Information for Students

Prospective Students

We invite you to take a look at the College of Graduate Studies at Lamar University, and we hope you'll decide to make LU your home as you complete your graduate or postgraduate degree.

Current LU undergraduate students considering an LU graduate program may request additional information:

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Current Students

As you navigate your program, complete your course work, write your thesis or dissertation and prepare to graduate, we're here every step of the way to help you achieve your scholarly goals.

Graduate School Resource Center

All graduate students now have access to a Graduate School Resource Center under the Organizations tab in Blackboard. This site offers tips and resources around items of interest to graduate students whether they are writing theses and dissertations or simply writing to fulfill classroom projects. Items included are related to undertaking:

  • Research,
  • Managing time
  • Writing literature reviews
  • Citing sources
  • Using research databases
  • Other significant topics

We will be updating the site each semester, so be sure to fill out the short survey under the Introduction to let us know what was useful and what additions you recommend.