Louisiana State University
Agricultural and
Mechanical College
Louisiana State University
Ag Center
Colleges
College of
Agriculture
College of
Art &
Design
College of
Humanities
& Social
Sciences
College of
Science
E.J. Ourso
College of
Business
College of
Education
College of
Engineering
Manship
School of
Mass Comm.
College of
Music &
Dramatic
Arts
Schools/Departments and Majors
Agricultural
Economics &
Agribusiness
Human
Ecology
Animal
Sciences
Plant,
Environmental,
and Soil
Sciences
Agricultural
Business
Child and
Family Studies
Animal, Dairy,
and Poultry
Sciences
Environmental
Management
Systems
Nutritional
Sciences
Textiles,
Apparel, and
Merchandising
Plant and
Soil Systems
Renewable
Natural
Resources
Human Resource
Education &
Workforce Dev.
Forestry
Human
Resource
Education
Natural Resource
Ecology and Mgt
Agricultural
Education
College of Agriculture
Student Services
Associate Dean
Dr. Betsy Garrison
Administrative Program
Specialist
Ms. Anne Henry
Director of Student
Services
Dr. Jody Hammett
Administrative
Coordinator
Ms. Carolyn Hathorn
Coordinator of
Student Services
Ms. Jennifer Neal
Graduate Assistant
Ms. Jamie Mascari, RD, LDN
You are directly admitted into the College
of Agriculture!!
• DO NOT go to University Center for the Freshman
Year (UCFY) for help
• The College of Agriculture is your senior college
Benefits of the College of Ag (COA)
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Scholarship Opportunities
Hands-on learning
Small student-to-faculty ratio
Advising with faculty members
Diversity of majors
Ag 1001
Undergraduate research
Direct Admission into your senior college
Need Help?
• Student Services Office
• Faculty Advisors
Agriculture Residential College
• Ag Leadership theme
• Classes in the hall
• “Mini Campus” atmosphere • Reserved spaces in
classes
• Peers with same interests
• Faculty office hours onsite
Apply online!
www.lsu.edu/housing
Get Involved!
• Get to know
– Faculty
– Curriculum Coordinators
– Staff
– Fellow students
• Join clubs and organizations
• Attend Burger Bash
• Participate in Ag Week
Les Voyageurs (College of Agriculture Ambassadors)
• Recruiting
– Career/College Fairs
• College of Agriculture events
• University wide events
• National Conferences
The General Catalog
• Online: http://www.lsu.edu/catalogs/2011/
• Your BEST FRIEND!!
Saturday Finals
• Fall semester
– Monday, December 5th – Saturday, December 10th
• Spring semester
– Monday, May 7th – Saturday, May 12th
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE
• Read your e-mails!
• Sent from the Student Services Office
– Associate Dean Garrison
• Important information
– Due dates for applications
– Final dates to drop classes/withdraw from the
university
– Scholarships/Internships/Employment
– Event dates and locations
CATS
Comprehensive Academic Tracking System
The Comprehensive Academic Tracking System (CATS) is designed to help you reach
academic success at LSU and make sure that you are progressing towards graduation
each semester.
Each major and concentration has a RECOMMENDED PATH that is the optimal path
to graduate in four years.
Within each RECOMMENDED PATH are CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS. These are
specific courses or other performance measurements that each department has
identified as mandatory for progression in their major.
CATS checks your progress each semester by tracking you on the CRITICAL
REQUIREMENTS needed, and gives you feedback when you are not meeting these
requirements.
If you are off-track 2 times in the same major, you will be forced to change your
major. This process will be completed with the assistance of counselors and career
services.
HOW DOES CATS WORK?
Just before scheduling for the upcoming semester, and again after final grades are
posted, CATS checks your progress on the current semester’s CRITICAL
RERQUIREMENTS for your major.
If you meet the CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS from your RECOMMENDED PATH, you
will not receive an email notification.
If you are not meeting the CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS from your RECOMMENDED
PATH, you will receive an email containing a link to your CATS STATUS screen on
your PAWS account. This will give you detailed information regarding your unmet
CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS, as well as contact information for your counselor. A
flag will be put on your registration that requires that you see your counselor
before you may schedule for the upcoming term.
Students are tracked during the fall and spring semesters only. Summer terms
and intersessions are periods students can use to complete missing CRITICAL
REQUIREMENTS.
CATS
NOTIFICATION
EMAIL
Off-track notification will
contain a link to your CATS
Status Screen on PAWS.
CHECK YOUR LSU EMAIL
REGULARLY!
Dear Student,
The Comprehensive Academic Tracking System
(CATS) has found critical criteria that have not
been met for your degree program. Please follow
the link below to view these requirements
through your PAWS account:
http://cats.lsu.edu/cats_status
For additional information about CATS or
assistance with viewing your CATS Status screen
please visit: lsu.edu/registrar.
Thank you,
Office of the University Registrar
Louisiana State University
CATS
Status
Screen
Your CATS Status
Screen can be
accessed at any
time.
• Logon to your
PAWS desktop
• Select “Student
Services” from
desktop menu
• Click on “CATS
Status”
START YOUR
JOURNEY TODAY!
Your journey with CATS begins by
reviewing the RECOMMENDED PATH for
your chosen major at
http://cats.lsu.edu/degreepath.
Tomorrow – advising and scheduling:
- planning fall (and summer, if applicable) schedules
- meet with advisor in your major
- CATS degree path
- will have the opportunity to change your major/concentration
Bring:
- placement sheet (will receive tomorrow at 10:30am)
- LSU Catalog
- purple scheduling form
Majors and Concentrations
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Agricultural Business
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Agribusiness finance
Agribusiness management
Rural development
International business
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Agricultural Education (grades 6-12)
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Animal, Dairy, and Poultry Sciences
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Animal science
Dairy foods technology
Dairy production
Poultry science
Science & technology
Pre-veterinary medicine
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Business Education (grades 6-12)
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Environmental Management Systems
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Ecological restoration
Forest resources management
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Dietetics
Nutrition science/pre-med
Plant & Soil Systems
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Child and family studies
Early childhood administration & leadership
Conservation biology
Fisheries & aquaculture
Natural resource conservation
Wetland science
Wildlife ecology
Wildlife law enforcement
Pre-veterinary medicine
Nutritional Sciences
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Adult, extension, and international education
Career development
Human resource leadership & development
Natural Resource Ecology & Management
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Environmental analysis & risk management
Policy analysis
Resource conservation
Forestry (Forest Management)
Human Resource Education
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Child & Family Studies
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Ag pest management with entomology emphasis
Ag pest management with plant pathology emphasis
Crop science
Environmental horticulture
Horticultural science
Landscape management
Soil science
Sustainable production systems
Turfgrass management
Urban entomology
Textiles, Apparel, Merchandising
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Apparel design
Merchandising
Textile science