Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences 107 Life Sciences Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803

RECOMMENDATION FOR GRADUATE STUDY

Must be completed by the applicant:

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________

What degree will you pursue at LSU?___________________________________________________________

In which department? ________________________________________________________________________

Name of recommender _______________________________________________________________________

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, you may waive your right to inspect this
recommendation.  Please check appropriate box and sign below.  Should you decide not to waive your right, you will have
access to the recommendation if you enroll in the Graduate School at LSU.

___      I hereby waive my right of access of this recommendation _____________________________________

Signature                                  Date

___    I do not waive my right to access to this recommendation ______________________________________

Signature                                  Date

Must be completed by recommender:

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Title or position: ____________________________________________________________________________

Mailing address: ____________________________________________________________________________

Telephone: (             ) ________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________                                ____________________________________

                           Signature                                                                                                       Date

Please write (you may print or type) candidly and analytically about the applicant's qualifications and potential to be
academically successful in the field specified above.  You may use the back of this page or you may wish to write a
separate letter.  When you have completed this recommendation, please enclose it in the envelope provided.  Seal it,
sign it across the seal and return it to the applicant or mail directly to the Graduate Advisor, Department of
Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, 107 Life Science Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

This recommendation will remain confidential during the admission process and will be used by the Graduate
School only in its procedures relative to admission and awarding of fellowships or assistantships.  If the
applicant has not waived the right of access to the recommendation, it will become accessible to the applicant
only after he or she enrolls in the Graduate School.