Applicants are admitted to Graduate Programs on a full-time or part-time basis. Candidates for admission must submit a formal application to Graduate Programs accompanied by an application fee; two confidential recommendations; official test results from either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT); and official transcripts from all undergraduate and, where applicable, all post-baccalaureate institutions at which courses were taken.

A degree from a regionally-accredited college or university which reflects an overall minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 2.5 is required. The minimum acceptance score from the GRE is 800 (the combined score from the verbal and quantitative sections); the minimum score required from the MAT is 380 or higher. Test scores should not be older than five years.

All requirements for admission must be fulfilled and in the Graduate Programs office before a decision regarding acceptance can be rendered. Applications must be made by the following dates:

• Fall semester – July 1
• Spring semester – December 1
• Summer Sessions – May 1

All inquiries, requests for application forms, and completed forms should be addressed to:

Graduate Programs
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive  
Box 60
New Orleans, LA 70125

or call 1-504-520-7487