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Louisiana Board of Regents

Roy O. Martin, III (Chairman) Alexandria, Louisiana	William “Bill” Fenstermaker Lafayette, Louisiana

Richard A. Lipsey Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Vice Chairman)	Chris D. Gorman Shreveport, Louisiana

Joseph P. Farr (Secretary) Monroe, Louisiana	Robert W. Levy Ruston, Louisiana

Mark T. Abraham Lake Charles, Louisiana	Edward D. Markle New Orleans, Louisiana

Claudia H. Adley Benton, Louisiana	W. Gray Stream Lake Charles, Louisiana

Christopher B. Bollinger Houma, Louisiana	Collis B. Temple, III Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Raymond J. Brandt Metairie, Louisiana	Joseph C. Wiley Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Joel E. Duprē New Orleans, Louisiana	Maggie Brakeville Student Member Louisiana Tech University SGA

Dr. Joseph C. Rallo
Commissioner of Higher Education

University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors

E. Gerald “T-Boy” Hebert (Chair) Kenner, Louisiana	Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Natchitoches, Louisiana

Jimmie “Beau” Martin, Jr. (Vice Chair) Cut Off, Louisiana	Shawn Murphy Jonesboro, Louisiana

Edward J. Crawford, III (Parliamentarian) Shreveport, Louisiana	Mark Romero New Iberia, Louisiana

John Condos Lake Charles, Louisiana	Carl G. Shetler Lake Charles, Louisiana

Pamela B. Egan Covington, Louisiana	Robert Shreve Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dr. Kelly Faircloth Alexandria, Louisiana	Winfred F. Sibille Sunset, Louisiana

David Guidry Harvey, Louisiana	Gary Solomon New Orleans, Louisiana

John O. LeTard Zachary, Louisiana	Adam Lefort Student Member

Dr. Sandra K. Woodley
System President

Accreditation

Louisiana Tech University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Louisiana Tech University.

Accreditation in Specific Areas

AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
ABET
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
American Chemical Society
American Psychological Association
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI)
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
International Association of Counseling Services, Inc. (IACS)
National Academy of Early Childhood Programs Division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
Society of American Foresters
The Council for Accreditation of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Member

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council on Education (ACE)
Association for University Business and Economics Research
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Council on International Education Exchange
Council on Law in Higher Education
Institute of International Education
Louisiana Campus Compact
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.
Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO)

Affiliation

National Commission on Accrediting
National Council of University Research Administrators

University Academic Calendar

Academic Year 2015 - 2016

Summer Quarter 2015		Winter Quarter 2015 - 2016
March 1	International Admissions: Completed applications and transcripts due for all new international students.	September 1	International Admissions: Completed applications and transcripts due for all new international students.
May 1	Graduate Admissions: Completed applications/transcripts due to Graduate School for new graduate students.	November 1	Graduate Admissions: Completed applications/transcripts due to Graduate School for new graduate students.
May 1	Undergraduate Admissions: Completed applications for admission/readmission due.	November 1	Undergraduate Admissions: Completed applications for admission/readmission due.
June 2	Summer Quarter 2015 begins.	December 1	Winter Quarter 2016 begins.
June 2	Registration for all students who have not completed registration and fee payment.	December 1	Registration for all students who have not completed registration and fee payment.
June 3	Summer Quarter 2015 classes begin.	December 2	Winter Quarter 2016 classes begin.
July 2	Fourth of July holiday begins at end of classes.	December 18	Christmas/New Year holidays begin at end of classes - University closes.
July 6	Fourth of July holiday ends, classes resume.	2016
July 8	First Summer Session ends.	January 4	Christmas/New Year holidays end. Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
July 13	Second Summer Session begins.	January 18	Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observance - University closed.
August 14	Last day of Summer Quarter 2015 classes.	February 5	Mardi Gras holiday begins at end of classes.
August 20	Commencement Exercises - 10:00 a.m., Thomas Assembly Center.	February 11	Mardi Gras holiday ends. Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
August 20	Summer Quarter 2015 ends.	March 1	Last day of Winter Quarter 2016 classes.
		March 5	Commencement Exercises - 10:00 a.m., Thomas Assembly Center.
		March 5	Winter Quarter 2016 ends.

Fall Quarter 2015		Spring Quarter 2016
June 1	International Admissions: Completed applications and transcripts due for all new international students.	December 1	International Admissions: Completed applications and transcripts due for all new international students.
August 1	Graduate Admissions: Completed applications/transcripts due to Graduate School for new graduate students.	February 1	Graduate Admissions: Completed applications/transcripts due to Graduate School for new graduate students.
August 1	Undergraduate Admissions: Completed applications for admission/readmission due.	February 1	Undergraduate Admissions: Completed applications for admission/readmission due.
September 7	Labor Day	March 8	Spring Quarter 2016 begins.
September 9	Fall Quarter 2015 begins.	March 8	Registration for all students who have not completed registration and fee payment.
September 9	Registration for all students who have not completed registration and fee payment.	March 9	Spring Quarter 2016 classes begin.
September 10	Fall Quarter 2015 classes begin.	April 24	Easter holiday begins at end of classes.
November 19	Last day of classes.	April 28	Easter holiday ends. Classes resume at 5:00 p.m.
November 21	Commencement Exercises - 10:00 a.m., Thomas Assembly Center.	May 20	Last day of Spring Quarter 2016 classes.
November 21	Fall Quarter 2015 ends.	May 21	Commencement Exercises - 10:00 a.m., Thomas Assembly Center.
		May 21	Spring Quarter 2016 ends.