Welcome to the Center for Advising and Counseling

The Center for Advising and Counseling (UCAC) provides the administrative and enrollment structure for students who meet one of the following criteria:

1. A student that has 30 (+) hours carried and has not yet met the pre-requisites for a senior college (Undeclared majors may be enrolled in UCAC after 45 hours have been carried),

2. A student with 45 (+) hours carried and pursuing an undergraduate degree in a pre-professional program in the Allied Health or Nursing professions at LSU Health Science Centers in Shreveport or New Orleans,

3. Re-entry and transfer students admitted into UCAC after review by the University College Appeals Committee. The decision to admit is based on the likelihood of admission to a senior college within a limited enrollment period (usually 4 semesters or less), or

4. Continuing Students from senior colleges may also appeal for admission to UCAC in particular instances when satisfactory progress is less than expected by the senior college or when a student changes a major and the requirements have not been met for admission to the senior college offering the newly declared major. This enrollment is usually limited to one semester.

Enrollment Options

• Pre-degree - Students with a declared major that are not eligible for enrollment in the freshman college but do not meet the admission criteria for a senior college.

• Pre-professional — Allied Health or Nursing students who are not pursuing an undergraduate degree at LSU and have the potential to pursue one of the pre-professional undergraduate programs at the Health Sciences Center in New Orleans or Shreveport.

• Not Regularly Admitted Students - Students pursuing a degree at another college or university and taking courses at LSU with the intent to transfer all credit to their home institutions.

• Non-Matriculating Students - Students who have completed a degree at a four year institution and wish to take undergraduate courses with no specific degree path or who are in need of meeting admission requirements to a senior college that will offer a second degree.

• Restricted Admit – Students who have been previously enrolled in a senior college and are petitioning enrollment in UCAC as a condition of college probation or for students who are exiting a senior college to attempt admission to another senior college offering a newly declared major. Enrollment in this category is generally limited to one semester.

• Southern University Cross Enrollment - Students regularly enrolled at Southern University and taking a course or courses at LSU through the cooperative agreement between the two institutions.

A University College appeals committee will exercise discretion in considering other variables important to the admission decision of students being considered for enrollment in UCAC. Students are generally allowed a maximum of four regular semesters of enrollment in UCAC. In some instances it is appropriate to limit enrollment to less than four semesters.