Graduate Admissions
Graduate Admissions
Admission Term | Last Day to Submit a New Application | Last Day to Submit Application Materials |
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Fall Admissions | August 10 | August 15 |
Spring Admissions | January 5 | January 10 |
Summer Admissions | May 10 | May 15 |
However many programs have priority deadlines for reviewing applications. Please contact the office of your prospective major for additional information.
*To be eligible to receive an assistantship, new students should be admitted and enrolled in courses by July 1 for Fall admission, December 1 for Spring admission, or May 1 for Summer admission.
All graduate applicants will be required to supply the following documents:
Program | Accepted Test Scores |
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Audiology (Clinical) AuD | GRE |
Biological Sciences MS | GRE |
Biological Sciences PhD | GRE |
Computational Science (Physics) PhD | GRE |
Dyslexia Therapy Education MEd | GRE, MAT, or Praxis Subject Assessment |
Education (Educational Administration P-12) EdD | GRE, Praxis Subject Assessment, or SLLA |
Education (Educational Administration P-12) EdS | GRE, Praxis Subject Assessment, or SLLA |
Education (Educational Administration P-12) PhD | GRE, Praxis Subject Assessment, or SLLA |
Education (Educational Studies and Research) MS | GRE |
Education (Research, Evaluations, Statistics, and Assessment) PhD | GRE |
Educational Administration and Supervision MEd | GRE, Praxis Subject Assessment, or SLLA |
Educational Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary Education) MEd | GRE or Praxis Subject Assessment |
Higher Education Administration PhD | GRE |
Inclusive Elementary Education MAT | PRAXIS Core, Acceptable ACT scores, or 3.0 on last 60 hours |
Medical Laboratory Science MS | GRE |
Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia) DNP | GRE |
Physics (Computational Science) MS | GRE |
Physics (Polymer Science) MS | GRE |
Physics MS | GRE |
Secondary Teacher Education (Alternate Route) MAT | Praxis Subject Assessment and PRAXIS Core, Acceptable ACT scores, or 3.0 on last 60 hours |
Special Education MEd | GRE, MAT, or PRAXIS II |
Speech and Hearing Sciences (Speech-Language Pathology) MS | GRE |
In addition to the above documents, certain programs may conduct interviews or auditions as part of their application process. Applicants will be contacted at a later date if selected to interview or audition.
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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STEM Education PhD |
Dr. Rachel Gisewhite Rachel.GisewhiteFREEMississippi 228.214.3249 |
Fall, Spring |
STEM Education MS |
Dr. Kendrick Buford Kendrick.BufordFREEMississippi 601.266.6845 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
STEM Education Graduate Certificate |
Dr. Julie Cwikla 601.266.4739 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Accounting MPA |
Ms. Amber Hatten 601.266.5162 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Biological Science PhD, MS |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn* 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring |
Biomedical Science MS |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring |
Coastal Plain Plant Identification Graduate Badge |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring |
|
Geography MS |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring |
Geographic Information Technology Certificate |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring, Summer
|
Geology MS |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring |
Medical Laboratory Science MS |
Dr. Anna Swann 601.266.4915 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Remote Sensing Graduate Badge |
Dr. Kevin Kuehn 601.266.4748 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
*Applicants to programs in Biological Science should research and contact faculty members with whom they wish to work.
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Child and Family Sciences MS |
Dr. Mariann Taylor 601.266.4679 |
Fall only |
Marriage and Family Therapy MS |
Dr. Heath Grames 601.266.4679 |
Fall only |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
International Development PhD |
Dr. J.J. St. Marie 228.214.3289 |
Fall, Spring |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Computational Science (Computer Science) PhD |
Dr. Chaoyang Zhang 601.266.5510 |
Fall, Spring |
Computer Science MS |
Dr. Chaoyang Zhang 601.266.5510 |
Fall, Spring |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Criminal Justice MS |
Dr. Annabelle Frazier Annabelle.FrazierFREEMississippi 601.266.4509 |
Fall, Spring |
Criminal Justice Certificate |
Dr. Annabelle Frazier Annabelle.FrazierFREEMississippi 601.266.4509 |
Fall, Spring |
Program | Program Contacts | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Dyslexia Therapy Education MEd |
Ms. Alison Webster 601.266.5223 |
Summer only |
Educational Administration and Supervision MEd |
Dr. Candice Vance 601.266.5841 |
Fall only |
Educational Studies and Research MS |
Dr. Kyna Shelley 601.266.4578 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Education (Research, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment) PhD |
Dr. Kyna Shelley 601.266.4578 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Educational Administration (P-12) PhD |
Dr. Candice Vance 601.266.5841 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Educational Administration (P-12) EdD |
Dr. Candice Vance 601.266.5841 |
Fall only |
Educational Administration (P-12) EdS |
Dr. Candice Vance 601.266.5841 |
Fall, Spring, Summer
|
Educational Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary Education) MEd |
Dr. Kelley Stricklin Kelley.StricklinFREEMississippi 601.266.5810 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Higher Education Administration EdD |
Dr. Holly Foster 601.266.5810 |
Fall, Spring |
Higher Education Administration PhD |
Dr. Holly Foster 601.266.5810 |
Fall only
|
Higher Education Administration (Student Affairs) MEd |
Dr. Holly Foster 601.266.5810 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Inclusive Elementary Education |
School of Education 601.266.5247 |
Summer Only |
Institutional Research Certificate |
Dr. Kyna Shelley 601.266.4578 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Secondary Teacher Education (Alternate Route) MAT |
Dr. Jay Howell 601.266.6570 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Special Education MEd |
School of Education 601.266.5247 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Economic Development MS |
Dr. Chad Miller 601.266.6666 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Economic Development Certificate |
Dr. Chad Miller 601.266.6666 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Athletic Training MSAT |
Dr. Leslie Oglesby 601.266.5495 |
Summer only |
Epidemiology and Biostatistics MPH |
Ms. Vickie Reed 601.266.5957 |
Fall, Spring |
Public Health (Health Policy and Administration) MPH |
Ms. Vickie Reed 601.266.5957 |
Fall, Spring |
Public Health (Health Promotion and Health Behavior) MPH |
Ms. Vickie Reed 601.266.5957 |
Fall, Spring |
Program | Program Contacts | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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English PhD, MA |
Dr. Joshua Bernstein Joshua.BernsteinFREEMississippi 601.266.4320 |
Fall, Spring English (Creative Writing) PhD Application Requirements English (Literature) PhD Application Requirements English (Creative Writing) MA Application Requirements English (Literature) MA Application Requirements
|
History PhD, MA |
Dr. Heather Stur 601.266.4779 |
Fall, Spring |
Public History Certificate |
Dr. Heather Stur 601.266.4779 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Digital Humanities Graduate Badge |
Dr. Andrew Haley 601.266.4320 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contacts | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Non-Profit Studies Certificate |
Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell 601.266.4496 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contacts | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Coaching and Sport Performance MS |
Dr. Morgan Eckenrod Morgan.EckenrodFREEMississippi 601.266.5386 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Kinesiology MS |
Dr. Stephanie McCoy Stephanie.McCoyFREEMississippi 601.266.5386 |
Fall, Spring |
Nutrition and Food Systems MS |
Dr. Stephanie McCoy Stephanie.McCoyFREEMississippi 601.266.5386 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Admission Terms and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Human Capital Development MS, PhD |
Dr. Quincy Brown 228.214.5414 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Human Capital Development (Instructional Technology) MS, PhD |
Dr. Quincy Brown 228.214.5414 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Instructional Technology Certificate |
Dr. Quincy Brown 228.214.5414 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Logistics, Trade, and Transportation MS |
Dr. Heather Annulis Heather.AnnulisFREEMississippi 228.214.3517 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Admission Terms and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner BSN-DNP) DNP |
Dr. Carolyn Coleman Carolyn.ColemanFREEMississippi 601.266.5462 |
Fall only |
Nursing (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner BSN-DNP) DNP |
Dr. Carolyn Coleman Carolyn.ColemanFREEMississippi 601.266.5462 |
Fall only |
Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia) DNP |
Dr. Nina McLain 601.266.5462 |
Spring only |
Nursing Graduate Certificates |
Dr. Carolyn Coleman Carolyn.ColemanFREEMississippi 601.266.5462 |
Contact program Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate Nursing Education Graduate Certificate Nursing Leadership Graduate Certificate Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate |
Nursing (Clinical) DNP |
Dr. Carolyn Coleman Carolyn.ColemanFREEMississippi 601.266.5462 |
Fall only |
Nursing (Leadership or BSN to PhD Leadership) PhD |
Dr. LaWanda Baskin 601.266.5462 |
Fall only |
Nursing Graduate Badges |
School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice 601.266.5527 |
Contact Program |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Library and Information Science MLIS |
Dr. Stacy Creel 601.266.4228 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Archive and Special Collections Certificate |
Dr. Stacy Creel 601.266.4228 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Youth Services and Literature Certificate |
Dr. Stacy Creel 601.266.4228 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Business Administration (Sport Event Security Management) MBA |
Dr. Courtney Robinson Courtney.L.RobinsonFREEMississippi 601.266.4663 |
Fall, Spring, Summer Business Administration Application Requirements Sport Event Security Management MBA Application Requirements |
Business Foundations Certificate |
Dr. Courtney Robinson Courtney.L.RobinsonFREEMississippi 601.266.4663 |
Fall, Spring, Summer Application Requirements |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
|
Dr. Brandon Allen Brandon.L.AllenFREEMississippi 601.266.6057 |
Fall, Spring, Summer Sport Management Application Requirements
|
Sport Security Management Certificate |
Dr. Brandon Allen
601.266.6057 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Chemistry PhD, MS |
Dr. Song Guo 601.266.4702 |
Fall, Spring |
Dr. James Lambers 601.266.5784 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
|
Dr. Michael Vera 601.266.4934 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Communication PhD, MA |
Dr. Lindsey Maxwell 601.266.5833 |
PhD, Fall only MA, Fall, Spring |
Public Relations MS |
Dr. Lindsey Maxwell 601.266.5833 |
Fall, Spring |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Music Performance DMA |
Dr. Melody Causby 601.266.5543 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Music MM |
Dr. Melody Causby 601.266.5543 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Music Education MME |
Dr. Melody Causby 601.266.5543 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Coastal Sciences PhD, MS |
Ms. Jordyn Fletcher Jordyn.FletcherFREEMississippi 228.818.8887 |
Fall, Spring |
Hydrographic Science MS |
Ms. Dajaneir Thompson Dajaneir.ThompsonFREEMississippi 228.688.7097 |
Fall only |
Marine Science PhD, MS |
Ms. Dajaneir Thompson Dajaneir.ThompsonFREEMississippi 228.688.7097 |
Fall, Spring |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Theatre (Design and Technology) MFA |
Mr. Bryan Moses 601.266.6438 |
Fall only |
Theatre (Directing) MFA |
Mr. Andy Park 601.266.4161 |
Fall only |
Theatre (Performance) MFA |
Ms. Caitlyn Herzlinger Caitlyn.HerzlingerFREEMississippi 601.266.4161 |
Fall only |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
---|---|---|
Polymer Science PhD |
Dr. Bret Calhoun 601.266.6557 |
Fall, Spring |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Counseling Psychology MS |
Dr. Bonnie Nicholson Bonnie.NicholsonFREEMississippi 601.266.4177 |
Fall only |
Psychology (Clinical) PhD |
Dr. Nora Charles 601.266.4592 |
Fall only |
Psychology (Counseling) PhD |
Dr. Emily Yowell 601.266.6603 |
Fall only |
Psychology (Experimental) PhD |
Dr. Mark Huff 601.266.4177 |
Fall only |
Psychology (School) PhD |
Dr. Brad Dufrene 601.266.5256 |
Fall only |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Anthropology MA |
Dr. Marie Danforth 601.266.5629 |
Fall, Spring (for dual programs only) |
Political Science MA |
Dr. Iliyan Iliev 601.266.4310 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Teaching of Languages MATL |
Dr. Katie Angus 601.266.4964 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate |
Dr. Katie Angus 601.266.4964 |
Fall, Spring, Summer |
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission |
---|---|---|
Social Work MSW |
Dr. Michelle Brazeal Michelle.BrazealFREEMississippi 601.266.5805 |
Fall Summer and Spring (Advanced Standing only)* |
*Contact The School of Social Work regarding Advanced Standing.
Program | Program Contact | Terms of Admission and Requirements |
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Audiology AuD |
Dr. Charles Marx 601.266.5216 |
Fall only |
Speech Language Pathology MS |
Dr. Steven Cloud 601.266.5216 |
Fall only |