Graduate Program Application Terms and Deadlines
While many of our graduate programs admit for any semester (term), some programs only
admit for specific semesters. Please select the appropriate term when applying for
admission to ensure your application is processed in a timely manner. Below is a list
of all programs offered and the semester(s) available for application. If the program
has a specific deadline for application, it is listed. For programs without a listed
deadline, the deadlines directly below apply.
International Applicants:
Fall (August) admission: Priority Deadline, March 31; Secondary Deadline, April 30; Late
Submission - any date after the secondary deadline
Spring (January) admission: Priority Deadline, August 31; Secondary Deadline, September
30; Late Submission - any date after the secondary deadline
Summer (May/June) admission: Due to the lack of entry level coursework offered during the
Summer semesters, the Graduate School may automatically defer summer applicants to
the next fall semester, unless the program specifically admits ONLY for Summer semester.
US Citizen, Permanent Resident Applicants:
Fall admission: August 15
Spring admission: December 1
Summer admission: May 1
PROGRAM DEADLINES and ADMISSION TERMS FOR ALL APPLICANTS:
The following dates are the deadlines for submission of complete application materials for programs which have specific deadlines of their own. In cases where the departmental deadline is earlier than the Graduate School deadline, you must meet the departmental deadline. If the departmental deadline is later than the Graduate School deadline, you must meet the Graduate School deadline.
PROGRAM NAME | TERM(S) OF ADMISSION (Fall, Spring, Summer) | DEADLINE (If different from general deadlines above) |
Accounting | All terms | |
Aerospace Engineering (MS/PhD) | All terms | |
Aging Studies | All terms |
July 15 - Fall |
Anthropology | Fall and Spring only | February 1 - Fall October 1 - Spring |
Audiology | Summer only |
February 1 - CSDCAS and See Website |
Biological Sciences | Fall and Spring only | March 1 - Fall October 1 - Spring |
Business Administration | Fall and Spring only | July 1 - Fall December 1 - Spring |
Executive MBA | Every other Fall only (odd years) | May 1 of year of admission (students outside the US) June 1 of year of admission (students in the US) |
Chemistry (MS/PhD) | Fall and Spring only | April 1 - Fall September 1 - Spring |
Communication | All terms | |
Communication Sciences and Disorders (MA) | Fall only |
February 1 - CSDCAS and See Website |
Communication Sciences and Disorders (PhD) | All terms | |
Computer Networking | All terms | |
Computer Science | All terms | |
Counseling | All terms | May 1 - Summer/Fall November 1 - Spring |
Creative Writing | Fall only | January 10 |
Criminal Justice | All terms | |
Earth, Environmental & Physical Sciences | All terms | |
Economics | All terms | |
Educational Leadership (MEd) | All terms | |
Educational Leadership (EdD) | Summer only | June 1 |
Educational Psychology | All terms | |
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (PhD) | All terms | |
Electrical Engineering | All terms | |
Engineering Management | All terms | |
English | All terms | |
Exercise Science | All terms | |
Global Supply Chain Management | Fall and Spring only | May 1 - Fall October 1 - Spring |
History | Fall and Spring preferred | March 15 - Fall October 1 - Spring |
Industrial Engineering (MS/PhD) | All terms | |
Innovation Design | All terms | June 1 - Fall September 1 - Spring February 1 - Summer |
Learning & Instructional Design | All terms | |
Liberal Studies | Fall and Spring only | April 1 - Fall October 1 - Spring |
Mathematics (MS/PhD) | All terms | |
Mechanical Engineering (MS/PhD) | All terms | |
Music/Music Education | All terms | |
Nursing (MSN) | Fall only | May 1 |
Nursing Practice - Post Bachelor's | Fall only | May 1 |
Nursing Practice - Post Master's | Spring only | October 15 |
Physical Therapy | Summer only | See Website |
Physician Assistant | Summer only | See Website |
Physics | All terms | |
Psychology - Clinical | Fall only | December 1 |
Psychology - Community | Fall only | January 15 |
Psychology - Human Factors | Fall only | January 15 |
Public Administration | Fall and Spring only | April 1 - Fall November 1 - Spring |
School Psychology | All terms | March 15 - Summer and Fall October 15 - Spring |
Social Work | Fall only | December 15 (by 5pm) |
Sociology | Fall only | March 1 |
Spanish | All terms | |
Special Education | All terms | |
Sport Management | All terms | |
Studio Arts (Painting, Photo Media, Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics) | Fall and Spring only | 1st Wednesday in February - Fall 1st Wednesday in October - Spring |
Teaching | All terms |