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NAU Graduate College admission deadlines

  • International students must apply on or before March 1st for fall admission, if an earlier deadline is not stipulated below.
  • The deadlines listed below are subject to change, but are reviewed and updated regularly. For the most accurate deadline information, please check the NAU Graduate College Admissions Application for the specific program.
  • 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.

Definitions:

Priority-  If a priority deadline has been specified, it is highly recommended that you submit your application on or before this date. Students that meet this deadline may be given special consideration for things such as assistantships, scholarships, fellowships, etc., if available.
Rolling admission- no specific deadline has been identified. Students can apply for admission up until the start of any given term or session.
Space available basis- applications will be accepted and considered if space is available in the program.
Final- applications will not be accepted past this date.
Admission not available- admission applications are not accepted for the specific term.


Graduate program application deadlines

DepartmentProgramFallSpringSummer
College of Arts and LettersEnvironmental Narrative (GCERT)March 31October 1Admission not available
College of Arts and LettersProfessional Writing (GCERT)July 1 (Session A)
October 8 (Session B)

Space available basis: April 1
December 1 (Session A)
February 1 (Session B)
July 4
College of Arts and LettersRhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (GCERT)Priority: February 1

Final: no designated final deadline
Priority: October 1

Application Close Date: February 1
July 4
College of Arts and LettersApplied Linguistics (PhD)
Priority: January 30

Applications received after the priority deadline will be considered an a space available basis
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Arts and LettersCreative Writing (MFA)
Priority: February 1

Space available basis: April 30
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Arts and LettersEnglish - Literature (MA)
Priority: March 7
Rolling Admissions
Final: no designated final deadline
Priority: November 1
Rolling Admissions
Application Close Date: January 1
Rolling Admissions
College of Arts and LettersEnglish - Professional Writing (MA)
July 1 (Session A)
October 8 (Session B)
December 1 (Session A)
February 1 (Session B)
July 4
College of Arts and LettersEnglish - Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (MA)
Priority: February 1

Final: no designated final deadline
Priority: October 1

Application Close Date: February 1
May 24
College of Arts and LettersHistory (MA)February 15Priority: October 15
December 1
Admission not available
College of Arts and LettersMusic (MM)
Priority: January 1

Applications received after the priority deadline will be considered an a space available basis
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Arts and LettersMusic Performance (GCERT)Priority: March 1

Applications received after the priority deadline will be considered an a space available basis
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Arts and LettersSpanish (MAT)
Priority: April 21
Space available basis: July 31

Space available basis: July 31
Priority: October 21
Space available basis: December 1
Admission not available
College of Arts and LettersTeaching English as a Second Language (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionAdmission not available
College of Arts and LettersTeaching English as a Second Language (MA)
Priority: January 3
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationDisability Resource Specialist (GCERT)September 15February 1
College of EducationTeaching Science with Certification (MAT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationClinical Psychology (PsyD)
March 1Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationCurriculum and Instruction (PhD)
January 1
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationSchool Psychology (EdS)
January 1

January 1 - North Valley campus
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationCareer & Technical Education (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationClinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
January 1 (Flagstaff campus only)
February 15 (North Valley campus only)
February 15 (Tucson campus only)
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationCombined Counseling / School Psychology (PhD)
December 1

Final (general application): April 15

Final for Graduate Assistantship consideration: March 1
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Education Community College Teaching and Learning (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationCounseling - School Counseling (MEd)
January 1 (Flagstaff campus only)

February 15 (Tucson campus only)

February 15 (North Valley only)
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationCounseling - Student Affairs (MEd)
January 1Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationEarly Childhood Education (MEd)
Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationAssistive Technology (GCERT)Rolling admissionAdmission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationAutism Spectrum Disorders (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionAdmission not available
College of EducationCollege and Career Readiness (GCERT)Rolling AdmissionRolling AdmissionRolling Admission
College of EducationCulturally-Centered Addictions Research Training Certificate (GCERT)July 31Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of EducationEducational Leadership (EdD)
Admission not availableAdmission not available1st Friday of December
College of EducationEducational Leadership (MEd)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationEducational Foundations (MEd)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationEducational Technology (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of Education Educational Technology (MEd)
Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationElementary Education (MEd)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationEnglish as a Second Language (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationESL and Bilingual Education (MEd)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationHuman Relations (MEd)
Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationInternational Education Leadership (MED)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationMathematics Education (MS)
Priority: March 15
July 31
January 1April 1
College of EducationPositive Behavior Support (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of Education Principal Pre K-12 (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationPsychology of Human Development and Learning (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationSecondary Education (MEd)
Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationSpecial Education (MEd)
Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of EducationSuperintendent (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesData Science (GCERT)

April 1October 1Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences Computer Information Technology (M) Personalized Learning: Rolling admissionPersonalized Learning: Rolling admissionPersonalized Learning: Rolling admission
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesCivil Engineering Professional (MEng)April 1September 15Admission Not Available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences Bioengineering (PhD)Priority: February 1
Final: April 1
September 15Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesBuilding Science (GCERT)April 1September 15Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesBuilding Science (MS)April 1September 15Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesCareer & Technical Education (MEd)
Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesCivil Engineering (MS)April 1September 15Admission Not Available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences Computer Science (MS)April 1October 1Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesCybersecurity (GCERT)April 1October 1Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesCybersecurity (MS)April 1October 1Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesElectrical Engineering (MS)April 1October 1Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesEnvironmental Engineering, (MS)April 1September 15Admission Not Available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesInformatics (MS)April 1October 1Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesInformatics and Computing (PhD)Priority: February 1
Final: April 1
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesMechanical Engineering (MEng)April 1September 15Admission Not Available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesMechanical Engineering (MS)Priority: February 1
Final: April 1
September 15Admission Not Available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesMechanical Engineering (PHD)Priority: February 1
Final: April 1
September 15Admission not available
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied SciencesWind Energy (GCERT)July 31January 1
College of Health and Human ServicesPhysical Therapy (DPT)
October 3 - PTCAS and NAU ApplicationAdmission not availableAdmission not available
College of Health and Human ServicesOccupational Therapy (OTD)December 29 - OTCAS and NAU ApplicationAdmission not availableAdmission not available
College of Health and Human Services Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner (GCERT)December 1Admission not availableDecember 1
College of Health and Human Services Athletic Training (MS)Admission not availableAdmission not availablePriority: January 5

Space available basis: May 15
College of Health and Human ServicesClinical Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
January 15 @ 8:59PM PST- CSDCAS and NAU ApplicationAdmission not availableJanuary 15 @ 8:59PM PST- CSDCAS and NAU Application
College of Health and Human ServicesNursing- Family Nurse Practitioner (MS)
December 1Admission not availableDecember 1
College of Health and Human ServicesNursing- Generalist (MS)Personalized Learning: Rolling admissionPersonalized Learning: Rolling admissionPersonalized Learning: Rolling admission
College of Health and Human ServicesNursing Practice (DNP)
Admission not availablePriority: October 15
Final: December 1
Admission not available
College of Health and Human ServicesPhysician Assistant Studies (MPAS)September 1 - CASPA and NAU applicationAdmission not availableAdmission not available
College of Health and Human ServicesPublic Health (GCERT)April 1December 1April 1
College of Health and Human ServicesPublic Health - Health Promotion (MPH)Priority: January 15

Space available basis: April 1
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Health and Human ServicesPublic Health - Nutrition (MPH)Priority: January 15Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Social and Behavioral SciencesEthnic Studies (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionAdmission not available
College of Social and Behavioral SciencesIndigenous and Tribal Nation-Building (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionAdmission not available
College of Social and Behavioral SciencesInterdisciplinary Health (Ph.D.)Priority: January 15

Final: April 15

Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of Social and Behavioral SciencesScience Communication (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (PhD)December 1Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences Conservation Ecology (GCERT)January 1July 31Admission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesGeology (MS)
January 1
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesGreenhouse Gas Accounting (GCERT)October 31Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesMathematics (MS)
Priority: March 15
July 31
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesScience Teaching (MAST)
Rolling admission

Applications received after the priority deadline will be considered an a space available basis
Rolling admissionRolling admission
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesTeaching Introductory Community College Mathematics (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesApplied Physics (MS)
February 15Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesApplied Physics and Material Science (PHD)
January 1Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences Applied Statistics (GCERT)July 31January 1April 1
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences Biology (MS/PhD)Priority 1: December 2

Priority 2: January 15

Final: February 15
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesChemistry (MS)
March 1October 1Admission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesClimate Science & Solutions (MS)
June 15
Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesEarth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability (PhD)
January 1
July 31Admission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesEnvironmental Sciences and Policy (MS)January 1Admission not availableAdmission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesForest Science (PhD)
Priority: February 15

Space available basis: August 15
Priority: October 15

Space available basis: December 31
Admission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesForestry (MF)

Priority: February 15

Space available basis: August 15
Priority: October 15

Space available basis: December 31
Admission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesForestry (MS)
Priority: February 15

Space available basis: August 15
Priority: October 15

Space available basis: December 31
Admission not available
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural SciencesStatistics (MS)Priority: March 15
July 31
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Provost OfficeOrganizational Leadership (MOL)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
Social and Behavioral SciencesParks and Recreation Management (MS)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
Social and Behavioral SciencesAnthropology (MA)Priority: January 15

Space available basis: April 1
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesApplied Criminology (MS)
Priority: February 15

Space available basis: June 15
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesApplied Sociology (MA)
Priority: February 15

Space available basis: June 15
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesCommunication (MA)
Priority (general application): March 1

Priority for Graduate Assistantship consideration: February 1
Final: October 1Admission not available
Social and Behavioral Sciences Communication Studies (GCERT)July 1October 1May 1
Social and Behavioral Sciences Community Planning (GCERT)Priority: July 15

Space available basis: July 31
Priority: December 1

Space available basis: January 1
Admission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesGeographic Information Systems (GCERT)Priority: July 15

Space available basis: July 31
Priority: December 1

Space available basis: January 1
Admission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesGeographic Information Science with Remote Sensing, MS (GISRSMS)July 31January 1Admission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesGeography (MS)
Priority: January 15

Space available basis: July 31
Priority: October 15

Space available basis: January 1
Admission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesPolitical Science (MA)Priority: October 15

Space available basis: February 15
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesPolitical Science (PhD)
Priority: October 15
(PFP Consideration for PhD applicants)

Space available basis: February 15
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesPsychological Sciences (MA)
Priority: February 1

Final: April 1
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesPublic Administration (MPA)
July 31December 1April 1
Social and Behavioral SciencesPublic Administration (GCERT)
July 31December 1April 1
Social and Behavioral SciencesMaster of Social Work (MSW)February 15July 31Admission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesMaster of Social Work- Advanced Standing (MSW)Admission not availableOctober 1 (online only)February 15
Social and Behavioral SciencesSustainable Communities (MA)
Priority: February 15
Admission not availableAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesWomen's & Gender Studies (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionAdmission not available
Social and Behavioral SciencesLeadership in Criminal Justice Administration (GCERT)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
The W. A. Franke College of Business Business Analytics (GCERT)
August 15December 31Admission not available
The W. A. Franke College of Business Business Analytics (MS)August 15December 31Admission not available
The W. A. Franke College of BusinessBusiness Administration (MBA)
Admission not availableAdmission not availableRolling admission
The W. A. Franke College of BusinessGlobal Business Administration (MGBA)Rolling admissionRolling admissionRolling admission
The W. A. Franke College of BusinessHospitality Innovative TechnologyJuly 31Admission not availableAdmission not available
Graduate College
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