NAU Graduate College admission deadlines

If no specific degree program or department deadline is indicated in the table below, the following deadlines apply:

Spring 2019 Admission: October 1, 2018
Fall 2018 Admission: March 1, 2018

Please Note:

  • Some programs accept applications on rolling-deadlines for each session or term. Please contact the program for specific admission details.
  • Some programs only admit students for Fall.

For full consideration of available funding (GA, tuition waivers, or scholarships) it is best to apply to the program early. Contact the program for specific funding deadlines.

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ProgramFall 2018
Admission		Spring 2019
Admission
Administration (GCERT)
Administration (MAdm)
Anthropology (MA)January 15
Applied Statistics (GCERT)
Assistive Technology (GCERT)
Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (PhD) January 1
Athletic Training (MS) May 4
Autism Spectrum Disorders (GCERT)
ESL and Bilingual Education (MEd)
Bioengineering (PhD) January 15
Biology (MS, PhD)January 15
Business Foundations (GCERT)
Business Administration (MBA)
Career & Technical Education (MEd)
Career & Technical Education (GCERT)
Chemistry (MS)
Climate Science & Solutions (MS)
January 15
Combined Counseling / School Psychology (PhD)
December 1
Communication (MA)
Communication Studies (GCERT)
Community College Teaching and Learning (GCERT)
Community Planning (GCERT)
Counseling - School Counseling (MEd)
February 15
September 15
Counseling - Student Affairs (MEd)
September 15
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
February 15
September 15
Applied Criminology (MS)
February 15
Curriculum and Instruction (EdD)
February 15
September 15
Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability (PhD)
January 15
Early Childhood Education (MEd)
Educational Leadership (EdD)
1st Friday of December
Educational Leadership (MEd)
Educational Technology (MEd)
Educational Technology (GCERT)
Elementary Education (MEd)
Engineering (MEng, MSE)
March 1September 15
Creative Writing (MFA)
February 1
English - Literature (MA)
English - Professional Writing (MA)
English - Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (MA)
English - Secondary Education (MA)
Teaching English as a Second Language (MA)
February 15
Teaching English as a Second Language (GCERT)
English as a Second Language (GCERT)
Environmental Sciences and Policy (MS)January 15
Ethnic Studies (GCERT)
Executive Police Leadership (GCERT)
Forest Science (PhD)
February 15October 15
Forestry (MF)

February 15October 15
Forestry (MS)
February 15October 15
Geology (MS)
January 15
Geographic Information Systems (GCERT)
Applied Geospatial Sciences (MS)
Global Business Administration (MGBA)
History (MA)February 15
Human Relations (MEd)
Indigenous and Tribal Nation-Building (GCERT)
Informatics and Computing (PhD)January 15
Interdisciplinary Health (Ph.D.)March 15 (Fall Admission Only)
Applied Linguistics (PhD)
January 30
Mathematics (MS)
Mathematics Education (MS)
Music (MM)
Music Performance (GCERT)
Nursing- Generalist (MS)
Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner (MS)
Nursing Practice (DNP)
Occupational Therapy (OTD)January 9 - OTCAS and NAU Application
Parks and Recreation (MS)
Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)September 1
Physical Therapy- Entry Level (DPT)
October 3 - PTCAS and NAU Application
Applied Physics (MS)
Political Science (MA, PhD)
February 1
Positive Behavior Support (GCERT)
Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner (GCERT)
Principal (GCERT)
Professional Writing (GCERT)
Psychological Sciences (MA)
April 1
Public Health (MPH)February 15
Public Management (GCERT)
Public Administration (MPA)
Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (GCERT)
School Psychology (EdS)
February 15
Science Teaching (MAST)
Science Communication (GCERT)
Teaching Science with Certification (MAT)
Secondary Education (MEd)
Applied Sociology (MA)
February 15
Master of Social Work (MSW)February 1 (Fall Admission Only)
Spanish (MAT)
Spanish Education (MAT)
Special Education (MEd)
Clinical Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
January 15 - CSDCAS and NAU Application
Statistics (MS)
Superintendent (GCERT)
Sustainable Communities (MA)
Teaching Introductory Community College Mathematics (GCERT)
Women's & Gender Studies (GCERT)

Graduate College
Location
Building 11
Ashurst Hall
624 S Knoles Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 4125
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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