Application Deadlines

We recommend submitting all materials to the Office of Graduate and International Admissions at least one month before the departmental deadline.

For departments with no deadlines, and for non-degree, returning, visiting and senior citizens, all application materials, including all transcripts and any required test scores, should reach the Graduate School by the deadlines listed below.

Application deadlines for the Graduate School are:

  • Fall semester: August 1
  • Spring semester: December 1
  • Summer sessions: April 15

Applications received after the deadline will be automatically deferred to the next available Spring or Fall semester.

Search for Application Deadlines by Program

Click on a program name to visit the page containing specific application deadlines for that program. For programs that do not have a link, refer to the Graduate School application deadlines above. We recommend that you contact the department directly in case of additional special application requirements.

Program Code Program Name College Department Code
ACCT Accounting (Masters) WCOB ACCT
ACCT Accounting (Doctoral) WCOB ACCT
AAST African American Studies (Certificate) ARSC AAST
ACPA Arkansas Curriculum / Program Administrator (Certificate) EDUC CIED
ADLL Adult and Lifelong Learning (Masters) EDUC RHRC
ADLL Adult and Lifelong Learning (Doctoral) EDUC RHRC
AEED Agricultural & Extension Education (Masters) AFLS AECT
AFLS Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences (Doctoral) AFLS AFLD
AGEC Agricultural Economics (Masters) AFLS AEAB
ANSC Animal Science (Masters) AFLS ANSC
ANSC Animal Science (Doctoral) AFLS ANSC
ANTH Anthropology (Masters) ARSC ANTH
ANTH Anthropology (Doctoral) ARSC ANTH
APBA Applied Behavior Analysis (Certificate) EDUC CIED
ART Art (Masters) ARSC ART
ATTR Athletic Training (Masters) EDUC HHPR
AUTS Autism Spectrum Disorders (Certificate) EDUC CIED
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
BENG Biological Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR BAEG
BENG Biological Engineering (Master's) ENGR BAEG
BIOL Biology (Doctoral) ARSC BISC
BIOL Biology (Master's) ARSC BISC
BMEG Biomedical Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR BMEG
BMEG Biomedical Engineering (Master's) ENGR BMEG
PSBL Building-Level Administration (Certificate) EDUC CIED
BADM Business Administration (Certificate in Business) WCOB WCBD
BADM Business Administration (Certificate in Entrepreneurship) WCOB WCBD
BADM Business Administration (Master's) WCOB WCBD
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
CATE Career and Technical Education (Master's) EDUC CIED
CCLE Community College Leadership Education (Master's) COEHP RHRC
CEMB Cell and Molecular Biology (Doctoral) GRAD GRAD
CEMB Cell and Molecular Biology (Master's) GRAD GRAD
CHEG Chemical Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR CHEG
CHEG Chemical Engineering (Master's) ENGR CHEG
CHEM Chemistry (Doctoral) ARSC CHBC
CHEM Chemistry (Master's) ARSC CHBC
CVEG Civil Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR CVEG
CVEG Civil Engineering (Master's) ENGR CVEG
CDIS Communication Disorders (Master's) EDUC RHRC
ENGR Computer Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR CSCE
CENG Computer Engineering (Master's) ENGR CSCE
CLCS Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies (Doctoral) ARSC ARSD
CLCS Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies (Master's) ARSC ARSD
CNED Counselor Education (Doctoral) EDUC RHRC
CNSL Counseling (Master's) EDUC RHRC
COMM Communication (Master's) ARSC COMM
CRWR Creative Writing (Master's) ARSC ENGL
CSAL Cross Sector Alliance (Certificate) ARSC PLSC, WCBD, Clinton School
CSCE Computer Science (Doctoral) ENGR CSCE
CSCE Computer Science (Master's) ENGR CSCE
CSES Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences (Doctoral) AFLS CSES
CSES Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences (Master's) AFLS CSES
CIED Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral) EDUC CIED
CIED Curriculum and Instruction (Master's) EDUC CIED
CIED Curriculum and Instruction (Specialist) EDUC CIED
CYBR Cybersecurity (Certificate) ENGR CSCE
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
DSGN Design Studies in Architecture (Master's) ARCH DSGN
PSDL District-Level Administration (Certificate) EDUC CIED
ECON Economics (Doctoral) WCOB ECON
ECON Economics (Master's) WCOB ECON
EDEQ Educational Equity (Master's) EDUC CIED
EDLE Educational Leadership (Doctoral) EDUC CIED
EDLE Educational Leadership (Master's) EDUC CIED
EDLE Educational Leadership (Specialist) EDUC CIED
EDME Educational Measurement (Certificate) EDUC ESRM
EDPO Education Policy (Doctoral) EDUC EDRE
EDPS Educational Psychology (Certificate) EDUC RHRC
EDST Educational Statistics and Research Methods (Certificate) EDUC RHRC
ESRM Educational Statistics and Research Methods (Doctoral) EDUC RHRC
ETEC Educational Technology (Master's) EDUC CIED
ELED Elementary Education (Master's) EDUC CIED
ELEG Electrical Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR ELEG
ELEG Electrical Engineering (Master's) ENGR ELEG
ENGR Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR ENGD
ENGR Engineering (Master's) ENGR ENGD
EMGT Engineering Management (Master's) ENGR INEG
ENDY Environmental Dynamics (Doctoral) GRAD ENDY
ENEG Environmental Engineering (Master's) ENGR CVEG
ENGL English (Doctoral) ARSC ENGL
ENGL English (Master's) ARSC ENGL
ENTO Entomology (Doctoral) AFLS ENTO
ENTO Entomology (Master's) AFLS ENTO
ENTR Entrepreneurship (Certificate) WCOB WCBD
FINN Finance (Doctoral) WCOB FINN
FDSC Food Science (Doctoral) AFLS FDSC
FDSC Food Science (Master's) AFLS FDSC
FDSF Food Safety (Master's) AFLS AFLD
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
GEOG Geography (Master's) ARSC GEOS
GEOL Geology (Master's) ARSC GEOS
GEOS Geosciences (Doctoral) ARSC GEOS
GIST Geospatial Technology (Certificate) ARSC GEOS
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
JOUR Journalism (Master's) ARSC JOUR
KINS Kinesiology (Doctoral) EDUC HHPR
KINS Kinesiology (Master's) EDUC HHPR
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
MGMT Management (Doctoral) WCOB MGMT
MSEN Materials Engineering (Master's) GRAD GRAD
MSEN Materials Science (Master's) GRAD GRAD
MSEN Materials Science & Engineering (Doctoral) GRAD GRAD
MATH Mathematics (Doctoral) ARSC MASC
SMTH Mathematics, Secondary (Master's) ARSC MASC
MATH Mathematics (Master's) ARSC MASC
MKTG Marketing (Doctoral) WCOB MKTL
MEEG Mechanical Engineering (Doctoral) ENGR MEEG
MEEG Mechanical Engineering (Master's) ENGR MEEG
MESN Music Education for Special Needs Students (Certificate) ARSC MUSC
MLAN Modern Language (Master's) ARSC WLLC
MUSC Advanced Performance (Certificate) ARSC MUSC
MUSC Music (Master's) ARSC MUSC
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
NURS Nursing (Doctoral) EDUC NURS
NURS Nursing (Master's) EDUC NURS
OMHS Homeland Security (Certificate) ENGR INEG
OMLS Lean Six Sigma (Certificate) ENGR INEG
OTPD Occupational Therapy (Doctoral) EDUC OTPD
OPMG Operations Management (Master's) ENGR INEG
PHIL Philosophy (Doctoral) ARSC PHIL
PHIL Philosophy (Master's) ARSC PHIL
PHED Physical Education (Master's) EDUC HHPR
PHYS Physics (Doctoral) ARSC PHYS
PHYS Physics (Master's) ARSC PHYS
PLPA Plant Pathology (Master's) AFLS PLPA
PLSC Political Science (Master's) ARSC PLSC
POSC Poultry Science (Doctoral) AFLS POSC
POSC Poultry Science (Master's) AFLS POSC
OMPM Project Management (Certificate) ENGR INEG
PSYC Psychology (Doctoral) ARSC PSYC
PSYC Psychology (Master's) ARSC PSYC
PTSC Plant Science (Doctoral) AFLS AFLD
PADM Public Administration (Master's) ARSC PLSC
PBHL Public Health (Master's) EDUC HHPR
PUBP Public Policy (Doctoral) GRAD GRAD
RESM Recreation and Sport Management (Master's) EDUC HHPR
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
STEM STEM Education for Early Childhood (Certificate) EDUC CIED
SMTH Secondary Mathematics (Master's) ARSC MASC
SCMT Supply Chain Management (Doctoral) WCOB SCMT
SCWK Social Work (Master's) ARSC SCWK
SOCI Sociology (Master's) ARSC SOCI
SPAC Space and Planetary Sciences (Doctoral) GRAD GRAD
SPAC Space and Planetary Sciences (Master's) GRAD GRAD
SPAN Spanish (Master's) ARSC WLLC
SPED Special Education (Master's) EDUC CIED
SPTS Special Education Transition Services (Certificate) COEHP CIED
STAN Statistics and Analytics (Master's) GRAD GRAD
SUST Sustainability (Certificate) GRAD CIED
Program Code Program Name College Department Code
SEED Teacher Education (Master's) EDUC CIED
TESL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Certificate) EDUC CIED
TESL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Master's) EDUC CIED
TWRH Technical Writing and Public Rhetorics (Certificate) ARSC ENGL
THTR Theatre (Master's) ARSC THTR