First the student applies to the LSU Graduate School for graduate admission, which forwards the application to the graduate office in the E.J. Ourso College of Business, which then forwards it to the graduate advisor in the marketing department. The marketing department reviews Ph.D. applicants in late March for Fall admission. Please direct all applications to the LSU Graduate School. Letters of recommendation can be sent directly to the department. Usually, if you have a business education background, these courses are waived.
Admission is competitive.
Recently we have been admitting students with GMAT scores of 580 or higher and graduate grade point averages of 3.40 or higher. The quality of the school where the grade point average was earned is taken into consideration in evaluating the candidate for admission.