TOEFL For admission into the economics program, foreign students whose native language is not English must provide an official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 575 on the paper-based version, 232 on the computer-based version, or 80 on the internet-based exam. IELTS Alternatively, international applicants must provide an official IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) score of at least 6.5 or an official PTE (Pearson's Test of English) score of at least 59 for admission into the economics program . GRE A score of at least 300 (1,000 on the old scale) on the aptitude portion (verbal plus quantitative) of the Graduate Record Examination. GRE scores are strongly preferred to GMAT scores. GMAT GRE scores are strongly preferred to GMAT scores.

GPA A bachelor's degree from an accredited college with at least a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or a 3.0 GPA for the last 60 hours of study. Fee The application fee is $50US for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $70US for all other applicants. RL The university and the department require you to submit three recommendation letters. The recommendation letters can be uploaded online or be sent by mail to the Graduate Advisor, Department of Economics, Louisiana State University, 2300 Business Education Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA. Transcript Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the initial review of your application, and you can usually download them directly from the universities you attended. If you are admitted, the Graduate School will require official transcripts if you did not submit them with your application. Official transcripts should be sent directly to Graduate Student Services, 114 West David Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. If your university offers the option of emailing official transcripts, they can be sent to gradtranscripts@lsu.edu.