Graduate Student - Dates and Deadlines
Application Filing Period
Application deadlines are set by the individual degree programs and can vary significantly. Make sure you check your program below to determine the deadline for your proposed admission term. International student application deadlines may vary.
| Program | Fall | Spring |
| Agriculture †| 4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agriculture †w/Bioresource & AgricultureSystems |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agriculture †w/Animal Science |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agriculture †w/Crop Science |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agriculture †w/Horticulture Science |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agriculture †w/Irrigation |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agriculture †w/Plant Protection Science |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agriculture †w/Water Engineering |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agricultural Education | 4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agricultural Education w/Agriculture Specialist |
4/1 | 11/1 |
| Agricultural Education w/Agriculture |
4/1 | -- |
| Environmental Sciences and Management | 4/1 | -- |
| Food Science | 4/1 | 11/1 |
| Nutrition | 4/1 | 9/1 |
| Program | Fall | Spring |
| Architectural Engineering | 1/4 | 9/1 |
| City and Regional Planning | 4/1 | -- |
| Program | Fall |
| Business Administration | 4/1 |
| Business Analytics | 6/1 |
| Quantitative Economics | 6/1 |
| Program | Fall | Spring |
| English | 4/1 | 11/1 |
| History | 4/1 | -- |
| Psychology | 1/4 | -- |
| Public Policy, MPP | 1/4 | -- |
| Program | Fall | Spring |
| Aerospace Engineering†| 1/4 | -- |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1/4 | -- |
| Biomedical Engineering w/specialization in Regenerative Medicine |
1/4 | -- |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | 1/4 | 9/1 |
| Computer Science | 1/4 | 9/1 |
| Electrical Engineering | 1/4 | 10/1 |
| Engineering Management | 1/4 | -- |
| Fire Protection Engineering Campus Only | 4/1 | 11/1 |
| Fire Protection Engineering Online | 4/1 | 11/1 |
| Industrial Engineering | 1/4 | -- |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1/4 | -- |
| Program | Fall |
| Biological Sciences | 1/4 |
| Biological Sciences w/specialization in Regenerative Medicine |
1/4 |
| Mathematics | 4/1 |
| Polymers and Coating Science | 4/1 |
| Statistics | 1/4 |
| Program | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs |
1/4 | -- | -- |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 3/1 | -- | -- |
| Special Education | 4/1 | -- | -- |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 4/1 | -- | -- |
| Single Subject Credential - Single Subject Instruction​​ |
-- | -- | 3/1 |
| Multiple Subject Credential - Multiple Subject Instruction​​ |
3/1 | 11/1 | -- |
| Specialist Credential/Certificate - Agriculture Specialist |
4/1 | -- | -- |
| Educational Leadership and Administration - ​​​Administrative Services, Preliminary |
3/1 | -- | -- |
| Certificate | Fall | Spring |
| Fire Protection Engineering Science (Certificate) Online | 4/1 | 11/1 |
| Fire Protection Engineering Applications (Certificate) Online | 4/1 | 11/1 |
*Programs not accepting international applications
**Due to the CSU State Authorization (NC-SARA), effective March 1, 2019, Â鶹¹ÙÍø is unable to accept new applications for admissions to online/distance programs and courses from students residing in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Virginia. Get more information and review the policy regarding .
†GRE required.
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