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LSU tuition and fees for senior citizens?
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:42 pm
I did a thorough search of the LSU.edu website and turned up nothing on this topic. An online search didn't help much either. I have heard that senior citizens (55+) who are Louisiana residents can take classes at LSU free of charge. Does anyone have any reliable info on this issue? Thanks.
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Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:43 pm to jim712
Congrats on going back to school, baw 
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:44 pm to jim712
I think this is what you're looking for.
OLLI at LSU
If you're looking for actual classes like regular students take... I've never heard of that being discounted to older residents, but I've been wrong before.
OLLI at LSU
If you're looking for actual classes like regular students take... I've never heard of that being discounted to older residents, but I've been wrong before.
This post was edited on 1/4/19 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:45 pm to jim712
how do you do fellow kids
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:46 pm to jim712
Be sure to ask a difficult question right near the end of class to make the professor go 5 minutes over.
You know it's time to ask the question when you see people putting their belongings up and hear bags starting to be zipped.
You know it's time to ask the question when you see people putting their belongings up and hear bags starting to be zipped.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:46 pm to jim712
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:47 pm to jim712
2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 17 — Education
RS 17:1807 — Persons over fifty-five; exemption from tuition; fifty percent reduction in cost of textbooks
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 17:1807
§1807. Persons over fifty-five; exemption from tuition; fifty percent reduction in cost of textbooks
A. Any person age fifty-five years or over who registers for one or more courses of instruction at a public college or university in this state and who is a resident of this state shall be exempt from the payment of tuition and other registration fees and shall receive a fifty percent reduction in the cost of textbooks, reference books, manuals, and other aids to instruction which are required by any course in which such student is enrolled when purchased from a public college or university operated bookstore.
B. Any funds lost to any public college or university as a result of this Section shall be reimbursed to the college or university by the state.
C. The tuition exemption and reduction in textbook costs provided in this Section shall be provided only if and to the extent that there are sufficient funds appropriated by the legislature to reimburse the public college or university granting them.
Acts 1990, No. 824, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 307, §1.
Revised Statutes
TITLE 17 — Education
RS 17:1807 — Persons over fifty-five; exemption from tuition; fifty percent reduction in cost of textbooks
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 17:1807
§1807. Persons over fifty-five; exemption from tuition; fifty percent reduction in cost of textbooks
A. Any person age fifty-five years or over who registers for one or more courses of instruction at a public college or university in this state and who is a resident of this state shall be exempt from the payment of tuition and other registration fees and shall receive a fifty percent reduction in the cost of textbooks, reference books, manuals, and other aids to instruction which are required by any course in which such student is enrolled when purchased from a public college or university operated bookstore.
B. Any funds lost to any public college or university as a result of this Section shall be reimbursed to the college or university by the state.
C. The tuition exemption and reduction in textbook costs provided in this Section shall be provided only if and to the extent that there are sufficient funds appropriated by the legislature to reimburse the public college or university granting them.
Acts 1990, No. 824, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 307, §1.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:47 pm to jim712
Are you just trying to bang college chicks and be their sugar daddy?
This post was edited on 1/4/19 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:48 pm to Pectus
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Be sure to ask a difficult question right near the end of class to make the professor go 5 minutes over.
You know it's time to ask the question when you see people putting their belongings up and hear bags starting to be zipped.
When I was in college, I always hated having older people (40+ years old) in my classes because they never shut up. They tried to answer every question with an answer that never ended and they'd ask a million questions while I just wanted to go back to sleep so I could get blackout that night.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:48 pm to TigersSEC2010
Thanks for the info TigersSEC2010 but they offer non-credit courses. I'll be retiring next year and I'm planning to pursue an MA degree in art history, something that I've always wanted to do but, you know, work and such.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:49 pm to jim712
Check out the link that I provided, and the post of the person under mine.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:50 pm to jim712
Thanks for the info everyone.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:51 pm to jim712
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Thanks for the info TigersSEC2010 but they offer non-credit courses. I'll be retiring next year and I'm planning to pursue an MA degree in art history, something that I've always wanted to do but, you know, work and such.
I searched Google and found a thread Rex made years ago about this exact topic, but it didn't seem to have any more information than the Louisiana law regarding the matter.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:51 pm to jim712
I've always said I'd go back and take classes when I retire. It seems like a good way to spend time educating yourself about something you enjoy.
This post was edited on 1/4/19 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:53 pm to jim712
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Thanks for the info everyone.
Congrats on going back to school
Posted on 1/4/19 at 2:32 pm to jim712
you will die just before or just after graduation so whats the point?
if you bored then find another hobby besides wasting time and money listening to liberal idiots who never worked at a job in the real world
if you bored then find another hobby besides wasting time and money listening to liberal idiots who never worked at a job in the real world
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:00 pm to keakar
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listening to liberal idiots who never worked at a job in the real world
Believe it or not, there are quite a few professors who are not liberal, or are but don't let it enter the classroom.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:16 pm to CarrolltonTiger
I think the bottom line here is that the school agreed to allow it but the state has never appropriated the money.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:31 pm to jim712
I went to Ole Miss and MIssissippi had a similar law allowing free tuition.
I remember I got paired in a group with one lady whose husband had died and she was basically all alone after her kids moved out.
It was sad as shite, but pretty cool she was keeping busy and trying to learn something new. She clearly had a lot of money (maybe insurance payout) so it wasn't for a career or anything. It was a WW2 class focusing on the Pacific theater, where her father fought.
Anyways, cool program.
I remember I got paired in a group with one lady whose husband had died and she was basically all alone after her kids moved out.
It was sad as shite, but pretty cool she was keeping busy and trying to learn something new. She clearly had a lot of money (maybe insurance payout) so it wasn't for a career or anything. It was a WW2 class focusing on the Pacific theater, where her father fought.
Anyways, cool program.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 3:37 pm to CarrolltonTiger
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C. The tuition exemption and reduction in textbook costs provided in this Section shall be provided only if and to the extent that there are sufficient funds appropriated by the legislature to reimburse the public college or university granting them. Acts 1990, No. 824, §1, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 307, §1.
They funded the program for a few years and ran out of money, it has been years since it was last available. I do know of one lady that got a Southern law degree for free using the program when it was first made available.
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