Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Undergraduate Admissions

Southern University and A&M College is a comprehensive institution offering four-year, graduate, professional, and doctorate degree programs, fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The University today is part of the only historically black Land Grant university system in the United States.

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Admission Requirements*

• Louisiana High School Graduates
• Beginning Freshman Students Graduated from Out of State High School or Home Schooling
• General Education Requirements (GED)
• Students not meeting SUBR guaranteed admission standards 

• Transfer Students
• Beginning Freshman International Students
• Transfer International Students
• Honor Students

• Adult Students Aged 25 and over
• Readmissions

*Requirements effective with high school graduates of Fall 2012, core curriculum will be 19 units.

Residency Requirements

Establishing Southern University Residency Status for Tuition Purposes:

Persons applying for "resident" designation must provide to the office or certifying officer, all of the documentation required for establishing his/her eligibility for certification in at least one of the following categories on or before the deadline stated herein for the semester he/she intends to enroll.

1. Spouse of Louisiana Resident
2. Louisiana Resident by Virtue of Employment within the State
3. Military personnel stationed in Louisiana and their dependents

Certification Guidelines for Non-Resident Fee Exemptions:

• Undergraduate Students
• Graduate Students

Applying to Southern University

• First Time Freshmen Admissions Application [PDF]
  
• Immunization Form [PDF]
  
• Transfer Application [PDF]
  
• Transfer Reference and Requirements [PDF]
  
• Residential Life Application
• Scholarship Application [PDF]

SU Recruitment Materials for Alumni

• SU Recruitment Material for Alumni

Office Hours, Mailing Address and Application Deadlines

The Office of Admissions is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please send all documents to:

Southern University and A&M College
Office of Admissions
P O Box 9231
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225) 771-7827

Application Deadlines are:
July 1 for resident and exemption certification for admission in the Fall Semester;
October 1 for resident and exemption certification for admission in the Spring Semester;
April 1 for resident and exemption certification for the Summer session.