubrawsky
Logan Duff
Noah Dufour
Rachel Duncan
Manal Elghari
Helena Ellis
Hunter Eubanks
Jonathan Felix
Keelin Foley
Matthew Force
Bre'Asia Ford
Alvaro Garcia Manero
Austin Gaspard
Maeghan George
Shakita Gordon
Maelee Griffith
Johnny Grove
Kimberly Gruehl
Randall Guillory
Hannah Gunter
Elizabeth Gypin
Megan Hale
Kellie Hayes
Korianna Hebert
Alexander Hey
Grant Higgins
Deanna Hirchak
Zoe Holden
Bailey Hoyt
Xinyi Huang
Elizabeth Huffman
Cole Jackson
Sara Jaffrani
Romia Jamaleddin
Shannon James
Angela Jeffress
Price Jenkins
Ashland Johnson
Greshrai Joiner
Amanda Jones
Andrez Joseph
Miriam Joseph
Courtney Kelly
Daisy Labrada
Jesus Labrada
Danielle Laster
Kenna Lavalais
Holly Lavespere
Aja Law
James Lofton
Olivia Lucas
Lonnie Lucius
Jonathan Lundy
Angel Luttrull
Haleigh Lykins
Ashlynn Mahfouz
David Malone
Jacob Marze
Lenox Massey
Amanda Mathews
Harli Matt
Nicolas Mboungou
Raquel McGlothlin
Jazmyn Menina
Alberto Miller
Kelsey Mills
Jessica Miranda
Tashia Monaghan
Ryan Monk
Hannah Morace
Cameron Mosely
Cindy Nguyen
Kimberly Normand
Bryannah Norris-Wilcox
Amy Overfield
Kalli Parker
Jose Peraza
Brandon Pittman
Jamey Porter
Carlen Rachal
Jordan Rachal
Megan Rachal
Tavira Ransburg
Bo Rayner
Danyelle Reed
Kylee Reed
Kasey Rennier
Tyler Rhoades
Miranda Roberts
Tanya Rodriguez
Erin Rogers
Taylor Rogers
Alliyah Ross
Dustin Roy
Eloisa Rubio
Luz Rubio
Austin Salard
Emily Sanders
Kayla Sasser
Mohamad Sbeih
Cailey Scadlock
Lily Scheuermann
Ethan Schmitt
Jessica Schroeder
Martina Setliff
Beatriz Sierra
Alexis Simms
Tedra Simon
Allison Smith
Khalil Frederik Smith
Mia Smith
Rilee Smith
Mar'Krisseanna Span
Mar'Kristiny Span
John Stiltner
Blake Tisher
Zachary Tolbert
Erynn Townley
Jimena Valle
Karlee Vickers
Brittney Waltenbaugh
Qifang Weng
Megan Wezner
Stephanie Williams
Lauren Wilson
Amanda Womble
Grace Yerby
Sabeel Zeidan

Richland Parish—
Nashaun Ellis

Sabine Parish—
Abbey Mcmillian
Traci Partridge

St. John The Baptist—
Brittany Tregre
Brooke Tregre

Saint Landry Parish—
Lacey Bonvillain
Sarah Boudreaux
Brandy Darden
Johnny Fontenot
Syleena Gabel
Antonia Green
Heather Johnson
Kristie Manuel
Laci Polotzola
Brenda Sennette
Ashley Sharpe
Kirsten Thibodeaux

Saint Martin Parish—
Bryson Broussard
Destiny Nelson

Saint Tammany Parish—
Gavin Bridges
John Davis
Marcelle Davis
Alaysia Fleming
Louisa Grover
Brandee Manning
Bianca Rapp

Tangipahoa Parish—
Courtney Dawsey
Radiance Martin
Lynette Shoaf

Tensas Parish—
T'Nia Davis

Vermilion Parish—
Bren Faulk
Taylor Picard

Vernon Parish—
Meaghan Bailey
Emily Bolton
Sandy Gomez
Cammy Hooks
Jimmy Owens
Stacy Riner

West Feliciana—
Leanne Reames

Winn Parish—
Kaylie Lasyone
Lauren Polk
Kelley Skains

ALABAMA
Trystan St.Louis (Selma)

CALIFORNIA
Stephanie Doran (Colton)
Jennifer Tan (Colusa)

COLORADO
Francisco Gonzalez-Solis (Fort Morgan)

FLORIDA
Brookelyn Cramer (Pensacola)

GEORGIA
Alexandria Wright (Decatur)
Jennifer Gauldin (Valdosta)

IOWA
Rafael Bastos (Fort Dodge)

ILLINOIS
Blake Preston (Naperville)
Katheryne Campos (Hoffman Estastes)

MISSISSIPPI
Mallorie Fondren (Pascagoula)
Jordan Mcnabb (Foxworth)

NEW YORK
Romelcia Phillip (Far Rockaway)

PUERTO RICO

Monica Vazquez Torres (San Juan)

SOUTH CAROLINA
Yan Yan Rodgers (Columbia)

TEXAS
Carly Mcintosh (Houston)
Kristen Lee (Orange)
Nelda Gonzalez (Dallas)
Kawanna Gordon (Longview)
Tyler Johnson (Austin)
Elizabeth Muder (Dallas)
Bailey Mullins (Burleson)
Hannah Whiteside (Hemphill)

VIRGINIA
Ciera Daniels (Manassas)

INTERNATIONAL
Marie Cool (Bazel, Belgium)
Eda Demiralay (London, United Kingdom)
Samuel Ogunjobi (Hoo St. Weburgh, United Kingdom)
Victor Moreno Requena (Sant Pere de Ribes, Middlesex)
Xuejiao Xie (Shenzhen, China)
 

Recent Times

On June 5, 2001, following approval by the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors and the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana Legislature passed legislation (Senate Bill 853) allowing Louisiana State University at Alexandria to offer baccalaureate degrees. In December 2002, SACSCOC approved a substantive change request from LSUA, thereby accrediting the university to award both associate and baccalaureate degrees.

In Fall 2003, LSUA was reorganized into colleges and departments rather than divisions. The College of Arts and Sciences is comprised of the departments of Arts, English and Humanities; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Biological Sciences; and Mathematics and Physical Sciences. The College of Professional Studies is comprised of the departments of Allied Health, Business Administration, Education, and Nursing.

LSUA began offering four baccalaureate degrees in Fall 2003: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Bachelor of General Studies, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, and Bachelor of Liberal Studies. Because there were students at LSUA who had completed upper-level course work through LSU Senior College, LSUA produced its first bachelor's degree graduates in December 2003.

A Bachelor of Science in Psychology, approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors in March 2005, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, approved by the LSU Board in June 2006, are now offered. In 2008 the university began offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in English, Communication Studies, and History, along with Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, and Nursing.

In addition to the Department of Education offering courses that lead to an Associate of Arts in The Care and Development of Young Children and the Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, courses are offered for alternative certification in the following areas: Elementary Education, Grades 1-5; Health and Physical Education, Grades K-12; and Secondary Education, Grades 6-12 for the areas of biology, English, history, and mathematics. Students who major in biology, English, history, or mathematics may declare Secondary Education as a minor in these areas of study, earning certification to teach that subject in Grades 6-12. Add-on certifications are available for Early Childhood Education (PK-3) and Special Education in area of existing certification(s).

The Oaks, the university’s first student housing complex, opened in the fall of 2007. The complex, which includes four apartment buildings and a community center.

LSUA hired its first athletic director in January 2007 and began competing in NAIA men’s baseball and women’s fast-pitch softball in Spring 2008. In January 2010, LSUA’s new on-campus baseball-softball complex was unveiled in an opening day dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The complex is located on the north side of campus adjacent to the Fitness Center and features seats transferred from the famed Alex Box Stadium on the Baton Rouge campus.

LSUA added five sports in 2014 including men’s and women’s basketball and soccer teams along with women’s tennis. LSUA joined the Red River Athletic Conference in 2014. The RRAC includes Bacone College (Okla.), Huston-Tilloston University (Texas), Jarvis Christian College (Texas), Langston University (Okla.), LSU-Shreveport, Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas), Paul Quinn College (Texas), Texas College, University of St. Thomas (Texas), University of Texas-Brownsville, University of the Southwest (New Mexico) and Wiley College (Texas) in addition to LSUA.

The university’s newest building, Mulder Hall, was opened in August 2011. The building is a 70,000 square-foot facility that provides 18 classrooms, 4 academic department office suites, 52 faculty offices, 2 conference rooms, a computer lab and a writing lab, a painting and drawing studio, a ceramics studio, a photography suite, and a black box theater that seats 175 people.

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