NAU Graduate College admission deadlines

Please Note:

  • International students must apply on or before March 1st for fall admission, if an earlier deadline is not stipulated below.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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ProgramFall
2019
Spring
2019
Summer 2019
Anthropology (MA)January 15
Applied Criminology (MS)
February 15
Applied Geospatial Sciences (MS)
February 15October 15
Applied Linguistics (PhD)
January 30
Applied Physics (MS)
March 15
Applied Physics and Material Science (PHD)
March 1September 15
Applied Sociology (MA)
February 15
Applied Statistics (GCERT)
Assistive Technology (GCERT)
Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (PhD)January 1
Athletic Training (MS)June 3 (summer admission only)
Autism Spectrum Disorders (GCERT)
Bioengineering (PhD)January 15October 15
Biology (MS, PhD)December 1
(preferential)
January 15
(final)
Business Administration (MBA)
May 15 (summer admission only)
Business Foundations (GCERT)May 15 (summer admission only)
Career & Technical Education (GCERT)
Career & Technical Education (MEd)
Chemistry (MS)
March 1October 1
Climate Science & Solutions (MS)
May 15
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
February 1 (Flagstaff campus)
April 16 (Tucson campus, Fall 2020)		October 15 (North Valley campus)
Clinical Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
January 15 - CSDCAS and NAU ApplicationJanuary 15 - CSDCAS and NAU Application
Combined Counseling / School Psychology (PhD)
December 1
Communication (MA)
May 1 (preferential)
April 15 (final)		October 1
Communication Studies (GCERT)July 1October 1
Community College Teaching and Learning (GCERT)
Computer Information Technology (M) PERSONALIZED LEARNINGPERSONALIZED LEARNINGPERSONALIZED LEARNING
Computer Sciences (MS)March 1September 15
Community Planning (GCERT)July 15December 1
Conservation Ecology (GCERT)May 31November 29
Counseling - School Counseling (MEd)
February 15 (Flagstaff campus)
November 1 (North Valley campus)
November 26 (Tucson campus)
Counseling - Student Affairs (MEd)
January 15
Creative Writing (MFA)
Data Science (GCERT)

Curriculum and Instruction (EdD)
February 15
September 15
Early Childhood Education (MEd)
Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability (PhD)
January 15
September 1
Educational Leadership (EdD)
1st Friday of December (summer admission only)
Educational Leadership (MEd)
Educational Technology (GCERT)
Educational Technology (MEd)
Elementary Education (MEd)
Engineering (MEng, MSE)
March 1September 15
English - Literature (MA)
February 1October 1
English - Professional Writing (MA)
July 1 (Session A)
October 8 (Session B)		December 1 (Session A)
February 1 (Session B)
May 1
English - Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (MA)
February 1October 1
English - Secondary Education (MA)
February 1October 1
English as a Second Language (GCERT)
ESL and Bilingual Education (MEd)
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
Geographic Information Systems (GCERT)July 15December 1
Geology (MS)
January 15
Global Business Administration (MGBA)
History (MA)February 15
October 15
Human Relations (MEd)
Rolling
Admission
Indigenous and Tribal Nation-Building (GCERT)
Informatics (MS)March 1September 15
Informatics and Computing (PhD)January 1
International Education Leadership (MED)
Interdisciplinary Health (Ph.D.)January 15
Mathematics (MS)
March 15
Mathematics Education (MS)
March 15 (for Graduate Assistantship consideration)
Music (MM)
March 1
Music Performance (GCERT)March 1
Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner (MS)
December 1December 1
Nursing- Generalist (MS)PERSONALIZED LEARNINGPERSONALIZED LEARNINGPERSONALIZED LEARNING
Nursing- Generalist (MS)
March 15March 15
Nursing Practice (DNP)
October 15 (for Graduate Assistantship consideration)
May 1 (summer admission only)
Occupational Therapy (OTD)January 9 - OTCAS and NAU Application
Organizational Leadership (MOL)
Parks and Recreation Management (MS)
Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)September 1
Physical Therapy- Entry Level (DPT)
October 1 - PTCAS and NAU Application
Political Science (MA, PhD)
February 1
Positive Behavior Support (GCERT)
Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner (GCERT)December 1December 1
Principal (GCERT)
Professional Writing (GCERT)July 1 (Session A)
October 8 (Session B)		December 1 (Session A)
February 1 (Session B)
May 1
Psychological Sciences (MA)
April 1
Psychology of Human Development and Learning (GCERT)
Public Administration (MPA)
August 12
October 15
January 15
Public Health (MPH)January 15 (priority deadline)
April 15 (admission may be possible if space is available)
Public Management (GCERT)
Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies (GCERT)
School Psychology (EdS)
January 15 (Flagstaff campus)
October 15 (North Valley campus)
Science Communication (GCERT)
Science Teaching (MAST)
Secondary Education (MEd)
Master of Social Work (MSW)April 1
Master of Social Work- Advanced Standing (MSW)April 1
(summer admission only)
Spanish (MAT)
April 21October 21
Spanish Education (MAT)
April 21October 21
Special Education (MEd)
Statistics (MS)March 15
Superintendent (GCERT)
Sustainable Communities (MA)
February 15
Teaching English as a Second Language (GCERT)
Teaching English as a Second Language (MA)
February 15
Teaching Introductory Community College Mathematics (GCERT)
Teaching Science with Certification (MAT)May 15 (summer only admission, next available term Summer 2020)
Women's & Gender Studies (GCERT)

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Ashurst Hall
624 S Knoles Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 4125
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
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