Admissions

Official test scores are used to determine developmental need. Official ACT/SAT/Compass/Accuplacer scores must come directly to the Office of Admissions from the testing agency or ACT/College Board.

An application fee is required for all applicants ($20 US Citizens, $30 International). Please mail a check or money order payable to “NSU” to

Office of Admissions
175 Sam Sibley Drive
Student Services Center, Suite 235
Natchitoches, LA 71497

Official transcripts are required from all former institutions attended, regardless of whether or not the credits transfer. All transcripts must be on file and evaluated before an admission decision can be made. Official transcripts must be delivered to the Office of Admissions in a sealed unopened envelope from each former institution to be considered official.

We realize final high school transcripts are not yet available for current high school seniors. If you are currently a high school senior attending an out of state high school, please be sure to request your high school mail an official final transcript to NSU after you graduate. If you are a current Louisiana high school student or graduated from a Louisiana state approved high school 2003 or afterwards, we will download a current transcript now and (if necessary) the final transcript from the state transcript system in June – please do not request any transcripts from your high school. If you earned a GED, we will need the official test scores from the institution that awarded your GED. If you graduated from high school prior to 2003 or from an out of state high school, please request that your official transcript be mailed to us directly from your high school. Official transcripts are those that are delivered to the Office of Admissions in an unopened school envelope from your high school.

Immunization Waiver – Please complete the waiver if records are not available, if taking all online classes, etc. This form can be completed digitally, and emailed to the admissions office using the email address of applications@nsula.edu. Waivers can also be printed and filled out by hand, and faxed to 318.357.4660.

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Immunization Compliance Form – Please complete the compliance form if records are available. The form can be completed digitally, and emailed to the admissions office using the email address applications@nsula.edu. Compliance forms can also be printed and filled out by hand, and faxed to 318.357.4660. Please email or fax Proof of Immunization records from Physician or Care Provider as well.

Louisiana Law (R.S. 17:170.1 Schools of Higher Learning) requires all students entering Northwestern State University to be immunized for the following: Measles (2 doses), Mumps, Rubella—required for those born on or after January 1, 1957; Tetanus-Diphtheria (within the past 10 years); and against Meningococcal disease (Meningitis). The guidelines presented on the back of the “Proof of Immunization Compliance Form” are for the purpose of implementing the requirements of Louisiana R.S. 17:170.1, and of meeting the established recommendations for control of vaccine-preventable diseases as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to the United States Public Health Service (ACIP); and the American College Health Association (ACHA). Students not meeting the MMR & TD requirement will be prevented from registering for subsequent semesters.

See your high school guidance counselor to ensure you are on track to completing this curriculum.

Males only. Visit the Selective Service website and register or verify your registration, then FAX verification of your registration to us 318.357.4660.

If this is requested, we either do not have a social security number on file for you, or there is a discrepancy with the number that you submitted to us.