Graduate Admissions Deadlines
Domestic Application Deadline (application must be submitted and all other supporting credentials on file) no later than:
14 days prior to the start of the admit term or eCampus session
Some departments require an earlier deadline.*
International Application Deadline (application must be submitted and all other supporting credentials on file) no later than:
Spring 2025 - November 8, 2024
Summer 2025 - March 14, 2025
(Note: Please check directly with our International Programs and Partnership Office (iss@bgsu.edu) that your program of interest admits for the summer term. Individuals are encouraged to consider applying for fall to ensure compliance with F1 regulations.)
Fall 2025 - June 20, 2025
Some departments require an earlier deadline.*
*Academic program deadlines (see table below):
Academic programs may have their own earlier deadlines. Prospective students should check with the academic programs to which they intend to apply for specific application deadlines. Programs may refuse to consider applicants who do not comply with posted deadlines. If your department has an earlier deadline this can be found on their web page and may be listed in the application on the Academic Interest page.
Scholarship funding deadlines (see table below):
Most departments have a deadline for scholarships and/or Graduate Assistant contracts. Contact your department if you have questions about this departmental deadline.
**Please note that there are a very limited number of programs that meet the regulations for international students to receive I-20s with summer start terms. Individuals are encouraged to consider applying for fall.
Academic Program Admission & Funding Deadlines
| Program Name | Application Deadline | Funding Deadline |
| Accountancy - MAcc (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 15 | |
| American Culture Studies - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| American Culture Studies: Critical Studies Film/Media/Culture - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| American Culture Studies: Ethnicity/Gender/Social Identities - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Analytics - MSA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 1 | |
| Applied Statistics (ASOR) - MS (Main) | Fall/Spring Mar 1 | |
| Applied Statistics (ASOR): Business Analytics - MS (Main) | Fall Mar 1 for full consideration | |
| Applied Statistics (Math) - MS (Main) | Fall Jan 31 | |
| Art Education - MA (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1; Summer Apr 1 | |
| Art History - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Art: 2-D Studio Art - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Art: 3-D Studio Art - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Art: Digital Arts - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Biological Sciences - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall May 15 | Fall Jun 1 |
| Biological Sciences - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall May 15 | Fall Jun 1 |
| Business Administration: Full Time Program - MBA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jul 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Chemistry - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 3 | |
| Clinical Mental Health Counseling - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 1 (priority), final deadline Feb 15 | |
| College Student Personnel - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 1 | |
| Communication Disorders - PhD (Main) | Fall Dec 15 | Fall Dec 15 |
| Communication Disorders: Speech-Language Pathology - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 15 | |
| Contemporary Music: Composition - DMA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 1 | |
| Contemporary Music: Performance - DMA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 1 | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Creative Writing: Poetry - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Cross-Cultural, International Education - MA (Main) (MACIE) | Fall Feb 15; Spring Oct 21 | Fall Feb 15 |
| Early Childhood Ed Gr 4/5 Generalist Endorsement - Certificate (eCampus) | Summer Apr 1 | |
| Early Childhood Ed Gr 4/5 Generalist Endorsement - Certificate (Main) | Summer Apr 15 | |
| English: Individualized Track - MA (Online) | Fall Jul 15; Spring Nov 1; Summer Apr 1 | |
| Forensic Sciences - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 1 | Fall Feb 1 |
| Geology - MS (Main) | Fall Feb 1 | Fall Feb 1 |
| Gerontology (Interdisciplinary) - MSIG (Blended) | Fall Mar 1 | |
| Health Services Administration - MHSA (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Nov 1; Summer Apr 1 | |
| History - MA (Main) | Fall Jul 1; Spring Dec 1; Summer Apr 21 | Jan 15 |
| Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies: Kinesiology - MEd (Main) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies: Sport Administration - MEd (Main) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Integrative Design - MDes (Online/Hybrid/Web-centric) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Nov 1; Summer Apr 1 | |
| International Intercultural Communication - Certificate (Main) | Fall Jan 15; Spring Oct 15; Summer Jan 15 | |
| Literary and Textual Studies Specialization - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | Fall Jan 15 |
| Mathematics - MA (Main) | Summer/Fall Jan 31 | |
| Mathematics - PhD (Main) | Summer/Fall Jan 31 | |
| Mathematics for Professionals and Educators – Certificate (Main) | Fall Jan 31; Summer Jan 31 | |
| Mathematics: Applied Mathematics/Scientific Computation - MA (Main) | Jan 31 | |
| Mathematics: Statistics - MA (Main) | Fall Jan 31; Spring Oct 31 | |
| Media and Communication - MA (Main) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Media and Communication - PhD (Main) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Media and Communication: International/Intercultural Communication - MA (Main) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Music - Certificate (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | |
| Music Composition - MM (Main) | Fall Mar 1 | |
| Music Education: Choral Music Education - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Education: Comprehensive Music Education - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Education: Instrumental Music Education - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Education: Teaching Artistry - MM (eCampus) (Summer 1st Session Admission Only) | Summer Apr 15 | Summer Apr 15 |
| Music Ethnomusicology - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music History - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Instrumental Performance - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Instrumental Specialist - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Jazz Studies - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Piano - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Voice - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Theory - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music: Collaborative Piano - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Mar 1 |
| Music: Conducting - Choral Conducting - MM (Main) | Fall Jan 31 | Mar 1 |
| Music: Conducting - Orchestral Conducting - MM (Main) | Fall Jan 20 | Mar1 |
| Music: Piano Pedagogy - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music: Vocal Pedagogy - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Photochemical Sciences - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 1; Spring Nov 1 | Fall Mar 1; Spring Nov 1 |
| Physical Therapy - DPT (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 2 | |
| Physics - MS (Main) | Fall Feb 28 | Feb 28 |
| Popular Culture - MA (Main) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Psychology: Clinical - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 1 | |
| Psychology: Cognitive and Neural Sciences - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 1 | |
| Psychology: Developmental - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 1 | |
| Psychology: Industrial-Organizational - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 1 | |
| Public Administration - MPA (Main) | Fall Jul 1; Spring Oct 15 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Rhetoric and Writing Studies - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| School Counseling - MEd (Main) | Dec 1 (priority), final deadline Feb 15 | |
| Social Work - MSW (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 30; Summer Feb 1 | Summer Feb 1 - Advance Standing |
| Sociology - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | Fall Jan 15 |
| Sociology: Applied Demography - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | Fall Jan 15 |
| Statistics - PhD (Main) | Jan 31 | |
| Undergrad Accelerated: Athletic Training - MAT (Main) (Summer Admission Only) | Summer Mar 15 | Summer Dec 15 |
| Undergrad Accelerated: Forensic Science - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Undergrad Accelerated: Media and Communications - MA (Main) | Fall Jan 15; Spring Oct 15; Summer Jan 15 |
Updated: 09/11/2024 10:09PM