Incoming students must meet all the requirements for admissions as listed in the Departmental Admissions Requirements section.  To gain admission to the graduate program in the Department of Language and Communication, please complete the tasks below:

  • Submit an application for admission to the Graduate School.
  • Submit a proof of immunization form, which is available by following the link in the box below. 
  • Include the processing fee indicated on the application form.

Each form should be submitted to the Registrar's Office, along with the application fee.  Forms may be submitted online or may be mailed to the address below: 

Office of Graduate Studies and Research
Northwestern State University
Graduate School - Office of the Dean
Natchitoches, LA 71497
318.357.5851 (local)
800.426.3754 (in-state)
800.327.1903 (out-of-state) 

For additional assistance with the admissions process, please contact Carolyn R. Gatti in the University Recruiting Office for Graduate & Adult Studies.  You can reach the Recruiting Office for Graduate and Adult Studies by phoning 318.357.6000.

Graduate assistantships are available for highly qualified graduate students.  To be eligible for a graduate assistantships, students must be accepted into a graduate degree program and must have achieved regular graduate admission status at Northwestern State University.  

Out-of-state tuition, if applicable, will be waived for graduate assistants. The minimum credit course load for graduate assistants is 9 semester hours during long semesters; students who receive assistantship support will complete  6 semester hours during summer terms.

To retain assistantship support, students must maintain a B average in all graduate courses, receive a satisfactory performance evaluations, and meet all other requirements outlined by the Graduate School, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and the Head of the Department of Language and Communication. 

Click below for application forms. Applications should be directed to the Director of Graduate Studies in English or to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research.