How to Apply as a
Graduate Student

1. Apply. Submit a formal application for admission by applying online. Note that the graduate application fee of $30 will be required at checkout. International students interested in studying on campus should visit our International Student Services webpage to get started.

2. Official Transcript. Request an official transcript(s) from the college or university from which you received a bachelor’s degree and from all colleges and universities from which graduate credit was received. To be considered “official,” a transcript must be sent from an institution to Delta State Graduate Admissions. We recommend sending official transcripts electronically via Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse by choosing Delta State University Graduate Admissions (grad-info@tcss20.com) as the recipient. You can typically request an official transcript via the Registrar’s website at your prior school. A transcript submitted by a student is not considered official UNLESS it is signed and sealed in its original envelope. Hard copies may be mailed from an institution to:

Delta State University
Office of Graduate Studies
Kent Wyatt Hall 239
Cleveland, MS 38733

If you attended Delta State as an undergraduate or graduate student, we should already have your information on file. No need to submit transcripts unless you are told otherwise by the Graduate Admissions staff.

** Please note that Business and Nursing programs require ALL transcripts. Non-U.S. transcripts are accepted through WES or ECE evaluation services (must be evaluated course-by-course).

3. Program Admission Requirements. Meet all admission requirements set by the preferred program. More information about these standards is available on each program’s webpage and in the Graduate Catalog. Materials required to complete an application can be emailed directly to grad-info@tcss20.com.

If you have taken a year or more off from coursework, you will need to reapply via xie.tcss20.com/apply. We should already have your transcripts on file; our office will communicate with you via email regarding other admission requirements. If you have stopped out for more than a year, reapplication will mean complying with any new admission requirements enacted since your last term of entry. If you have only taken a semester off, you should email your graduate program coordinator about getting back into classes.

Delta State allows students to enroll as non-degree seeking. To enroll in coursework, non-degree students must apply online and submit official transcripts to Delta State Graduate Admissions (grad-info@tcss20.com). Once these steps are complete, the non-degree seeking will be asked to complete a Non-Degree Form, which then must be approved by the chair or graduate coordinator of the department in which the course(s) is being offered. Please note that non-degree seeking students are NOT eligible for federal financial aid or graduate assistantships.

Non-degree students do not have access to federal financial aid and are not eligible for Graduate Assistantships.

For applicants who earned their bachelor’s degree from a non-U.S. institution, a transcript evaluation is required. All WES/ECE course-by-course evaluations should be submitted directly to Delta State University.

WES Evaluations

• Request a WES Evaluation
  • If you have attended more than one non-U.S. university, you will need to request an evaluation for each non-U.S. university previously attended.

ECE Evaluations

• Request an ECE Evaluation
  • If you have attended more than one non-U.S. university, you will need to request an evaluation for each non-U.S. university previously attended

Depending on degree program, an applicant may be required to send test scores.

If you are applying for the fall semester, please ensure that your test scores are sent to DSU at least 6 weeks in advance of the deadline date. Processing incoming GRE scores during October thru February may take up to 6 weeks following receipt of scores from ETS or other vendor due to the high volume of scores received.

ETS School Code

GRE, PRAXIS, TOEFL

1163

ets.org