Guidelines for Selective Admissions
Every student who has finished their foundations courses and are prepared to progress to a major in the School of Art must submit an application online as part of the Selective Admissions process. The deadline to apply is March 21, 2022.
Apply for Selective Admissions
Admission into the areas of Ceramics, Digital Art, Graphic Design, Painting & Drawing, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture is selective. Students seeking admission into these curricula are required to apply for admission. This process takes place once per year at the end of the spring semester. Students wanting to apply should first read the guidelines then complete the application.
A student may apply to multiple areas for admission, and will indicate which areas and rank their choices in the application form. Students seeking a minor in any of the areas listed above do not need to recomplete the submission for consideration.
Although the College of Art & Design requires students maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, the competitive nature of the selective admissions process means that a higher GPA is almost always necessary.
Contact the faculty Area Coordinator in your area/s of interest for more information:
Ceramics Mikey Walsh mwalsh@lsu.edu 225-578-0152
Digital Art Derick Ostrenko dostrenko@lsu.edu 225-578-1857
Graphic Design Gerald Bower gbower@lsu.edu 225-578-9749
Painting & Drawing Ed Smith esmit32@lsu.edu
Photography Kristine Thompson kthompson@lsu.edu 225-578-8448
Printmaking Leslie Koptcho lkoptcho@lsu.edu
Sculpture Malcolm McClay mmcclay@lsu.edu
Students can pick up a copy of the Guidelines in the Art Office, 220 Design Building.