Your L number is your student ID number. You will receive your L number in an emailed letter from the Admissions office once your application has been processed.

After you are accepted, you will receive an email from the IT department with instructions on how to set up and log in to your Lamar email. All correspondence from Lamar University will be sent to your Lamar email. Once you set it up, you will need to check it daily.

Portfolium is an online portfolio platform where students submit artifacts, assignments, and other documents for program evaluation. Portfolium allows instructors to assess students’ progress and provide feedback throughout the program. Students in programs that use Portfolium will be provided with access instructions after acceptance to Lamar University.

A team of advisors is available to assist you during your program. They can be reached at luacademic@lamar.edu. Please be sure to include your name and L number in all email correspondence with Lamar University.

Emailing is the preferred method of communication for the online programs as requests need to be in writing.

Advisors will register you for all your classes during your program. A registration notification will be sent to your Lamar email two weeks before every class begins.

Course start and end dates, census dates, and drop dates are all found on the Critical Dates calendar.

Yes, the course schedule shows the order classes are offered as well as the beginning and end dates for each class. The course rotation for the M.Ed Special Education Educational Diagnostician program can be found on the website by clicking Course Schedule.

You will need to familiarize yourself with the course schedule so that you are aware of the order you will take classes, which classes you will take each semester, and when you will take practicum.

Your degree plan is found by logging on to your Degree Audit located on Self Service Banner. To access Self Service Banner, go to the Lamar University homepage at lamar.edu and click on LU Connect in the top left corner of the page. Next click on Students and then Self Service Banner. You will log on with your L number and six-digit PIN. Next click Student and then Degree Audit.

Degree Audit shows your major and the classes that you will take in your program. You will not necessarily take them in the order they are listed on Degree Audit. The order you will take classes is found on the course schedule.

Mandatory Advisement holds are put on all student accounts upon acceptance. You do not need to schedule an advising appointment. The advising hold will be removed when your advisor registers you.

To check your registration, you will need to log on to Self Service Banner. To access Self Service Banner, go to the Lamar University homepage at lamar.edu and click on LU Connect in the top left corner of the page. Next click on Students and then Self Service Banner. You will log on with your L number and six-digit PIN. Next click Student and then Registration.

To pay your bill you will need to go to the Lamar University homepage at lamar.edu and click on LU Connect in the top left corner of the page. Next click on Students and then Pay Bill. You will log on with your L number and six-digit PIN.

Students who do not use financial aid can pay for one class at a time. Payment is always due five days before the first day of class.

For all questions regarding financial aid, you will need to contact the Financial Aid office at financialaid@lamar.edu.

You will access your classes in LU Learn (Blackboard). To access Blackboard go to the Lamar University homepage at lamar.edu and click on LU Connect in the top left corner of the page. Next click on Students and then LU Learn (Blackboard). You will log on with your LEA username and password. You will not be able to see your class in Blackboard until two business days before a start date.

First, go to the Lamar University homepage at lamar.edu and click on LU Connect in the top left corner of the page. Next click Students and then Tech Support. There you will find IT Help and Support for everyday tasks. If you are still having difficulty after trying the suggestions on the IT support page, you will need to contact the Service Desk at servicedesk@lamar.edu or at 409-880-2222.

Textbooks can be located by clicking on the link below.

Online Textbook List

If you want to drop a class, email the advisors at luacademic@lamar.edu and the Records office at luapgrrecords@lamar.edu.

Before dropping a class, make sure to check the Course Schedule to determine when the next time the class will be offered.

Graduation can be determined by following the Course Schedule.

In order to graduate, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. Grades of D and F do not count toward your program and must be retaken.

For the full list of academic policies, please click the link Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures.

Doubling of classes is only permitted as specified on the course schedule. Otherwise classes are only allowed to be taken by themselves.

Candidates are not eligible for individual coursework unless requested by a school district as a cohort.

The Texas Administrative Code (TAC) mandates all courses and practicum requirements must be completed within 5 years of the start date of the program.

The TAC language is as follows:

§228.35. Preparation Program Coursework and/or Training.

(a) Coursework and/or training for candidates seeking initial certification in any certification class.

(b) … was provided by an approved EPP or an accredited institution of higher education within the past five years and is directly related to the certificate being sought.

TEA interpretation of TAC language (from TEA Newsletter for Educator Preparation Programs – May 11, 2021):

If the candidate is continuously enrolled in the EPP (listed as Other Enrolled from admission – present), the EPP could accept prior coursework if older than 5 years that was taken through the same EPP. If the candidate is no longer identified as Enrolled, then the EPP would only be able to accept coursework taken within the last 5 years (given that it is directly related to the certificate sought and provided by an approved EPP or accredited IHE).