The Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College is a community of scholars made up of students from each senior college at Louisiana State University. Our interdisciplinary honors curriculum is designed to complement your overall LSU experience by providing additional opportunities within your major and the university-at-large.
Ogden Honors College students earn the same credit hours as any other LSU student to graduate with a bachelor’s degree, but will earn a portion of them as honors credits. There are a variety of ways to earn honors credits, ranging from major-specific classes, honors options, internships, and studying abroad.
As an Honors College student, you will take smaller classes and build relationships with professors and classmates across different areas of study. At the same time, you will still enjoy all the opportunities and traditions that come with attending a major SEC, Research 1-designated university.
When you live in Laville Honors House, you will be part of a close-knit community within LSU’s larger campus. With Laville, the French House, and the 459 Dining Hall all located next to each other, Honors College students have a space to live, study, dine, and connect together every day.
Many Ogden Honors College students get involved in research, internships, leadership roles, and hands-on learning early in their time at LSU. Whether you are hoping to prepare for graduate school, a global career, or your first big internship, we will help you build the skills and experiences to get there.
Students who maintain good standing in the Honors College are awarded priority registration, allowing them to register for their courses on the second day of the course registration period. This can often be two weeks earlier than one's normally allotted registration date.
Students admitted to the Ogden Honors College have the option to live in Laville Honors House or buildings 10 and 11 of East Campus Apartments (ECA). Both are just a short walk away from the French House, the 459 Dining Commons, the UREC, and the heart of LSU's campus.
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Honors students are encouraged to study abroad, starting as early as their sophomore year. Some study abroad programs take place over the summer, but others are built into certain courses, where students will go abroad during their spring break.
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Honors students are encouraged to study abroad, starting as early as their sophomore year. Some study abroad programs take place over the summer, but others are built into certain courses, where students will go abroad during their spring break.
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[I've enjoyed] the opportunities that they have offered, from research to volunteer work, and the support system of advisors and faculty in the Honors College.
Mihir Babbar, Class of 2026
With the small class sizes, it felt like I was able to connect with my professors and my classmates on a closer level than in some of the other classes I had taken outside the Honors College.
Jaden Frew, Class of 2026
Being in the Honors College, above everything else, exposed me to a vibrant, welcoming, and supportive community that transformed my undergraduate career.
Lucrezia Tomassetti, Class of 2026
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