Admission to ISAT

Students must meet the admissions standards of the Southeastern Louisiana University Graduate School. The application for admission to the Graduate School can be found here.

Applicants to the ISAT program must have completed an undergraduate degree program and have had at least 30 semester hours in any combination of chemistry, computer science, industrial technology, mathematics, or physics.  In addition, applicants to the ISAT program must have at least one of the following four items:

1. a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0;
2. solid evidence of significant research work experience;
3. at least one year of professional work experience; or
4. a combined Verbal and Quantitative Score on the Graduate Record Exam of at least 280.

As part of the application process, applicants to the ISAT program must submit the following.

• A letter of introduction stating the applicant’s research background, their ideas for research to perform during the ISAT program, and their plans to extend their work in the ISAT program to future endeavors. Students seeking assistantships should see the below paragraph on special requirements.
• Three (3) letters of recommendation.  At least one of these three letters should attest to the applicant’s research abilities. 
• Transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate work.

Students who wish to be considered for a graduate assistantship in the ISAT program must submit their application materials directly to the graduate coordinator by the deadlines listed below. Please note that this is a separate process from the general admission application, which must also be completed for full consideration.

To apply for a graduate assistantship, applicants must submit the following to the graduate coordinator:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Letter of interest
• Research materials (e.g., copies of presentations or papers)

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact a faculty member before applying to the graduate program. This initial contact should include an introduction and a summary of the applicant’s research interests. Applicants should work with the faculty member to develop a potential project. Details about the proposed supervisor and project should be included in the letter of interest.

Deadlines

• For Fall Semester assistantships: Apply by February 1 of the same year.
• For Spring Semester assistantships: Apply by November 1 of the previous year.

Please go to the Southeastern Graduate School admissions page.