Graduate Program Application Deadlines and GPCs
Learn more about the deadlines for applying to the Graduate School and meet our Graduate Program Coordinators.
Understanding Deadlines for Graduate Program Applications and Graduate Program Coordinators
Across the University of Mississippi there is a vast array of graduate programs to help you take your education to the next level. Because these programs are held in different schools or colleges, each program may have a unique deadline.
- To make sure that your application process is as easy as possible we've organized all of the application information together in one place.
Here's what you'll find:
- Graduate programs are organized by their school. Once you open up an accordion below, you'll find the application deadline.
- Applying to graduate school can be complicated. To help you out even more you can find the Graduate Program Coordinator for each program. That way, if you have any additional questions, you can reach out and get the help you need.
Application Deadlines by Discipline
Browse the drawers below to find the application deadline for the graduate program your interested. If you need more information, don't hesitate to connect with a Graduate Program Coordinator—they'll be able to answer all the questions you may have!
Program | Degree | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline | Summer Deadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountancy | M.Accy. | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) August 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) December 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) May 1 (Final) | Dr. Jennifer McClure |
| M.A.D.A. | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) August 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) December 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) May 1 (Final) | Dr. Jennifer McClure | |
| M.Tax. | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) August 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) December 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) May 1 (Final) | Dr. Jennifer McClure | |
| M.T.D.A. | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) August 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) December 1 (Final) | February 1 (Priority 1) April 1 (Priority 2) May 1 (Final) | Dr. Jennifer McClure | |
| Ph.D. | December 31 priority (*rolling) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Kendall Bowlin |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.
Program | Degree | Fall Deadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | M.S. | N/A | N/A | Consult Department | |
| Criminal Justice | M.S. | March 1 for funding eligibility (*Rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | Dr. Kimberly Kaiser |
| Criminal Justice Policy Studies | Ph.D. | January 15 | N/A | N/A | Dr. Kimberly Kaiser |
| Athletic Training | M.S. | N/A | N/A | *Rolling | Dr. Susan Wehring |
| Exercise Science | M.S. | April 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | Dr. Matthew Jessee |
| Health and Kinesiology | Ph.D. | April 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | Dr. Matthew Jessee | |
| Public Health | M.P.H. | April 15 (*rolling) | October 15 (*rolling) | TBD | Dr. Mary Allison Ford-Wade |
| Sport Management | M.S. | April 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | Dr. Brennan Berg |
| Food and Nutrition Services | M.S. | January 15 (*rolling) | October 15 (*rolling) | N/A | Dr. Laurel Lambert |
| Hospitality Management | Ph.D. | March 1 (*rolling) | October 15 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Nutrition | Ph.D. | March 1 (for full funding eligibility) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Laurel Lambert |
| Social Work | M.S.W. | April 1 (rolling) | N/A | January 15 | Dr. Amy Fisher |
| Social Welfare | Ph.D. | This program is not currently admitting students. | N/A | N/A |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus MBA Program | M.B.A. | July 1 | November 1 | April 1 | Ashley Jones McGee |
| Finance | Ph.D. | February 1 | N/A | N/A | Dr. Robert Van Ness |
| Management | Ph.D. | February 1 | N/A | N/A | Dr. Robert Van Ness |
| Marketing | Ph.D. | February 1 | N/A | N/A |
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education | M.Ed. | May 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | April 1 (priority) | Dr. Burhanettin Keskin |
| Ed.D. | May 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Michael Mott | |
| Ph.D. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Joel Amidon | |
| Elementary Education | M.Ed. | May 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | April 1 (priority) | Dr. Joe Sumrall |
| Ed.S. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Joe Sumrall | |
| Ed.D. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Michael Mott | |
| Ph.D. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Joel Amidon | |
| Secondary Education | M.Ed. | May 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | April 1 (priority) | Dr. Ellen Foster |
| Ed.S. | May 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Ellen Foster | |
| Ed.D. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Michael Mott | |
| Ph.D. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Joel Amidon | |
| Special Education | M.Ed. (Special Populations) | May 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | April 1 (priority) | Dr. Diane Lowry |
| M.Ed. (Applied Behavior Analysis) | May 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Kayla Crook | |
| Ed.S. | May 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Diane Lowry | |
| Ed.D. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Michael Mott | |
| Ph.D. | March 1 (priority) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Joel Amidon | |
| Teaching: Mississippi Teacher Corps | M.A.T. | (*rolling) | N/A | November 1 (early acceptance) April 1 (*rolling) | Dr. Joseph Sweeney |
| Counselor Education - School Counseling Track | M.Ed. | N/A | N/A | March 1 (priority) | Dr. Alexandria Hodges |
| Counselor Education - Clinical Mental Health Track | M.Ed. | N/A | N/A | March 1 (priority) | Dr. Alexandria Hodges |
| Counselor Education - School Counseling Leadership | Ed.S. | April 1 | N/A | N/A | Dr. Franc Hudspeth |
| Counselor Education | Ph.D. | Rolling | N/A | N/A | Dr. Stephanie Lusk |
| Ed Leadership K-12 | M.Ed. (Residential Option) | April 1 (priority); June 1 (final) | N/A | N/A | |
| Ed.S. (Residential Option) | April 1 (priority); June 1 (final) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Kenneth Pulley | |
| Ed.D. | April 1 (priority); June 1 (final) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Angus Mungal | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 (priority) June 1 (final) | October 1 (priority); November 1 (final) | February 1 (priority); April 1 (final) | Dr. Angus Mungal | |
| Higher Ed/Student Personnel | M.A. | January 1 (priority) and May 1 (final) | N/A | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | January 1 (priority) | October 1 (priority) | N/A |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeroacoustics | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | M.S. | February 15 | N/A | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | February 15 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Chemical Engineering | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Civil Engineering | M.S. | February 1 (*rolling) | September 1 (*rolling) | February 1 (*rolling) | Dr. Jacob Najjar |
| Ph.D. | February 1 (*rolling) | September 1 (*rolling) | February 1 (*rolling) | Dr. Jacob Najjar | |
| Computational Hydroscience | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Computer Engineering | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Computer Science | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Electrical Engineering | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Electromagnetics | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Environmental Engineering | M.S. | February 1 (*rolling) | September 1 (*rolling) | February 1 (*rolling) | |
| Ph.D. | February 1 (*rolling) | September 1 (*rolling) | February 1 (*rolling) | ||
| Geology & Geological Engineering | M.S. | April 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | ||
| Hydrology | M.S. | April 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | ||
| Materials Science & Engineering | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Telecommunications | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Studies | M.A. | March 15 | N/A | N/A | |
| M.S. | March 15 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Community Based Research | M.A. | April 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| M.S. | April 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
| General Option | M.A. | April 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | N/A | |
| M.S. | April 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | N/A |
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism | M.A. | February 1 (priority); March 15 (final) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Marquita Smith |
| Integrated Marketing Communication | M.S. | February 1 (priority); March 15 (final) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Marquita Smith |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | M.A. | February 15 | N/A | N/A | |
| Art | M.F.A. | February 1-April 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| Biological Science | M.S. | January 15 | Contact Department | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | January 15 | Contact Department | N/A | ||
| Chemistry | M.S. | April 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
| D.A. | April 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Creative Writing | M.F.A. | December 15 | N/A | N/A | |
| Economics | M.A. | March 1 (*rolling) | Consult Department | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | March 1 | Consult Department | N/A | ||
| English | M.A. | December 20 | N/A | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | December 20 | N/A | N/A | ||
| History | M.A. | December 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | December 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Mathematics | M.A. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| French | M.A. | March 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| German | M.A. | March 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Spanish | M.A. | March 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| TESOL | M.A. | March 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | Dr. Maria Fionda |
| Linguistics | M.A. | March 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Second Language Studies - Applied Linguistics | Ph.D. | May 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Second Language Studies - Spanish | Ph.D. | May 1 (*rolling) | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Choral Conducting | M.M. | March 1 (*rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | |
| Ethnomusicology | M.M. | March 1 (*rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | |
| Music Education | M.M. | March 1 (*rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | March 1 (*rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | ||
| Music Performance | M.M. | March 1 (*rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | |
| Music Theory | M.M. | March 1 (*rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | |
| Musicology | M.M. | March 1 (*rolling) | *Rolling | N/A | |
| Philosophy | M.A. | July 1 (*rolling) | December 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Physics | M.A. | January 15 | September 15 | N/A | |
| M.S. | January 15 | September 15 | N/A | ||
| Ph.D. | January 15 | September 15 | N/A | ||
| Political Science | M.A. | February 1 | October 15 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | February 1 | October 15 | N/A | ||
| Clinical Psychology | Ph.D. | December 1 (no exceptions) | N/A | N/A | |
| Experimental Psychology | Ph.D. | December 1 (no exceptions) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Joseph Wellman |
| Sociology | M.A. | March 1 | October 1 | N/A | Dr. JT Thomas |
| Southern Studies | M.A. | February 1 | N/A | N/A | |
| Southern Studies - Documentary Expression | M.F.A. | February 1 | N/A | N/A | Ms. Melanie Ho |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary Supplements and Medical Cannabis | M.S. | July 1 | November 1 | April 1 | |
| Environmental Toxicology | M.S. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Industrial Pharmacy | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Medicinal Chemistry | M.S. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Pharmaceutics | M.S. | April 1 | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | April 1 | October 1 (*rolling) | N/A | ||
| Pharmacognosy | M.S. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Pharmacology | M.S. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | |
| Ph.D. | February 1 | October 1 | N/A | ||
| Pharmacy Administration | M.S. | January 10. Admissions interviews are scheduled for the second week of January and the last week of January. Competitive applications that are completed by December 15th will be considered for interviews in the second week of January. | N/A | N/A | Dr. Marie Barnard |
| Ph.D. | January 10. Admissions interviews are scheduled for the second week of January and the last week of January. Competitive applications that are completed by December 15th will be considered for interviews in the second week of January. | N/A | N/A | Dr. Marie Barnard |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.
Program | Degree | FallDeadline | SpringDeadline | SummerDeadline | Graduate Program Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online MBA Program | P.M.B.A. | July 1 | November 1 | April 1 | Ashley Jones McGee |
| Criminal Justice | M.C.J. | *Rolling | *Rolling | N/A | Dr. Kimberly Kaiser |
| Sport Analytics | M.S. | *Rolling | *Rolling | Rolling | Dr. Minsoo Kang |
| Public Health | M.P.H. | April 15 (*rolling) | October 15 (*rolling) | TBD | Dr. Allison Ford-Wade |
| Hospitality Management | M.S. | April 15 (*rolling) | October 15 (*rolling) | April 1 (*rolling) | Dr. David Joung |
| Integrated Marketing Communication | M.S. | Feb 1 (priority); March 15 (final) | N/A | N/A | Dr. Marquita Smith |
| Early Childhood Education | M.Ed. | May 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | April 1 (priority) | Dr. Burhanettin Keskin |
| Elementary Education | M.Ed. | May 1 (priority) | November 1 (priority) | April 1 (priority) | Dr. Joe Sumrall |
| Higher Ed/Student Personnel | M.A. | January 1 (priority) | October 1 (priority) | N/A | Dr. K.B. Melear |
| Ed.D. | March 1 | N/A | N/A | Dr. Macey Edmondson | |
| Counselor Education – Play Therapy | Ed.S. | April 1 | N/A | N/A | Dr. Franc Hudspeth |
| Teaching (Online Only) | M.A.T. | *Rolling | November 1 (*rolling) | April 1 (*rolling) | Dr. Joseph Sweeney |
| Ed Leadership K-12 | M.Ed. | April 1 (priority); June 1 (final) | October 1 (priority); November 1 (final) | February 1 (priority); April 1 (final) | Dr. Jill Cabrera |
| Dietary Supplements and Medical Cannabis | M.S. | July 1 | November 1 | April 1 | Dr. David Colby |
*Rolling deadlines indicate that the program may consider applications up to the start of the term, but applications received by the date indicated are given priority.