Programs with Application Deadlines

(other than those specified by the University of Memphis)

 
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

ANTHROPOLOGY
    April 1: for the following fall semester
    November 13: for the following spring semester
    May 1: for summer school admission
    May 15: Field school admissions only will be accepted until this date

EARTH SCIENCES
    January 31: for the following fall semester
    November 1: for the following spring semester
    April 1: for summer school admission
* Late submissions may be considered on an individual basis, but will normally be deferred to the following semester.

ENGLISH
MFA in Creative Writing Degree Program
    January 15: for the following fall semester
    October 15: for following spring semester
*Applications may be considered later but prospective students applying by those dates have first priority.

PhD in English: Writing and Language Studies Degree Program
    January: applicants evaluated once each year for admission in the Fall semester
*Graduate Studies Committee may consider the application of a promising student at other times.

HISTORY
    September 15: All PhD and MA applications for Spring semester are due
    January 15: All PhD applications for Summer and Fall and all MA applications from those seeking an assistantship are due  
    April 15: will accept MA applications for the following summer and fall, but we do not consider such applications for assistantships

PHILOSOPHY
    January 15: for the following fall semester

PSYCHOLOGY
Deadlines for submission of admission materials vary with program
    MS/PhD in Experimental Psychology: January 15
    MS/PhD in School Psychology: January 15
    MS/PhD in Clinical Psychology: December 5
    MA and EdS in School Psychology: June 15
    MS degree in General Psychology: May 15

WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES
    Throughout the year: applications for admission are considered for both fall and spring enrollment.

*Students desiring admission to the graduate program in Women's Studies should contact the Director of the Women's Studies Program as early as possible in the admissions process.

SCHOOL OF URBAN AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY
CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
   June 1: for the fall semester
   November 1: for the spring semester
*Admission for the summer session is not considered.

FOGELMAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Qualified applicants may enter the MBA or the MBA with Law concentration in either the Fall or Spring semesters, while admission to the International MBA, the MBA with Executive concentration, and the MBA with Biomedical Management concentration is for Fall only

COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS

ARCHITECTURE
    March 15: for fall admission.

ART
MA Degree Program
   April 1: for the Fall semester

MFA Degree Program
   February 15: All University and Department of Art MFA application materials are due for Fall admission and assistantship consideration.

JOURNALISM
   March 1, October 1, and June 1: applications evaluated three times a year on or around these dates. Students may be admitted for the fall or spring semesters or for the summer session.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & RESEARCH
MS in Counseling
    March 1: for the fall semester
    October 1: for the spring semester

MS in Educational Psychology and Research
   July 1: for the fall semester
   November 1: for the spring semester
   April 1: for the summer semester

EdD Degree Programs
   March 1: for the fall semester
*Students are admitted one time per year and must begin their coursework during the fall semester.

PhD in Educational Psychology and Research
   July 1: for the fall semester
    November 1: for the spring semester
   April 1: for the summer semester

PhD in Counseling Psychology
    January 15: applicants are admitted once each year only for admission in the Fall semester
*applicants for Spring admission are not considered

HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES
MS in Health and Sport Sciences
    May 1: for the summer and fall semesters
    November 1: for the spring semester

INSTRUCTION & CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP
    April 1: for summer and fall semesters
    October 1: for the spring semester

LEADERSHIP
EdD in Higher Education and Adult Education
   April 1: for the summer and fall semesters
   November 1: for the spring semester

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
MA and AuD Degree programs
    February 1: Although applications may be submitted at any time, likelihood of acceptance and financial assistance for the fall semester is greater for applications received prior to this date.
*Students are admitted in the fall semester only.
*Application packets and instructions are available online at http://www.ausp.memphis.edu

PhD degree programs
   February 1, June 1, or October 1: Regular application review is initiated three times a year
*Application packets and instructions are available online at http://www.ausp.memphis.edu

PhD degree programs
    October 1: for the following spring semester.
     February 1: for the following fall semester.