The New Graduate Student Orientation is held prior to the start of a new semester. This opportunity provides information that will ease your transition into our graduate school and introduces you to campus services and involvement opportunities. 

International Students should also attend the International Student Orientation.

This will be your go-to guide for navigating graduate education at LSU. Explore university policies, academic expectations, student resources, funding information, and key procedures to help you succeed throughout your graduate journey.

Learn more by reviewing the Graduate Student Handbook.

Workday Student is LSU’s official student information system, serving as the central hub for academic, financial, and administrative services. Through Workday, students, faculty, and staff can access information and complete important tasks related to courses, academic records, financial aid, student accounts, payroll, leave requests, expense management, and more.

Students will use Workday Student to view schedules and grades, access schedule planning tools, register for classes, add, drop, or swap classes, see a campus housing assignment, view financial aid, view a bill, or update personal contact information. 

Need more assistance? Visit the LSU Workday Student Resources page for more details.

With the implementation of Workday Student, any student needing to register for research hours, independent study, graduate seminars, courses outside of their department, and any permission of instructor/department course will require an override.

Students registering for multiple sections of the same course will also need an override. Students may also need overrides for repeated courses. Students must contact their department advisor/coordinator to request these overrides. No request can be submitted to the Graduate School by the student alone.

Once the request is submitted, a member of the graduate school staff will process the override in Workday Student. Overrides will not be processed for courses that are full or waitlisted. Time conflict overrides exceeding 20 minutes will not be authorized.

Need academic forms? Visit the Graduate Student Forms page to access the forms you need throughout your graduate career, including degree applications, defense requests, program changes, transfer credit requests, and graduation paperwork.  

Master's and Doctoral students who are writing a thesis or dissertation must ensure that all documents submitted to the Graduate School through the LSU Repository are made accessible. Please review the Creating Accessible These & Dissertations presentation and Thesis & Dissertation Handbook to ensure you are complying with the updated federal digital regulations before uploading your document to the Graduate School. Students can download Adobe software through LSU Grok by visiting this overview page.

Learn more on the Thesis & Dissertation Preparation page.

The migration to Workday Student has introduced several changes. To help track and monitor your graduation documents, review the information below.

• Your Application for Degree status appears in Workday under Program of Study.
• Your Expected Completion Date will update to the official degree conferral date listed on your application for degree. (Please note conferral dates differ for campus and LSU Online students).
• After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email from a noreply@formstack email account.
• Be sure to forward the confirmation email to your academic department for their records.

Review this document for information on understanding and navigating your student profile to find this information.

In Workday, students can track graduation documents and updates through Student Notes and External Records. Students may have multiple notes depending on their student profile, so you may need to scroll to find updates related to degree documents and milestones. 

Planning to graduate? Review the important deadlines, defense requirements, commencement information, and submission processes to ensure you're on track for graduation. Learn more on the Steps to Graduation page.

You can also visit the Commencement page for more details on the upcoming ceremony.