Welcome to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette-one of the friendliest campuses in the U.S.!

The University

Our campus enrolls a diverse student body of more than 17,000 students each year from all 50 states, including 700 international students from over 80 foreign countries. We offer students a high-quality education at an affordable cost and as a result have been included in the 2006 edition of The Best 361 Colleges guide published by the Princeton Review.

Outstanding Academic Program

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public, Doctoral/Research-Intensive institution offering 78 undergraduate, 27 master's and 8 doctoral degree programs through the following colleges:

• College of the Arts
• College of Business Administration
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of General Studies
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
• College of Sciences
• Graduate School
• Honors Program

Academic Excellence

• UL Lafayette students are constructing a small artificial satellite that will be launched into orbit next year. It will be the first working satellite to be designed, built and maintained by students at a Louisiana university.
• UL Lafayette students and faculty produced CajunBot, one of 25 autonomous vehicles that competed for a U.S. Department of Defense prize of $1 million last year. CajunBot, which was featured on CNN, uses artificial intelligence and GPS positioning to navigate a designated route while detecting and avoiding obstacles.
• The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of only 15 schools in the nation that offer a petroleum engineering curriculum.

Affordability

Tuition	$6,700.00
Room & Board	$3,600.00
Books	$600.00
Subtotal	$10,900.00	per semester (* 12 credit hours)

Includes classes, admission to all athletic events, student-assessed fees, limited health and accident insurance, and an identification card.
*Each additional credit hour after this is $5.00.

Services for International Students

• Immigration counseling and assistance to international students.
• Airport pick-up.
• Organize educational trips to places of interest (New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Pensacola, San Antonio, Atlanta, etc.)
• An International Friendship Program that matches students with American families, giving students an inside view of American life.
• A Global Education Program that provides international students with a forum to speak about their country and culture to community groups.
• A Coffee Hour every other Friday afternoon that provides a fun time for international and American students to get together.

Great Location and Climate

• The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, a city of 125,000, about 2.5 hours from New Orleans and 4 hours from Houston.
• Low cost-of-living
• Mild sub-tropical climate
• The center of "Cajun Country," which is an area of Louisiana with strong French influence. Lafayette has the best of both worlds: it is both a typical American city and a center of unique culture.

Admission

Students can apply on-line for admission by accessing the UL Lafayette electronic application. International applicants must submit certified official copies of all academic records and have an official TOEFL score of 525 on the paper-based test or 195 on the computer-based test. Students who do not meet the TOEFL requirement may enroll in the Intensive English Program at UL Lafayette and remain in the IEP until they have successfully completed and passed the English Exit Exam.

Intensive English Program

The Intensive English Program (IEP) at UL Lafayette prepares non-English speaking students for admission into the university through intensive English courses designed to meet the basic requirements for most universities. Once students have graduated from Level 6 at the IEP, they can apply for admission to UL Lafayette without taking the TOEFL.

Special features:

• Six levels (beginning through advanced levels)
• Each level takes 8 weeks to complete
• 20 hours of instruction per week
• Essay and research paper preparation
• Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Listening/Speaking classes
• Trained and helpful faculty
• Small class size
• Conversation hours
• IEP-UL Lafayette Exit Exam (instead of the TOEFL) to enter UL Lafayette

To apply on-line to our Intensive English Program, please visit us at http://www.louisiana.edu/Student/International/iep_application.html