The additional academic divisions of Liberal Arts, Business Administration, and Sciences were created in This accreditation was reaffirmed in , , and Over the next 15 years, several associate degree and certificate programs were added that the university continues to offer including:. By , the inmates of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind had been moved to other locations leaving the entire building available for LSU. This move provided the university with additional space for laboratories and classrooms.
Student enrollment steadily rose during this period but remained below students. Student performance suffered during the period because of continued financial instability, conflict among faculty members and members of the Board of Supervisors, and a revolving door of university presidents who in turn had conflicts with the Board and the legislature.
David Boyd was ousted in and replaced by William P. Johnston from to Johnston was replaced by James Nicholson in Nicholson served again from to and Thomas Boyd returned to the presidency from to Development of more scientific work began in the period with the advent of an agriculture course and improvements to the mechanics, civil engineering, and commercial courses.
For agriculture, the State Experiment Station in Baton Rouge was established in and was devoted to experiments with crops grown in the state.
Two other experiment stations, at Calhoun in north Louisiana and near New Orleans the Sugar Experiment Station , were also established. Beginning in , experiment station staff disseminated and continue to do so through the Agricultural Extension Service important information to the agricultural interests throughout the state.
Since the Seminary was destroyed by fire in , several groups from central Louisiana had wanted the school to return to Rapides Parish, but there was never enough support in the legislature to construct new buildings or rebuild the old one. In , LSU received permission to use the former military post in Baton Rouge where the new state capitol is situated today.
The university had been interested in the post for a number of years but was unable to secure permission to use it. The post had been unoccupied except for a caretaker since the end of Reconstruction and the buildings had begun to deteriorate, but after LSU had gained permission to use them, they were cleaned and repaired.
By , a major building program began with the construction of an auditorium, a new library, engineering shops and classrooms, and more dormitory space. In , the federal government gave LSU title to the former military post and by , the acre site had reached the point where there was no more room left to expand.
In the s, student life began to change. Debating and literary societies had existed, and beginning in , LSU began to field teams in football , baseball, tennis, and track and field, and cadets were allowed more time for recreation. The military system of discipline was still in force as it had been since , but with a regular army office detailed to the University as commandant. Cadets had complete uniforms and were issued rifles, and an artillery battery was formed.
There was a demerit scale for such infractions of the rules as gambling, fighting, drinking, and absence without leave, and a cadet could be expelled if he received enough demerits. As far as academics were concerned, LSU offered courses primarily to provide industrial and technical training and this was the case into the early 20th century.
In , there were only two courses: the Agricultural Course and the Mechanical and Engineering Course. There was also a Literary Course, but it was not as well equipped or staffed as the science and technical courses. Student population grew from around in the early s to over by including 21 foreign students.
With an increased enrollment came in increase in the number and types of classes offered. In , the law school was established, women were admitted for the first time, and by , the college system was established that formed the basis of the school and college system used today. Ourso College of Business.
President Thomas Boyd headed a program to train and employ a corps of shipbuilders. William Dalrymple, professor of veterinary medicine, organized a knitting club for the female students to make socks, caps, and gloves for soldiers at the front.
The war ended before many of the programs, such as the corps of shipbuilders, could get off the ground. The Memorial Tower, completed in , honors all Louisianans killed in the war.
Ourso College of Business and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, have received national recognition in their respective fields of study. Designated as a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution, LSU is also noted for its extensive research facilities, operating some sponsored research projects funded by agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Health insurance is required of all full-time degree, resident, and international students with F1 and J1 visas. However, students may choose an alternate medical health insurance plan as long as it meets the minimum requirements listed.
The medical health insurance policy must provide coverage for the entire semester. By , a major building program began with an auditorium, a new library, engineering shops, and more dormitory space.
LSU began to field teams in football, baseball, tennis, and track and field, and students had a bit more time for recreation. In , women were admitted on a regular basis and the law school was established. By , LSU was experiencing growing pains and President Thomas Boyd began looking for land to build a new and larger campus. Several faculty members and prominent Baton Rouge citizens purchased Gartness until the state could come up with funding for repurchase.
With support from Governor John M. Parker and utilization of severance tax revenues, construction began in and by the fall of , some classes were held on the new campus that was formally dedicated on April 30, Long wanted LSU to be the best university in the nation and during the s, and despite the Great Depression, the number of buildings, students, and courses grew and improved.
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