Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Application for Admission to Graduate Studies in English
New Students
The completed application form, payment of required fees, official transcripts, and
official results of standardized tests should be submitted to the Graduate Admissions
Office before June 1for the Fall semester,October 15 for the Spring semester, and
April 15 for the Summer term. Applications must be accompanied by the payment of the
non-refundable application fee. Late applications may delay consideration until the
following semester.
* Individual departments may have earlier deadline dates for consideration of
applications.
Returning Students
Students previously registered at Southeastern who wish to resume their graduate studies
after an absence of more than 12 months must submit an application for readmission
together with official transcripts of all graduate work taken at other institutions
to the Office of Enrollment Services (Graduate Admissions Office).
International Students
Admission of international students is considered on an individual basis by the Office
of Enrollment Services (Graduate Admissions Office) and by the appropriate Graduate
Coordinator or Graduate/Faculty Advisor, with final determination made by the Graduate
Dean. International students must meet all University and departmental requirements
for Degree Status.
In addition, international students must submit to the Graduate Admissions Office
the following:
1. An application and payment of the application fee prior to the following deadlines:
May
1 for the Fall semester;September 1 for the Spring semester; March 1 for the Summer
term.
2. Official, certified transcripts, certificates of degrees, etc., depicting all undergraduate
and graduate courses taken and and all grades received. A certified translation must
accompany these documents if the language used is other than English.
3. A score of at least 500 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or
a
score of at least 173 on the computer-based TOEFL, for applicants whose native
language is other than English. Some departments may have more stringent criteria.
4. Certification of the availability of funds to meet all the costs while the student
is
enrolled at Southeastern, according to INS regulations.
5. Official scores on all standardized tests as required by the individual departments.
Southeastern Louisiana University reserves the right to determine whether the documentation
provided meets the minimum criteria necessary for the admission of international students.
International students are responsible for complying with all regulations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Failure to do so will jeopardize their status as students.