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With your passion for knowledge and excitement for exploring the unknown, earning your master’s or doctoral degree is the next step in your career or scholarly pursuits.

Our graduate programs hone your professional skills while challenging you to think critically and to do research. We offer degrees and certificates in disciplines that span the arts, liberal arts, sciences, education, and more. A number of our graduate programs offer online components to fit your busy life and schedule—a few are even offered exclusively online.

In grad school, you will master the tools you need to succeed while increasing your earning potential. We offer opportunities for our students to ensure they have the means and funds to complete their programs through assistantships and fellowships. Learn more about available financial support.

But most of all, we’re here to help you pursue your passion, so you can learn more than you ever imagined. Apply today or contact us with questions.

Graduate Program Application Requirements and Deadlines at a Glance

While the Graduate School requires a number of items for admission, some of our programs request additional supplemental items and have different application deadlines. The program table below outlines each department’s program-specific materials and deadlines (if any). You’ll also find contact information for your graduate coordinator, who is a great resource for specific funding and departmental questions.

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Graduate Program Graduate Coordinator Additional Application Materials Required Application Deadlines
(if different than Graduate School deadlines)

Accounting (M.S.)

 Professor Pam Meyer (mastersaccounting@louisiana.edu)
  • Resume
  • GMAT Required (may be waived for applicants with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher)
  • Statement of Purpose
Applied Language and Speech Sciences (Ph.D.) Dr. Ryan Nelson (rnelson@louisiana.edu)
  • Letter of Intent (and identification of mentor)
  • Writing Sample
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • GRE required
  • Fall: February 1
  • Spring: September 1
Architecture (M.Arch.) Professor Ashlie Latiolais (alatiolais@louisiana.edu)
  • Portfolio of your work
  • GRE required
  
Athletic Training (M.S.) Dr. Jeremy Foreman
(jeremy.foreman@louisiana.edu)
  • First Aid and BLS CPR certification
  • Pre-Professional Athletic Training Observation Hours Form
  • Admits only for Summer
Biology (M.S.) Applications: Dr. Scott France (france@louisiana.edu)

Post-Admissions: Dr. Brad Moon (brad.moon@louisiana.edu)
  • Fall: February 1
  • Spring: October 1
Biology, Environmental & Evolutionary (Ph.D.) Applications: Dr. Scott France (france@louisiana.edu)

Post-Admissions: Dr. Brad Moon (brad.moon@louisiana.edu)
  • Fall: February 1
  • Spring: October 1
Business Administration (Graduate Certificate) P. Robert Viguerie, J.D.
(MBADirector@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of purpose
  
Business Administration (M.B.A.) P. Robert Viguerie, J.D.
(MBADirector@louisiana.edu)
Cardiovascular Nursing (Graduate Certificate) Dr. Jennifer Lemoine
(jennifer.lemoine@louisiana.edu)
  • Resume
  • Unencumbered Louisiana RN license
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • No GRE Required
  • February 4
  • Admits only for Spring B Term
Chemical Engineering (M.S.E.) Dr. William Chirdon
(wmc8199@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE required (waiver available for UL Engineering graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  
Civil Engineering (M.S.E.) Dr. Mohammad Khattak
(khattak@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE required (waiver available for UL Engineering graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  
Communication (M.S.) Dr. Phil Auter
(auter@louisiana.edu)
  • Writing sample
  • No GRE Required
  
Computer Science (M.S.)

Applications: Dr. Mohsen Amini Salehi
(amini@louisiana.edu)

Post-admissions: Dr. Sheng Chen (chen@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of Purpose
  • GRE Required
  
Computer Engineering (M.S.) Applications: Dr. Mohsen Amini Salehi
(amini@louisiana.edu)

Post-admissions: Dr. Sheng Chen (chen@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of Purpose
  • GRE Required
  
Computer Science & Computer Engineering (Ph.D.) Applications: Dr. Mohsen Amini Salehi
(amini@louisiana.edu)

Post-admissions: Dr. Sheng Chen (chen@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of Purpose
  • GRE Required
  • Summer: April 1
  • Fall: May 1
  • Spring: November 15
Counselor Education (M.S.) Dr. Irvin Esters
(esters@louisiana.edu
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Resume
  • Interview
  • GRE Required
  • March 31
  • Admits only for Fall Semester
Criminal Justice (M.S.) Dr. Michelle Jeanis
(mjeanis@louisiana.edu)
  • Personal Statement on why you want to study criminal justice (no more than 750 words)
  • GRE required
  
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) Dr. Christopher Giroir
(cgiroir@louisiana.edu)
  • Letter of Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Interview
  • GRE required
  
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Dr. Roger Rholdon
(roger.rholdon@louisiana.edu)
  • Post-MSN: May 1
  • BSN-DNP: November 30
  • Post-MSN admits only for Fall Semester
  • BSN-DNP admits only for Spring Semester
Earth & Energy Sciences (Ph.D.) Dr. Brian Schubert
(schubert@louisiana.edu)
  • A personal statement
  • B.S. in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physics, or a related field of study
  • GRE required
  • Fall: February 1
  • Spring: October 1
Education (M.Ed.) - Educational Leadership Dr. Frank DelFavero
(fdelfavero@louisiana.edu)
  • Letter of application
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Interview
  • Valid teaching certificate
  • One year of full-time teaching experience
  • No GRE Required
  • Admits only for Fall Semester

Education (M.Ed.) - Curriculum and Instruction

 Dr. Natalie Keefer
(keeferna@louisiana.edu)
  • Valid teaching certificate
  • One year of full-time teaching experience (not required for online program)
  • No GRE Required
  
Education (M.Ed.) - Gifted Education Dr. Christine Briggs
(cbriggs@louisiana.edu)
  • Valid teaching certificate
  • One year of full-time teaching experience
  • No GRE Required
  
Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.) Dr. Zhongqi Pan
(zpan@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required (waiver available for UL Engineering graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  

English (M.A.)
Incoming students: Dr. Leah Orr
Continuing students: Dr. Michael Kightley
 


 
  • Statement of purpose
  • Graduate Assistantship App (If applying for funding)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Writing sample
  • No GRE Required
  • Fall: January 15
  • Spring: November 15
English (Ph.D.) Incoming students: Dr. Leah Orr
Continuing students: Dr. Michael Kightley
(englgrad@louisiana.edu)

 


 
  • Statement of purpose
  • Graduate assistantship application (if applying for funding)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Writing sample
  • No GRE Required
  • Fall: January 15
  • Spring: November 15
Entrée The Graduate School
(Gradschool@louisiana.edu)
  • Proof of bachelor’s degree
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  
Environmental Resource Science (M.S.) Dr. Durga Poudel
(ddpoudel@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required
  
Francophone Studies (Ph.D.) Dr. Loic Bourdeau
(loic.bourdeau@louisiana.edu)
  • No GRE Required
  
French (M.A.) Dr. Loic Bourdeau
(loic.bourdeau@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Writing sample (approx.. 30 pages total in French)
  • Audio recording (non-native French speakers only)
  • No GRE Required
  
Geology (M.S.)

Dr. Raphael Gottardi
(gottardi@louisiana.edu)

 
  • GRE required
  
Health Care Administration (Post-MBA Graduate Certificate) P. Robert Viguerie, J.D.
(MBADirector@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of purpose
  • Resume
  • GMAT Required
  • If an applicant obtained an MBA degree from an institution that did not require the GMAT or GRE, the student may be required to take the GMAT or GRE.
  • Fall: June 30
  • Spring: November 30
  • Summer: April 30
History (M.A.) Dr. Richard Frankel
(frankel@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of purpose
  • Writing sample
  • No GRE Required
  
Industrial Chemistry (M.S.)
Dr. August Gallo
  • GRE Required
  • Admits for Fall and Spring semesters
Informatics (M.S.) Dr. Mike Totaro
(miket@louisiana.edu)		  
Instructional Coach (Graduate Certificate) Dr. Toby Daspit
(tdaspit@louisiana.edu)
  • Valid teaching certificate
  
Kinesiology (M.S.) Dr. Jeremy Foreman
(jeremy.foreman@louisiana.edu)
  • Interview with selection committee (upon request)
  • No GRE Required
  
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) - Elementary Education

Dr. Natalie Keefer
(keeferna@louisiana.edu)
  • Passing PRAXIS, ACT, or SAT pre-professional basic skills test scores
  • Passing PRAXIS score in the appropriate content area to your degree
  • GRE Required (waiver may be available for applicants with an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale who submit a 500+ word essay).
  • Admits only for the Summer semester
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) - Elementary French Immersion Dr. Michelle Haj-Broussard (hajbroussard@louisiana.edu)
  • Demonstration of an intermediate-high level of French proficiency
  • Passing PRAXIS, ACT, or SAT pre-professional basic skills test scores
  • Passing PRAXIS score in the appropriate content area to your degree
  • GRE required (waiver may be available for applicants with an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale who submit a 500+ word essay).
  • Admits only for the Summer semester

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) - Special Education

 Dr. Donna Wadsworth
(dew4067@louisiana.edu)
  • Passing PRAXIS, ACT, or SAT pre-professional basic skills test scores
  • Passing PRAXIS score in the appropriate content area to your degree
  • GRE required
  
Master's +30 The Graduate School
(Gradschool@louisiana.edu)
  • Proof of master’s degree
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  
Mathematics (M.S.) Dr. Ping Wong Ng
(png@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required
  
Mathematics (Ph.D.) Dr. Ping Wong Ng
(png@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required
  
Mechanical Engineering (M.S.E.) Dr. Jim Lee
(jlee@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required (waiver available for UL Engineering graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  
Music (M.M.) Dr. Catherine Roche-Wallace
(roche-wallace@louisiana.edu)
  • Audition for applied areas
  • Audio recording (upon request)
  • Scholarly paper or scores (theory/comp concentration)
  • Preliminary exam in music theory and history (upon admission)
  • No GRE Required
  
Nursing (M.S.N.) Dr. Jennifer Lemoine
(jennifer.lemoine@louisiana.edu)
  • Resume
  • Unencumbered Louisiana RN license
  • No GRE Required
  • Applications are considered year-round for Fall and Spring semesters.
  • Admission is offered to only a limited number of students each semester.
  • You are encouraged to apply well in advance of your desired semester of admission.
Physics (M.S.) Dr. Gabriele Morra
(morra@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required
  
Petroleum Engineering (M.S.E.) Dr. Boyun Guo
(boyun.guo@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required (waiver available for UL Engineering graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  
Professional Writing (Graduate Certificate) Incoming students: Dr. Leah Orr
Continuing students: Dr. Michael Kightley
(englgrad@louisiana.edu)
  • Statement of purpose
  
Psychology (M.S.) Dr. Emily Sandoz
(eek2950@louisiana.edu)
  • CV
  • Statement of purpose
  • GRE Required
  • March 1
  • Admits only for the Fall semester
Speech Pathology & Audiology (Communicative Disorders M.S.) Dr. Holly Damico
(hollydamico@louisiana.edu)
  • Personal Statement
  • GRE required
  • Letter of reference requirement waived for graduates of UL Lafayette who meet all other admission requirements
  • February 15
  • Admits only for the Summer semester
Systems Engineering (Ph.D.) Dr. Jim Lee
(jlee@louisiana.edu)
  • Resume
  • GRE Required (waiver available for UL Engineering graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  
Systems Technology (M.S.) Dr. Gholam Massiha
(massiha@louisiana.edu)
  • GRE Required
  
TESOL (Graduate Certificate) Incoming students: Dr. Leah Orr
Continuing students: Dr. Michael Kightley
(englgrad@louisiana.edu)