Graduate Program Admission Requirements
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Application Deadlines:
- Fall - May 15
- Spring - October 15
Required Documents
It is LSU's policy that
applications are considered only after all the following documents are
received and the fee is paid.
Be sure your name is on everything you send to the department and Graduate School. Send the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions, Louisiana State University, 134 David Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2802.
- Completed Application for Admission to Graduate Degree Program form (online version is highly recommended).
- Application fee (and any applicable late fee).
- One Official transcript from EACH college or university attended (including summer only work, and even if work appears on another institution's transcript). International applicants: Include degree statements and an English translation of each foreign document.
- Official GRE scores (copies sent by applicant are not official). The department requires a minimum score of 1000 on the GRE (verbal plus quantitative). Test scores
must be sent directly by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to be official.
- (International Applicants Only) Official TOEFL scores. The department requires a 550 minimum TOEFL score.
Send the following documents directly to: Petroleum Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, 3516 Patrick F. Taylor Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
- Three letters of recommendation (LSU does not have form letters for this)
- The Departmental Information Sheet from the application (if applying on paper, not online)
- Statement of Purpose.
International Applicants
International applicants are
advised to submit the application and supporting documents at least
ten months in advance of the start of the semester they are seeking
admission.
Once the Graduate School and
the department have approved admission, and sufficient financial
responsibility has been verified, the International Services Office
(ISO) is notified. ISO (http://www.oip.lsu.edu)
will then prepare and issue the appropriate immigration documents to
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