Below you'll find information regarding the your graduation from LSU Shreveport. If you have any additional questions not covered by the information below, please contact the Registrar's Office at 318-797 -5140.
Ready to pilot your future? Am I a first-generation college student?LSUS considers all graduates whose parents did not receive a four-year college degree to be first-generation college students. First-generation graduates receive a teal cord to wear at the commencement ceremony.
When will I receive communication regarding graduation?We will contact you via your student e-mail as soon as your department notifies us that you are graduating this term.
We will then send you periodic updates via your student e-mail account as various deadlines draw near.
I am completing my degree requirements this semester. What are my next steps?1. Log into myLSUS to fill out and submit the Graduation Application, available in the Quick Links. The application will only be available during the semester in which you are graduating.
2. Download the Graduation Checklist from the graduation web page. The checklist serves as a reminder of the different graduation requirements.
3. Pay the $50 graduation fee via myLSUS.
Please note that the graduation fee will not appear on your myLSUS account until one of the following occurs: you have submitted your Graduation Application online through myLSUS or the Records Office receives the signed degree checkout from your department.
You may pay the graduation fee online through myLSUS. Other payment options include mailing a check or money order (mail to the Department of Accounting Services, One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115) or paying in person with cash, check, or money order at the cashier’s desk in the Administration Building, room 129. The graduation application fee is non-refundable.
4. Order your graduation regalia (cap, gown, hood, etc.) from campus bookstore by established deadline.
Purchase your announcements, caps, gowns, master’s hoods, invitations, diploma frames, and school rings from the campus bookstore.
Late orders may be subject to additional charges. Special size gowns are available by special order (check with the Bookstore for details).
If you need additional information, please contact the LSU Shreveport Bookstore at (318) 797-5212 or via e-mail at bookstore@lsus.edu.
During specific timeframes, students can purchase caps and gowns online at:
Click here to purchase a diploma frame: https://bit.ly/2A6nD2E
The wearing of full regalia (gown, mortarboard (cap), master’s or doctoral hood (if receiving master’s or doctorate degree) is required to participate in the commencement ceremony.
5. Successfully complete remaining coursework.
6. Celebrate your accomplishment at the commencement ceremony!
If I graduate from LSU Shreveport with a subsequent degree(s), am I required to pay another $50 graduation fee?
Yes, a $50 graduation fee is assessed for each degree earned at LSUS.
What is a conferral date? What is a ceremony date?A conferral date refers to the date your degree posts to your LSUS transcript.
A ceremony date refers to the date you attend the ceremony to celebrate your awesome accomplishment.
Depending on when your degree is conferred, the conferral and ceremony dates may be the same.
What are the upcoming conferral dates?The conferral date is the day we officially post your degree to your transcript. This date will also appear on your diploma.
July 2, 2024 – applies to students enrolled in an online, accelerated program who complete degree requirements by the end of summer session AP1. There is no commencement ceremony in July. All July graduates are encouraged to participate in our September summer commencement ceremonies scheduled for Friday, September 13, 2024.
August 7, 2024 - applies to students who will complete degree requirements by the end of summer session 1.
August 27, 2024 - applies to students enrolled in an online, accelerated program who complete degree requirements by the end of summer session AP2. There is no commencement ceremony in August. All August graduates are encouraged to participate in our September summer commencement ceremonies scheduled for Friday, September 13, 2024.
October 22, 2024 - applies to students enrolled in an online, accelerated program who complete degree requirements by the end of fall sessions AP1 or 1C. There is no commencement ceremony in October. All October graduates are encouraged to participate in our December fall commencement ceremony.
December 13, 2024 - applies to students who will complete degree requirements by the end of fall sessions 1, AP2 or 1D. This includes students on a traditional or accelerated schedule.
