DEADLINES FOR ADMISSION
For Consideration for Scholarships and Assistantships
The following is a list of funding deadlines for each of our graduate programs. These deadlines may be earlier than the regular application deadlines. Some programs have priority and final funding deadlines, while some do not offer priority funding consideration. All materials for your application (including additional funding materials that may be required) must be submitted prior to the deadline in order to be considered for a scholarship or assistantship.
| Graduate Program | Priority Funding Deadline |
Final Funding Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Theology PhD* | January 8 | |
| Philosophy PhD* |
January 8 | |
| Counseling - Clinical Mental Health* | January 8 | |
| Communication | February 15 | |
| Counseling - School Counseling | February 15 | |
| History | February 15 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | February 15 | |
| Public Administration | February 15 | |
| Political Science | February 15 | |
| Theology MA, Ministry and Theology MA | February 15 | |
| Applied Statistics and Data Science | February 15 | March 1 |
| Biology | February 15 | March 1 |
| Chemistry | February 15 | March 1 |
| Classical Studies |
February 15 | March 1 |
| Computer Science | February 15 | March 1 |
| Education | February 15 | March 1 |
| English | February 15 | March 1 |
| Environmental Science | February 15 | March 1 |
| Human Resource Development | February 15 | March 1 |
| Mathematics | February 15 | March 1 |
| Psychology | February 15 | March 1 |
| Software Engineering | February 15 | March 1 |
| Theatre | February 15 | March 1 |
*Program offers admission for FALL ONLY.
General Application Deadlines
| Domestic Applicants | |
|---|---|
| Entry Term | Deadline |
| Spring | December 1 |
| Summer | May 1 |
| Fall | August 1 |
| NOTE: Our Public Administration, Human Resource Development, Theology PhD, Philosophy PhD, Counseling and Psychology programs follow different timelines. Please see their respective pages for details. | |
| International Applicants Currently Outside of the U.S. | |
|---|---|
| Entry Term | Deadline |
| Spring | October 15 |
| Fall | April 1 |
| International Applicants Seeking to Transfer an Active SEVIS Record from Another Institution | |
|---|---|
| Entry Term | Deadline |
| Spring | November 15 |
| Fall | July 15 |
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