International Deadlines
Graduate Admissions offers the following application term options:
Spring | Opens August 1 of each year |
Summer | Opens November 1 of each year |
Fall | Opens October 1 of each year |
Note: Not all programs are open for each term. Programs marked 'Closed' below are not open for the term specified.
Review below our application and document deadlines for each term:
The application deadline is deadline to submit the Cal State Apply application. | |
The document deadline is the deadline to submit all required documents to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. |
International Applicant |
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Special Notes:
- Application and document deadlines are subject to change without notice.
- Programs are subject to close at any time.
- Documents submitted for application processing/review cannot be returned.
- Online-only programs (such as MLIS) are only available through the domestic application because student visas are not needed to study online.
Apply and submit documents as early as possible to ensure consideration of your application. Enrollment limits may restrict our ability to accept qualified applicants.
For a step-by-step guide on how to complete the Cal State Apply application for SJSU, visit our SJSU Graduate International Application: Spring 2021 Tutorial [pdf].
To apply, go to Cal State Apply and choose San Jose State!
View the below international program application and document deadlines.
College of Business
- Accountancy & Analytics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 December 1, 2024 December 20, 2024
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- Business Administration (Early Career), MBA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 May 1, 2025 May 20, 2025
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- Business Administration (For Professionals)**, MBA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 May 1, 2025 May 20, 2025 **Special Session program: Fees may be higher than tuition stated for regular session programs.
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- Certificate in Accounting Fundamentals**
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025 Fall 2025 Closed Closed **Special Session program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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- Financial Analytics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 May 1, 2025 May 20, 2025
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- Taxation (Special Session)**
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 May 1, 2025 May 20, 2025 **Special Session program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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College of Education
- Child & Adolescent Development, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Counseling & Guidance (Counselor Education), MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Education, Curriculum and Instruction, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Education Specialist Teaching Credential Early Childhood Education (Special Education)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Education Specialist Teaching Credential in Mild/Moderate Support Needs (Special Education)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 1, 2024 Summer 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025 Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Education Specialist Teaching Credential in Extensive Support Needs (Special Education)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025 Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Educational Leadership, Emancipatory School Leadership, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Higher Education Leadership, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Multiple Subject Credential (Teacher Education)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025 Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Pupil Personnel Services Credential (Counselor Education)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Single Subject Credential, All Concentrations (Teacher Education)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025 Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Special Education (with an optional concurrent credential), MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025 Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Speech Pathology (Communicative Disorders & Sciences)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 January 15, 2025 January 15, 2025
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- Teaching (MAT)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20,2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Teaching/Critical Bilingual Education (Spanish)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Teaching/Multilingual and Multicultural Literacy Education
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Teaching/PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20. 2024 Summer 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025 Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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College of Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Biomedical Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Chemical Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Civil Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Computer Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Electrical Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Engineering Management, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Engineering Technology, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025 Prior to Fall 2023, MS Engineering Technology was known as MS Quality Assurance.
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- Human Factors & Ergonomics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Human Factors & Ergonomics (User Experience Concentration), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Industrial & Systems Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Industrial & Systems Engineering (Operational Analytics), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Materials Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Mechanical Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Quantum Technology, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Software Engineering, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Software Engineering (Special Session)**, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025 **Specialization Options: Enterprise Technologies, Cloud & Mobile Computing OR Data Science
**Special Session program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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College of Health and Human Sciences
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Audiology, AuD
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 January 1, 2025 January 20, 2025
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Kinesiology, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Nutritional Science, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Occupational Therapy (Doctorate, OTD)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Occupational Therapy, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Public Health, MPH
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Public Health (Special Session, Online)**, MPH
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed **Special Session program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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- Social Work, MSW
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 December 1, 2024 December 01, 2024
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- Social Work - Advanced Standing, MSW
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 December 1, 2024 December 01, 2024
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College of Humanities and Arts
- Art - History & Visual Culture, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Art - Digital Media Art, MFA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Art - Photography, MFA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Art - Pictorial Art, MFA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Art - Spatial Art, MFA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Computational Linguistics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Creative Writing, MFA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Design (MDes-Master of Design) (Special Session Program)**
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 202 March 20, 2025 **Special Session Program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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- English & Comparative Literature, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Journalism & Mass Communications, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Linguistics, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Music , MM
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Music Education (Special Session Program)**, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed **Special Session Program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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- Philosophy, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Spanish, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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College of Information, Data, and Society
- Data Analytics (Regular Session), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 15, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Data Analytics (Special Session)**, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 15, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025 **Special Session program: Courses are offered in-person on the main campus. Refer to the FAQ section of the MSDA Program Site for tuition fees.
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College of Science
- Bioinformatics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Biological Science, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Biological Science (Ecology & Evolution), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Biological Science (Molecular Biology & Microbiology), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Biological Science (Physiology), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Biotechnology (Special Session)**, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025 **Special Session program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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- Chemistry, MA or MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Computational Linguistics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Computer Science, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 January 1, 2025 January 20, 2025 The prerequisite for the MS Computer Science is a completed four-year bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. A degree in information technology, computer applications, telecommunications, or electrical engineering is NOT sufficient for consideration. Applicants who do not meet this prerequisite may be denied by the Computer Science department for insufficient background.
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- Data Science, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 March 1, 2025 March 20, 2025
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- Geology, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Marine Science, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20. 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Mathematics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Mathematics (Applied), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Medical Products Development Management (Special Session)**, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025 **Special Session program: Fees may be higher and courses are usually offered off-campus or online.
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- Meteorology, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 1, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Physics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Quantum Technology, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Science Education, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Statistics, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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College of Social Science
- Applied Anthropology, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Clinical Psychology, MSâ€
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Communication Studies, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed *Not to be confused with the Speech Pathology program, which deals with Communicative Disorders and is hosted by the College of Education, or Journalism & Mass Communication, which is hosted by the College of Humanities and the Arts.
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- Economics, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Economics (Applied), MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Environmental Studies, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Geographic Information Science (GISc)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Geography, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Global Criminology - (Special Session - Online)** [Justice Studies Department]
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- History, MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Justice Studies, MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Psychology (Industrial/Organizational), MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Psychology (Research & Experimental), MA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 Closed Closed Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 February 1, 2025 February 20, 2025
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- Public Administration, MPA
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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- Urban Planning, MUP
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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College of Graduate Studies
- Advanced Communications and Research Methods (Certificate)
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 Closed Closed
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- Interdisciplinary Studies, MA or MS
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Application Deadline Document Deadline Spring 2025 October 1, 2024 October 20, 2024 Summer 2025 Closed Closed Fall 2025 April 1, 2025 April 20, 2025
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