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LSU Board approves new degrees and campus program changes including state’s first undergraduate AI degree
Summary
The board approved conferral of degrees for 2026 and several academic items including LSU A&M’s proposed Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence — described as Louisiana’s first undergraduate AI degree — LSUA’s aviation degree tracks, a revised mission statement for LSU Eunice, and elevation of a construction school within the College of Engineering.
The LSU Board of Supervisors approved multiple academic items during its meeting Dec. 12, including systemwide conferral of degrees for the 2026 calendar year and several program‑level actions presented by the provost.
Key approvals included: a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence proposed by LSU A&M (described in the presentation as…
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