Below is a list of requirements that students must complete in order to graduate. For more information, visit the Graduation Information and Frequently Asked Questions page.
1. Fill out and submit the Graduation Application in myLSUS.
- Log into myLSUS and click on Graduation Application, available in the Quick Links. The application will only be available during the semester in which you are graduating.
- Fill out the entire Graduation Application form and submit it no later than one month prior to your conferral date.
- Please note that your name will be printed on your diploma exactly how you input it into the form, including capitalization, spaces, commas, etc. Double-check the "First/Middle name" and "Last name" form fields before you submit your application. Graduation candidates who submit their documents after the deadline will have their diplomas ordered with the name that appears on record.
2. Pay the $50 graduation fee.
- 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.
- 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 Office of Records and Registration receives the signed degree checkout from your department.
- The graduation application fee is non-refundable.
3. Order your graduation regalia (cap, gown, hood, etc.) by the established deadline.
- You can purchase your cap, gown, and master’s or doctoral hood (if receiving master's or doctorate degree) from the LSUS Bookstore. Late orders may be subject to additional charges. Special size gowns may be available by special order. For additional information, please contact the LSUS Bookstore at (318) 797-5212 or via e-mail at bookstore@lsus.edu.
- During specific timeframes, you can also purchase your cap and gown online from the Oak Hall LSUS graduation regalia portal.
- The wearing of full LSUS regalia, including gown, mortarboard (cap), and master's or doctoral hood (if receiving master's or doctorate degree), is required to participate in the commencement ceremony. Regalia must be specific to LSUS with "LSUS" embroidered on the lapels and must be ordered through the LSUS Bookstore or the Oak Hall LSUS graduation regalia portal.
- You can also purchase graduation announcements, invitations, diploma frames, and school rings from the LSUS Bookstore or from the Jostens website.
4. Successfully complete remaining coursework.
5. Celebrate your accomplishment at the commencement ceremony!
