Departments

Information for departments admitting international students or employing international scholars, faculty, or students.

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International Student Admissions

Learn more about the processes needed to admit students under F-1 or J-1 visa status.
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International Hiring

Learn more about hiring international faculty, scholars, or student workers.
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Student Request Confirmations

Academic advisor/department confirmation is required for certain requests that F-1 and J-1 students submit to ISS in online e-forms. This article explains how academic advisors, graduate coordinators and departments complete these tasks.

Degree Only registration

While F-1 and J-1 students can be considered "Degree Only" from an academic standpoint, U.S. Immigration regulations do not allow I-20s/DS-2019s to be extended for what LSU calls "Degree Only." Learn more here.