Louisiana Tech University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 74% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 15% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 17% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 16% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• accounting
• engineering
• education

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.66
• Sophomore: 1.83
• Junior: 1.89
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Quarter System (four terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, two of six weeks each and one of 12 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in June and July.

• Arthur Andersen, Chevron, International Paper.

• James Lee, CEO, Gulf Oil; Gen. R.E. Hearne, U.S. Air Force; Dr. John Palmer, dean, Yale U; Lawson Swenigen, CEO, Commercial Union Insurance.