ADMISSIONS - Application Deadlines
Below are application deadlines for both domestic and international students, as well as for prospective graduate assistants.
Special Note on Graduate Assistantships
If you are applying for an assistantship, all application materials must be received by March 1 (Fall Semester) or November 1 (Spring Semester) unless the department to which you are applying has an earlier deadline.
Special note for International Students
All application materials must be in to the Graduate College by May 1 (Fall Semester) or October 1 (Spring Semester) unless the department to which you are applying has an earlier deadline, or you are also applying for a Graduate Assistantship.
Departmental Deadlines
All applications and supporting documents must be in to the Graduate College and the department by the following dates in order to be considered for admission.
N/A = Not Applicable - Program does not admit for this semester.
| Degree Program | Fall
Deadline |
Spring
Deadline |
Summer
Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting (M.S.) | June
1 |
Nov.
15 |
May 1 |
| Anthropology (M.A.) | Feb.
1 | N/A | N/A
|
| Anthropology (Ph.D.) | Feb.
1 | N/A | N/A
|
| Architecture (M.Arch.) | Feb.
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Art (MFA) | Feb.
1 | N/A | N/A |
| Astronomy (M.S., Ph.D.) | Apr.
1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Biochemistry | Feb. 1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Biological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.) | Feb. 1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Business Administration (MBA Evening) |
June 1 |
Nov. 15 |
N/A |
| Business Administration / Law (Dual MBA/J.D.) | June 1 |
Nov. 15 |
N/A |
| Business Administration (Executive MBA) | Apr. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Business Administration/Hotel Administration (Dual MBA/M.S.) | May
1 |
Oct.
1 |
N/A |
| Business Administration/Management Information Systems (Dual MBA/M.S.) | June
1 |
Nov.
15 |
N/A |
| Business Administration/Dental Medicine (Dual MBA/D.M.D.) | June
1 |
Nov.
15 |
N/A |
| Chemistry (M.S.) | Feb. 1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Chemistry (Ph.D.) | Feb. 1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Civil Engineering (M.S.E., Ph.D.) Domestic Students | Apr. 1 |
Nov. 15 |
N/A |
| Civil Engineering (M.S.E., Ph.D.) International Students | Mar.
15 |
Aug.30 |
N/A |
| Communications (M.A.) | Jan. 15 | N/A | N/A |
| Community Health Sciences Community Health Sciences (M.P.H., Ph.D.) |
June 1 |
Nov. 1 |
N/A |
| Computer Science (M.S.C.S., Ph.D.) Domestic Students | Feb. 1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Computer Science (M.S.C.S., Ph.D.) International Students | Feb.
1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Construction Management (M.S.C.M.) | Feb. 1 | Nov.
15 | N/A |
| Counselor Education (M.S., M.Ed.) | Feb.
1 | N/A | N/A |
| Crisis and Emergency Management (M.S.) | May 18 |
Nov. 15 |
N/A |
| Criminal Justice (M.A.) | Feb.
1 | N/A | N/A |
| Curriculum & Instruction (M.S., M.Ed.) | Mar.
15 |
Nov. 1 |
N/A |
| Curriculum & Instruction (Ed.S.) | Mar.
15 |
Nov. 1 |
N/A |
| Curriculum & Instruction (Ed.D., Ph.D.) | Mar. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Economics (M.A.) | June
15 | Nov.
15 | N/A |
| Educational Leadership (Ph.D., Ed.D.) | Mar. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Educational Leadership (Executive Ed.D.) | N/A |
N/A |
May 1 |
| Educational Leadership (M.S., M.Ed. Workforee Ed.) | June 15 |
Nov. 15 |
Mar. 15 |
| Educational Leadership (PK-12 Ed.D.) | Apr. 15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Educational Leadership (PK-12 MEd.) | June 15 |
Nov. 15 |
Mar. 15 |
| Educational Leadership (Higher Ed. M.Ed.) | Apr. 15 |
Nov. 15 |
Mar. 15 |
| Educational Psychology (M.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D.) | Feb.
1 | N/A | N/A |
| Electrical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.) | Feb.
1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| English (MFA Creative Writing) | Feb. 15 | N/A | N/A |
| English (Ph.D. Schaeffer Fellowship Creative Dissertation) | Feb. 15 | N/A | N/A |
| English (M.A., Ph.D., Critical Dissertation;) |
Feb.
15 | Nov.
1 | N/A |
| Environmental Science (M.S. Ph.D.) | Feb.15 |
Nov.
15 |
N/A |
| Ethics & Policy Studies (M.A.) | Feb. 1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Film (MFA) | Jan.
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Foreign Language (M.A.) | Aug. 1 | Dec. 1 | N/A |
| Geoscience (M.S., Ph.D.) | Feb. 1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Health Care Administration (M.H.A.) | June
1 | Nov.
1 | N/A |
| Health Physics (M.S.) | June
15 | Nov.
15 | N/A |
| Health Promotion (M.Ed.) | June
1 |
Nov.
1 |
Mar.
15 |
| History (M.A.) | June
1 | Nov.
1 | N/A |
| History (Ph.D.) | Feb.
1 | N/A | N/A |
| Hospitality Administration (Ph.D.) | Mar. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Hospitality Administration (M.H.A.) | June
15 |
Nov.
15 |
May 1 |
| Hotel Admin (M.S.)/Mgmt. Information Systems (Dual M.S.) | Mar. 1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Hotel Administration (M.S.) | Mar.
1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Informatics (M.S., Ph.D.) | Mar. 15 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Journalism & Media Studies (Journalism & Media Studies M.A.) | Mar. 15 | N/A | N/A |
| Kinesiology (M.S.) | Mar.
15 |
Sep.
15 |
Jan. 1 |
| Management Information Systems (M.S.) | June
15 | Nov.
15 | N/A |
| Marriage & Family therapy (M.S.) | Jan. 15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Mathematics (M.S.) | Feb. 1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Mathematics (Ph.D.) | Feb. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Mechanical Engineering (M.S.E., Ph.D.) | May 1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Music (M.M., D.M.A.) | May 1 |
Nov.
15 |
May 1 |
| Nursing (M.S.N., Ph.D.) | Mar. 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) | N/A |
N/A |
Jan. 15 |
| Physics (M.S., Ph.D.) | Feb. 1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Political Science (M.A.) | Feb.
1 |
Oct.
1 |
N/A |
| Political Science (Ph.D.) | Feb.1 | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology (Ph.D. - Clinical Track) | Dec. 15 | N/A |
N/A |
| Psychology (Ph.D. - Applied Experimental Track) | Jan.
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Public Administration (M.P.A.) | June 1 |
Nov. 1 |
Mar. 1 |
| Public Administration - Crisis and Emergency Management (M.S.) | May 18 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Public Affairs (Ph.D.) | Apr. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Public Health (M.P.H., Ph.D.) | June 1 |
Nov. 1 |
N/A |
| Radiochemistry (Ph.D.) | Feb. 1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Science (M.A.S.) | Feb. 1 |
Oct. 1 |
N/A |
| Recreation and Sport Management (M.S.) | June
15 |
Nov.
15 | N/A |
| Social Work (M.S.W. - Advanced Standing) | Feb. 1 | N/A | Feb. 1 |
| Social Work (M.S.W.) | Mar.
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Social Work/Law (Dual M.S.W./J.D.) | Feb. 1 |
N/A |
Feb. 1 |
| Sociology (M.A., Ph.D.) | Feb. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Special Education (Ed.D., Ph.D.) | Mar. 1 | Sept. 1 | N/A |
| Special Education (Ed.S., M.Ed., M.S.) | June 1 |
Sept. 1 | Mar.
15 |
| Sports Education Leadership (Ph.D.) | Mar. 1 |
N/A |
Mar. 1 |
| Sports Education Leadership (M.S., M.Ed.) | Mar. 1 | Nov. 15 | Mar. 1 |
| Theatre (M.A., MFA) | June
1 |
N/A | N/A |
| Transportation (M.S.T.) | June
15 |
Nov.
15 | N/A |
| Water Resources Management (M.S.) | Feb. 1 | Oct. 1 | N/A |
| Certificate Program | Fall Deadline |
Spring Deadline |
Summer Deadline |
| Certificate (Advanced) in Addiction Studies | Feb. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Certificate (Advanced) in Community Mental Health Counseling | Feb. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Certificate (Advanced) in Family Nurse Practitioner | Mar. 15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Certificate (Advanced) Forensic Social Work | May 1 |
N/A |
Apr. 1 |
| Certificate (Advanced) in Nursing Education | July 15 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Certificate (Advanced) in Rehabilitation Counseling | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Certificate (Post-Masters) in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Mar. 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Certificate in Finance | July 15 |
Dec. 1 |
N/A |
| Certificate in Management Information Systems | June 15 |
Nov. 15 |
N/A |
| Certificate in Non-Profit Management | June 1 |
Nov. 1 |
Mar. 1 |
| Certificate in Public Management | June 1 | Nov. 1 | N/A |
| Certificate in Women's Studies | June 15 | Nov. 15 | Mar. 15 |
| Certificate in Management | June 15 | Nov. 15 | N/A |
| Certificate in New Venture Management | June 15 | Nov. 15 | N/A |