GPA A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 (A = 4.0) on all undergraduate work (or in the final 64 credit hours) and any graduate work already completed. Fee The application fee is $50US for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $70US for all other applicants. RL Three letters of recommendation; these letters may be submitted electronically through the online application. Transcript One set of official transcripts of all previous college or university work from each institution attended. Transfer credit posted on the records of other institutions is not accepted in lieu of transcripts from the original institution(s). If the college or university will supply you with an official transcript in a sealed and signed envelope, you are to obtain the transcript in that manner and submit it unopened. If the college or university will not send official transcripts to a student, please request that a transcript be sent to the Graduate School at the following address. Original transcripts should be mailed to the Graduate School, 114 David Boyd Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803. Transcripts from LSU, Baton Rouge, need not be submitted. International applicants: Include degree statements and an official English translation of each foreign document.