Timelines & Requirements
Select below the appropriate item to learn more about graduate program deadlines and requirements.
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Deadline Programs
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING: Family/Individual Across Lifespan Nurse Practitioner (MSN):
- FALL SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
- January 15 for admission
- March 15 - Secondary application deadline (for open position consideration only, the student may be deferred if the cohort is filled during the primary application cycle)
- January 15 for admission
- SPRING SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
- September 15 for admission
- November 15 - Secondary application deadline (for open position consideration only, the student may be deferred if the cohort is filled during the primary application cycle)
- September 15 for admission
Master of Social Work (MSW):
- SUMMER SEMESTER
- April 15
Only intake for those seeking a fully on-campus program.
- April 15
- FALL SEMESTER
- July 15
Master of SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY [CLINICAL & SCHOOL] (MS)
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOL COUNSELING (MED):- FALL SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
- January 15 - deadline for admission
- April 15 - secondary deadline for admission (on a space available basis only)
- January 15 - deadline for admission
- SPRING SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
- October 1 - deadline for admission
POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATIONS:
- FALL SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
- July 1 - deadline for admission
- SPRING SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
- December 1 - deadline for admission
- SUMMER SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
- April 1 - deadline for admission
- FALL SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
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Programs with no deadline
The following graduate programs offer rolling admissions (no deadline). When all required application materials have been submitted the application file will be submitted to the academic department for an admissions review and determination. The review and admission process may take up to 4-6 weeks.
- Art
- Early Childhood Education
- Emergency Management
- English
- Gifted Education
- History
- Leadership for Teaching & Learning
- Language & Literacy Education
- Special Education
- Sport Management
- Technology Education
- Nurse Educator
See chart below for program specific information, regarding timelines and requirements.
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Program Requirements
Program Deadline Dates Required Entrance Exam* Teaching Certificate Other Requirements Art (MEd) No deadline
No
Yes, unless enrolled in post-bacc. cert. concurrently
Interview may be required, Portfolio- if not MU Grad Assessment, Curriculum, & Teaching (M.Ed.) No deadline GRE or MAT, only if undergraduate cumulative GPA is lower than 2.8.
Yes No Early Childhood Education
(MEd)No deadline No
Yes, unless enrolled in post-bac cert. concurrently No Emergency Management (MS)* No deadline GRE or MAT, required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 2.8
No Resume English (MA & MEd) No deadline No
No Sample scholarly work (an 8-15 page critical or research paper recently prepared) Gifted Education
(MEd)No deadline GRE or MAT, required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 3.0
Yes No History (MA) No deadline GRE, required only if cum GPA is lower than 2.85
No 8-12 page academic writing sample Integrated Scientific Applications (MS)* No deadline GRE or MAT or GMAT, required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 3.0
No Resume Language & Literacy Education (MEd) No deadline GRE or MAT, required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 3.0
Yes No Leadership for Teaching and Learning (MEd) No deadline GRE or MAT
Yes Interview Nursing (MSN)* Family/Individual Across Lifespan
February 15
(Fall start @ MU)
September 15 (Spring @DUC)
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Nursing Education
Rolling AdmissionNo
No Resume, including minimum of 2 years of pertinent clinical experience (3-5 years preferred); Copy of RN license; 3.0 GPA required;
Interview; Minimum of one year of current clinical experience in nursingPsychology (MS)
- School
- ClinicalJanuary 15
April 15
October 1GRE required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 3.0
No At least 1 academic reference, interview, 18 undergraduate credits in Psychology School Counseling
(MEd)January 15
April 15
October 1GRE required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 3.0
No At least 1 academic reference, interview, 6 undergraduate credits in Psychology Social Work (MSW)** Summer Start -
April 15Fall Start -
July 15No
No All Transfer transcripts (even if MU grad), 3 references (at least 1 academic and 1 supervisory reference), Resume, 4-5 page goal statement Special Education (MEd) No deadline GRE or MAT
Yes Interview Sport Management (MEd) No deadline GRE/MAT/GMAT exam or complete an interview with writing assignment, required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 3.0
No All transfer transcripts (even if MU grad), at least 1 academic reference (not from MU Sport Management Dept.), and sport management goal statement Technology & Innovation
(MS)No deadline GRE or MAT, required only if cumulative GPA is lower than 3.0
No No Teacher Certification (Post-baccalaureate) No deadline No No All transfer transcripts *Not available to those applicants requiring an F-1 visa.
Specific Information for Doctoral Program Applications
Program Deadline Dates Required Entrance Exam* Teaching Certificate Other Requirements Nursing (DNP) Yes
No
No
Goal Statement
3-5 Page (APA 6th Ed.) Writing Sample Defining a Specific Issue or Problem in Nursing Practices
Current Resume/CV
Verification of MSN Clinical Hours
Completed MSN or MPH, With a Minimum 3.5 GPASocial Work (DSW) No deadline No
No Resume
Writing Sample
Clearances
Completed MSWEducational Leadership (Ed.D) No deadline No
Yes Resume
Letters of Recommendation
3-5 years of professional experience* Applicants possessing an earned master's degree from a regionally-accredited institution are exempt from the MAT or GRE entrance exam requirement. Foreign Language applicants with earned master's degrees are not exempt from the OPI/WPT requirement.
**Special MSW forms for letters of recommendation are required.