Application 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.

Applications open for each year on the following schedule:

Fall: September 1st
Spring: February 1st
Summer: July 1st

Special Note for International Students

All application materials must be submitted to the Graduate College through the Application Portal by May 1 (fall semester) or Oct. 1 (spring semester) unless the department to which you are applying has an earlier deadline, or you are also applying for a graduate assistantship. If you are an international student applying to a fully online program and/or you will not need an F-1 visa, international student application deadlines do not apply and you may use the standard program deadline instead.

Special Note for Graduate Assistants

If you are applying for a graduate assistantship, all application materials must be submitted by March 1 (fall semester) or Nov. 1 (spring semester) unless the department to which you are applying has an earlier deadline.

Application Requirements

View our full listing of our graduate programs and their standardized testing requirements.

Degree Program	Fall Deadline	Spring Deadline	Summer Deadline
Accounting (M.S.) - Domestic	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 15
Accounting (M.S.) - International	May 1	Oct. 1	Mar.1
Aerospace Engineering (M.S.A.E)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Anthropology (M.A.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Anthropology (Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Applied Economics and Data Intelligence (M.S.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Architecture (M.Arch.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Art (MFA)	Dec. 1 (Priority) Feb. 1 (Final)	N/A	N/A
Artist Diploma (A.D.)	GA Priority Consideration: Feb. 1 Final: May 1	GA Priority Consideration: Oct. 1 Final: Nov. 15	N/A
Astronomy (M.S.)	Jan. 15	Aug. 15	N/A
Astronomy (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15	Aug. 15	N/A
Athletic Training (M.S.)	N/A	N/A	Early: Nov. 17 Priority: Feb. 1 Final: Apr. 1
Biochemistry (M.S.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Biological Sciences (M.S.)	Dec. 15	N/A	N/A
Biological Sciences (Ph.D.)	Dec. 15	N/A	N/A
Biomedical Engineering (M.S.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Business Administration / Civil & Environmental Engineering (Dual MBA/MSE)	June 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Business Administration (MBA Evening and MBA Online)	Aug. 1	Nov. 15	Apr. 1
Business Administration (Executive MBA)	Aug. 1	N/A	Apr. 15
Business Administration/Computer Science (Dual MBA/M.S.C.S)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Business Administration/Cybersecurity (Dual MBA/M.S.)	July 15	Nov. 15	Apr. 1
Business Administration/Dental Medicine (Dual MBA/D.M.D.)	July 15	N/A	N/A
Business Administration/Healthcare Administration (Dual MBA/M.H.A.)	July 15	Nov. 15	Apr. 1
Business Administration/Hotel Administration (Dual MBA/M.S.)	July 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Business Administration / Law (Dual MBA/J.D.)	July 15	Dec. 1	Apr. 1
Business Administration/Management Information Systems (Dual MBA/M.S.)	July 15	Nov. 15	May 1
Business Administration/Medicine (Dual MBA/M.D.)	July 15	N/A	N/A
Business Administration/Quantitative Finance MS (Dual MBA/M.S.)	Aug. 1	Nov. 15	Apr. 1
Chemistry (M.S.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Chemistry (Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Civil Engineering (M.S.E.)	June 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Civil Engineering (Ph.D.)	June 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.S.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)	Dec 1	N/A	N/A
Communications Studies (M.A.) (on hold)	Priority: Jan. 15 Final: Mar. 1	N/A	N/A
Computer Science (M.S.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Computer Science (Ph.D.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Construction and Infrastructure Management (M.S.)	June 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Counselor Education and Supervision (Ph.D.)	Dec. 1	N/A	N/A
Couple and Family Therapy (M.S.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Creative Writing (MFA)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Criminal Justice (M.A.)	Priority: Mar. 15 Final: July 1	N/A	N/A
Criminology & Criminal Justice (Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Curriculum & Instruction (Ed.S.)	Jan. 15 (For GA consideration) May 1 (Final Deadline)	Oct. 1	Mar. 1
Curriculum & Instruction (M.Ed.)	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Curriculum & Instruction (M.S.)	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Curriculum & Instruction (Ed.D.)	Jan. 15 (For GA consideration) May 1 (Final Deadline)	Oct.1	Mar. 1
Curriculum & Instruction (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15 (For GA consideration) May 1 (Final Deadline)	Oct. 1	Mar. 1
Cybersecurity (M.S.)	Aug. 1	Dec.1	May 1
Cybersecurity/Management Information Systems (Dual M.S./M.S)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Data Analytics (M.S.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Design (M.Des.)	On Hold	On Hold	On Hold
Early Childhood Education (M.Ed.)	July 15	Nov. 15	Apr. 15
Economics / Mathematics (Dual M.A., M.S.)	Feb. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
Educational Policy and Leadership (M.Ed.)	April 15	Nov. 1	N/A
Educational Psychology (M.S.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Educational Psychology (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Educational Psychology Ph.D./ Law (Dual Ph.D./J.D.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.)	May 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.)	May 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Electrical Engineering / Math (Dual M.S.)	Feb. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
Electrical Engineering / Math (Dual M.S./Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
Elementary Education M.A.T.	July 15	Nov. 1	Apr. 15
English Language Learning (M.Ed.)	July 15	N/A	Apr. 15
English (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
English (M.A.)	Jan. 15	Nov. 1	N/A
Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)	March 15 (Fall 26)	N/A	N/A
Emergency and Crisis Management (M.S.)	Aug. 1	N/A	N/A
Film - Writing for Dramatic Media (MFA)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Hispanic Studies (M.A.)	May 1	Nov. 15	N/A
Geoscience (M.S.)	Jan. 15	Oct. 1	N/A
Geoscience (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15	Oct. 1	N/A
Health Care Administration (M.H.A.)	Apr. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Health Care Administration (Executive M.H.A.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Health Physics (M.S.)	June 15	N/A	N/A
Higher Education (M.Ed.)	Mar. 15	Oct. 1	Mar. 15
Higher Education (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15 (Priority) Mar. 15 (Final)	N/A	N/A
Higher Education Ph.D./Law (Dual Ph.D./J.D.)	Mar. 15	N/A	N/A
History (M.A.)	Dec. 1 (Priority) Mar. 15 (Final)	Nov. 1	N/A
History (Ph.D.)	Dec. 1	N/A	N/A
Hospitality Administration (Ph.D.)	Jan. 1	N/A	N/A
Hospitality Administration (E.M.H.A.)	July 1	Nov. 15	Apr. 1
Hotel Admin (M.S.)/Mgmt. Information Systems (Dual M.S.)	July 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Hotel Administration (M.S.)	July 1	Nov. 15	N/A
Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management (M.Ed.)	Mar. 15	Oct. 15	N/A
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (Ph.D.)	Aug. 1	N/A	N/A
Journalism & Media Studies (M.A.)	Apr. 15	N/A	N/A
Kinesiology (M.S.)	Jun. 15 (fall 2025 only) Priority: March 15, Final May 15 (all subsequent fall terms)	Nov. 15	N/A
Learning Sciences (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Management Information Systems (M.S.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Materials and Nuclear Engineering (M.S.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Mathematics (M.S.)	Feb. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
Mathematics (Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
Mechanical Engineering (M.S.E.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Doctor of Medical Physics (D.M.P.)	June 15	N/A	N/A
Music (M.M.)	GA Priority Consideration: Feb. 1 Final: May 1	GA Priority Consideration: Oct. 1 Final: Nov. 15	May 15
Neuroscience (Ph.D.)	Dec. 1	N/A	N/A
Nursing Direct Entry (M.S.N.)	Feb. 1	July 1	Sept. 1
Nursing (D.N.P.)	Mar. 1	N/A	N/A
Nursing (M.S.N.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Nursing (Ph.D.)	Apr. 1	N/A	N/A
Nutrition Sciences (M.S.)	Priority: March 15, Final May 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Occupational Therapy (O.T.D)	N/A	N/A	Feb. 7 (summer 2026 only) Jan. 15 (all subsequent summer terms)
Oral Biology (M.S.)	N/A	N/A	Feb. 1
Oral Biology (Ph.D.)	Jan. 1	N/A	N/A
Musical Arts in Performance (D.M.A.)	GA Priority Consideration: Feb. 1 Final: May 1	GA Priority Consideration: Oct. 1 Final: Nov. 15	May 15
Psychological and Brain Sciences (Ph.D.)	Dec. 1	N/A	N/A
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)	N/A	N/A	Priority: Sep. 1 Final: Oct. 5
Physics (M.S.)	Jan. 15	Aug. 15	N/A
Physics (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15	Aug. 15	N/A
Political Science (M.A.)	August 1	N/A	N/A
Political Science (Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Post-Professional Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.)	N/A	N/A	On hold
Public Administration (M.P.A.)	June 1	Dec. 1	Mar. 1
Public Affairs (Ph.D.)	April 1	N/A	N/A
Public Health/Doctor of Medicine (Dual M.P.H/M.D)	Mar. 1	Nov. 1	N/A
Public Health (M.P.H.)	Mar. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
Public Health (Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Public Policy (D.P.P.)	Mar. 1	N/A	N/A
Quantitative Business Economics (M.A.)	June 15	Nov. 15	N/A
Quantitative Finance (M.S.)	Aug 1	N/A	N/A
Radiochemistry (Ph.D.)	Feb. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
School Counseling (M. Ed.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
School Psychology (Ed.S.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
School Psychology (Ph.D.)	Dec. 15	N/A	N/A
Secondary Education (M.A.T.)	July 15	Nov. 1	Apr. 15
Social Work (M.S.W.)	Apr. 1	N/A	N/A
Social Work (M.S.W.) - Advanced Standing	N/A	N/A	Priority: Nov. 1 Final: Dec. 1
Social Work/Law (Dual M.S.W./J.D.)	Apr.	N/A	N/A
Sociology (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Special Education (M.Ed.)	July 15	Nov. 15	Apr. 15
Special Education (Ph.D)	Priority: Jan. 15 Final: Mar. 1	N/A	N/A
Special Education Ph.D./Law (Dual Ph.D./J.D.)	Mar. 1	N/A	N/A
Teacher Education (Ph.D.)	Jan. 15 (for GA consideration) May 1 (final deadline)	Oct. 1	Mar. 1
Theatre (M.A.)	Priority: Mar. 15 Final: June 1	N/A	N/A
Theatre (MFA)	Priority: Mar. 15 Final: June 1	N/A	N/A
Urban Leadership (M.A.)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Water Resources (M.S.)	Apr. 1	Nov. 1	N/A
Water Resources (Ph.D.)	July 15th	Nov. 1	N/A
Writing for Dramatic Media (MFA)	Apr. 1 (Fall 2025 only) Jan. 15 (all subsequent fall terms)	N/A	N/A

Certificate Program	Fall Deadline	Spring Deadline	Summer Deadline
Certificate (Advanced) in Addiction Studies	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Dental Public Health	May 1	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Medical Physics	June 15	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Mental Health Counseling	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Mixed Methods Research	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Nursing Education	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for FNP	Feb. 1	N/A	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in Qualitative Research	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Certificate in Business Analytics	Aug. 1	Nov. 1	Apr. 15
Certificate (Conditional Licensure) for Elementary Teaching	June 1	Nov. 1	N/A
Certificate (Conditional Licensure) for Secondary Teaching	June 1	Nov. 1	N/A
Certificate in Business Administration	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Certificate in Career and Technical Education	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Certificate in Chief Diversity Officer in Higher Education	May 1	Dec. 1	May 15
Certificate in College Sport Leadership	May 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Certificate in Cybersecurity	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Certificate in Early Childhood Special Education - Infancy	July 15	Nov. 15	Apr. 15
Certificate in Early Childhood Special Education - Preschool	July 15	Nov. 15	Apr. 15
Certificate in Emergency Crisis Management Cybersecurity	Aug. 1	N/A	N/A
Certificate in English Language Acquisition & Development (ELAD)	July 15	N/A	Apr. 15
Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation	Aug. 1	Nov. 15	N/A
Certificate in Gaming Management	July 1	Nov. 15	Apr. 1
Certificate in Global Teaching	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Certificate in Global Teaching Research	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Certificate in Higher Education	May 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Certificate in Hospitality Design	July 1	N/A	N/A
Certificate in Infection Prevention	Mar. 1	Nov. 1	N/A
Certificate in K-8 Integrated STEM Education	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Certificate in Leadership for Teachers and Professionals	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Certificate in Leadership in English Language Acquisition & Development (ELAD)	July 15	N/A	Apr. 15
Certificate in Management Information Systems	Aug. 1	Nov. 15	N/A
Certificate in Medical Family Therapy	Aug. 1	N/A	May 1
Certificate in Multicultural Education	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Certificate in Nonprofit Management	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 1
Certificate in Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineering	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 15
Certificate in Nuclear Safeguards and Security	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Certificate in Online Teaching and Training	June 1	Nov. 1	N/A
Certificate in Political Science	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Certificate in Post-Secondary Mathematics Education	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 15
Certificate in Public Health	Mar. 1	Nov. 1	N/A
Certificate in Public Management	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Certificate in Quantitative Psychology	Mar. 1	Oct. 1	N/A
Certificate (Advanced) in School Counseling	Jan. 15	N/A	N/A
Certificate in Solar and Renewable Energy (on hold)	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Certificate in Social Justice Studies	June 1	Nov. 1	Mar. 15
Certificate in Social Science Methods	Aug. 1	Dec. 1	N/A
Certificate in Spanish Translation	May 1	Nov. 15	N/A
Certificate in Special Education	July 15	Nov. 15	Apr. 15
Certificate in Strategic Digital & Social Media	May 1	Dec. 1	May 1
Certificate in Teacher Licensure: K-12 Music	Apr. 1	Nov. 1	May 10
Certificate in Writing for Dramatic Media	Aug. 1	N/A	N/A

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