GRAMBLINGS BROCHURE FOR FUTURE STUDENTS
HISTORY
Grambling State University opened on November 1, 1901 as the Colored Industrial and
Agricultural School. It was founded by the North Louisiana Colored Agriculture Relief
Association, organized in 1896 by a group of African-American farmers who wanted to organize
and operate a school for African Americans in their region of the state.
In response to the Association’s request for assistance, Tuskegee Institute’s Booker T.
Washington sent Charles P. Adams to help the group organize an industrial school. Adams
became its founding president.
In 1905, the school moved to its present location and was renamed the North Louisiana
Agricultural and Industrial School. By 1928, after becoming a state junior college and being
renamed the Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute, the school began to award twoyear professional certificates and diplomas. In 1936, the curriculum emphasis shifted to rural
teacher education; students were able to receive professional teaching certificates after
completing a third academic year. The first baccalaureate degree was awarded in 1944, in
elementary education.
In 1946, the school became Grambling College, named after P.G. Grambling, the white sawmill
owner who had donated the parcel of land where the school was constructed. In addition to
elementary educators, Grambling prepared secondary teachers and added curricula in sciences,
liberal arts and business, transforming the college from a single purpose institution of teacher
education into a multipurpose college. In 1949, the college earned its first accreditation by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
In 1974, the addition of graduate programs in early childhood and elementary education gave the
school a new status and a new name – Grambling State University. The university expanded and
prospered between 1977 and 2000. Several new academic programs were incorporated and new
facilities were added to the 384-acre campus, including a business and computer science
building, school of nursing, student services building, stadium, stadium support facility and an
intramural sports center.
University presidents
Following Founding President Charles P. Adams, who served for 35 years, Ralph Waldo
Emerson Jones became the second president in 1936. Five presidents served from 1977 to 2001:
Dr. Joseph Benjamin Johnson, Dr. Harold W. Lundy, Dr. Raymond Hicks, Dr. Leonard Haynes
III and Dr. Steve A. Favors. Grambling State University’s first female president, Dr. Neari
Francois Warner, served a three-year interim term until the selection of Dr. Horace Judson, who
became the institution’s seventh president in 2004. After leading an ambitious five-year
campaign to rebuild the institution's facilities, Judson resigned in 2009.
Our current president is Frank G. Pogue, Ph.D., a highly respected educator and administrator
with a distinguished 47-year career in higher education. Prior to his selection as president, Dr.
Pogue served as the president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, interim president at
Chicago State University and State University of New York (SUNY)-Cobleskill
Grambling State University
FUTURE STUDENTS
Requirements
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Non-refundable $20 application fee.
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HS GPA Overall 2.0 GPA (on 4.0 scales)
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ACT English=18 or ACT Math=19
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SAT Verbal=450 or SAT Math=460
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COMPASS Writing=68 or COMPASS Algebra=40
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ACT or SAT scores. Test scores are required of all freshman
students. Scores must be sent directly from the testing agency.
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Official High School Transcript
o Application Priority Deadlines
 Fall Semester – June 1st
 Spring Semester – December 1st
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 Summer Sessions – May 1
http://www.gram.edu/admissions/apply/
Grambling State University
Class Requirement
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Math (4 Semesters)
Algebra I or Applied Algebra 1A & 1B
 Algebra II
 Geometry
 One unit from: Financial Math/Math Essentials, Pre-Calculus, Functions/Statistics,
Calculus, Probability and Statistics, Discrete Math, or an approved Advanced Math
Substitute
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Science (4 Semesters)
 Biology (1 unit);
 Chemistry
 Two units from: Physical Science, Integrated Science, Physics I or II, Physics of
Technology I or II, Aerospace Science, Biology II, Chemistry II, Earth Science,
Environmental Science, Agriscience II, Anatomy & Physiology, or approved Advanced
Science substitute
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Social Studies (4 Semesters)
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Civics or AP American Government (1/2 unit);
Free Enterprise or Economics (1/2 unit);
American History
Two units from: World History, World Geography, Western Civilization, AP European
History, Law Studies, Psychology, Sociology, African American Studies, or approved
Social Studies substitute.
Electives (1 Semesters)
 Fine Arts Survey or one unit from the following: - Art, Dance, Music, Theatre Arts,
Applied Arts; or an approved Arts substitute.
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Languages (2 Semesters)
 Foreign Language (two units from same language) or 2 Speech courses
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR OUT-OF-STATE NEW FRESHMEN
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Option 1: (must meet all conditions)
 Same admission standards as in-state students
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Option 2: (must meet all conditions)
 17or 18 units from Core 4 Curriculum
 Minimum 2.00 GPA on Core 4 Curriculum
 ACT Composite: 20 or SAT 940 (reading & math combined)
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Option 3: (must meet all conditions)
 ACT Composite: 23 or SAT 1050 (Reading & Math combined)
 Minimum 2.00 overall GPA (on 4.0 scales)
GSU ATHLETIC PAGE
http://www.gsutigers.com
Here at Grambling State University
We Have
o Football
o Basketball
o Baseball
o Volleyball
o Cross Country
o Marching Band
o Cheerleading
o Bowling
o Soccer
o Tennis
o Softball
Undergraduate Fee Schedule Fall 2012/Spring 2013
Semester
Resident
Hours Commuting
12
(Off Campus)
$2,636.95
Non-Resident
Boarding
(On Campus)
$ 5,623.95
Hours Commuting
Boarding
12
(Off Campus)
$6,821.75
(On Campus)
$9,808.75
11
$2,454.25
$ 5,441.25
11
$ 6,293.25
$9,280.25
10
$ 2,269.75
$ 5,256.75
10
$ 5,759.75
$8,746.75
9
$ 2,085.25
$ 5,072.25
9
$ 5,226.25
$8,213.25
8
$ 1,900.75
$ 4,887.75
8
$ 4,692.75
$7,679.75
7
$ 4,159.25
$7,146.25
6
$ 1,431.75
$ 4,418.75
5
$ 1,215.25
$ 4,202.25
4
$ 1,030.75
$ 4,017.75
1-3
$ 846.25
$ 3,833.25
7
$ 1,716.25
$ 4,703.25
6
$ 1,431.75
$ 4,418.75
5
$ 1,215.25
$ 4,202.25
4
$ 1,030.75
$ 4,017.75
1-3
$ 846.25
$ 3,833.25
Our 375-acre campus houses students in 19 residence halls, including our newly
constructed Freshman Village. The University’s impressive student union and bookstore,
dining hall, library, intramural center and health center provide further convenience,
comfort and entertainment for our students.
Grambling has dozens of clubs and organizations that offer activities that suit each
student’s individual desires: Honor societies, pre-professional organizations, sports teams,
art and music, religion, politics, and Greek letter organizations are just a few.
Majors and Programs
ASSOCIATE LEVEL DEGREE
 Child Development
DOCTORATE LEVEL
 Developmental Education
BACHELORS LEVEL
Accounting
Biology
Chemistry
Chemistry Education Gr 6-12
Computer Information Systems
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Childhood Ed (Grades PK-3)
Economics
Elementary Education (Grades 1-5)
Elementary Education & Spec Ed( Med/Mod) 1-5
Engineering Technology
English Ed & Spec Ed M/Mod GR 6-12
English Education (Grades 6-12)
English, General
History
Kinesiology
Leisure Studies
Management
Marketing
Mass Communication
Math Ed & Spec Ed M/Mod Gr 6-12
Mathematics & Physics
Music
Nursing
Political Science
Psychology, General
Secondary Education & Teaching
Social Studies Education & Spec Education
M/MOD GR 6-12
 Social Work
 Sociology
 Visual and Performing Arts
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MASTERS LEVEL
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Curriculum and Instruction
Criminal Justice (Thesis)
Criminal Justice (Non-Thesis)
Developmental Education
Developmental Education
 Educational Leadership
 Elementary Ed & Special Ed m/Mod
Gr 1-5
 Nursing
 Family Nurse
 Family Nurse Practitioner
 Mass Communication
 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Public Administration
Social Sciences
Social Work
Secondary Ed & Special Ed m/Mod
GR 6-12
 Special Education
 Sports Administration
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http://www.gram.edu/academic
s/majors/
403 Main Street
Grambling, Louisiana 71245
Maps & Directions
Phone: 318.247.3811
Toll Free: 800.569.4714