Frequently Asked Questions

There are five start dates per year offered by the University of Louisiana Lafayette.

RN to BSN

Contact your nursing advisor at [email protected] if you need to change the term of your application.

Updating Your Entry Term

Applicants who have not been admitted and wish to update their application may do so, without fee, for up to one calendar year from the original semester of application. Should you choose to update by more than one regular semester, you will be required to submit new official transcripts. Beyond one year, a new application, application fee, and updated application materials will be required.

Steps to Update Your Entry Term:

• Log in to your application portal
• Select the application you would like updated
• At the top of the following page ("Graduate School Application Instructions"), you will see a link labeled "Request to Update Entry Term"
• Select that link and fill out the required fields. Click submit once completed.
• Your request will be sent to our admissions team who will approve or deny it.
• To check the status of your request, visit your supplemental items page for that application and scroll to the bottom. There, you'll see a section labeled "Update Entry Term Requests" Deferring Your Admission

Applicants who have been admitted and wish to defer their admission may do so, without fee, for up to one calendar year from the original semester of application. Beyond one year, a new application, application fee, and updated application materials will be required.

Steps to Defer Your Admission:

• Log in to your application portal
• Select the application you would like deferred
• At the top of the following page ("Graduate School Application Instructions"), you will see a link labeled "Request to Update Entry Term"
• Select that link and fill out the required fields. Click submit once completed.
• Your request will be sent to our admissions team and your graduate coordinator who will approve or deny it.
• To check the status of your request, visit your supplemental items page for that application and scroll to the bottom. There, you'll see a section labeled "Update Entry Term Requests"

Note: When deferring your admission, any assistantship offers made for your original entry term are not guaranteed for your new entry term. Please be in contact with your department and your graduate coordinator for more details.

To check the status of your application click here, then click “Apply for Admission”. You will be required to remember your login information and PIN from when completed the application. If you need your password reset email admissions:
RN to BSN [email protected]
[email protected]

International students may apply to the RN to BSN program if they have earned the RN degree in the United States, have a work visa and can provide a U.S. address. The MBA Online and MBA Health Care Administration Online might not be the right delivery method for international students. According to U.S. immigration regulations, F-1 students cannot pursue online degrees; international students in other visa categories (i.e., H-4, L2), however, are exempt from this restriction. If you intend to remain in your home country, you may be eligible. If you're an international applicant interested in an MBA degree, contact the Graduate School at [email protected] or 337-482-6965 to discuss the right option for you.

Yes, we do accept transfer credits for the RN to BSN program only. However, a minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed at UL Lafayette.

Once your application is complete and reviewed, you will receive an email notifying you of the admission decision. For those admitted, you will receive a separate communication from your academic advisor containing a degree plan. The degree plan is an outline of the courses that you will need to take to meet the requirements to earn your degree. You will use your degree plan to help track your progress toward earning your degree. You will receive a second email with your university login information and instructions to create your password for university resources.

Is this process the same for MBA? How does the communication differ from the Graduate School and advisor?

Applicants receive a decision notification from the Graduate School. In addition to a letter of admission, those admitted receive a "Next Steps" letter that explains how to create/activate their ULID and email, points them to the contract, talks about advising, registering for classes, and how to complete the online student orientation.

Do you accept transfer credits into your programs?

Yes, we do accept transfer credits for the RN to BSN program only. However, a minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed at UL Lafayette.

Any transfer credits allowed for MBA?

The participant will not be given any credit for any course that is not completed during the program. The participant will not be given credit for partial completion of a course.

You must apply to UL Lafayette. Once we have received your official transcripts from each institution you attended, we can evaluate which courses will transfer.

• RN to BSN: Each course, nursing and non-nursing, must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.

SACSCOC™ - The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of UL Lafayette.

CCNE - The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

AACSB - The University of Louisiana at Lafayette B.I. Moody III College of Business holds an advanced accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.

An official transcript must be an original document bearing the institutional seal and official signature of the registrar for that institution. Although they must come directly from the institution, official transcripts can arrive to the Graduate School in a number of ways — in mail or in person. Official documents must arrive in the original sealed envelope that shows they were clearly issued by the originating institution, with an institutional stamp or signature on the closed envelope flap. (See https://gradschool.louisiana.edu/admissions/official-transcripts.)