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| Contact Information for Graduate School | |
|---|---|
| Phone | (775) 784-6869 |
| Fax | (775) 784-6064 |
| Location |
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| Address | 1664 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89557-0326 |
Programs at a Glance
Requirements, Deadlines and Directors
Each graduate program has individual requirements and application deadlines.
Search the program list below to determine the required standardized tests, application deadlines and program directors.
| Program | Required Standardized Test | Application Deadlines | Graduate Program Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountancy (MAcc) | GMAT or GRE (GMAT/GRE not required if Undergrad degree is from a AACSB Business School and a 3.5 or higher GPA) |
| Sonja Pippin |
| Anthropology (MA, Ph.D.) | GRE | Jan. 15 | Carolyn White |
| Atmospheric Sciences (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE recommended |
| Mark Green |
| Basque Studies (Ph.D.) |
| Xabier Irujo | |
| Biochemistry (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE | Jan. 15 | John Cushman |
| Biology (MS) | GRE |
| Steve VanderWall |
| Biomedical Engineering (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE recommended |
| Nelson Publicover |
| Business Administration | GMAT or GRE |
| Kambiz Raffiee |
| Executive MBA (Online Only) | GRE, GMAT, LSAT, or MCAT | May 1 | Kambiz Raffeee |
| Cell & Molecular Biology (Ph.D.) | GRE Biology strongly recommended |
| Grant Mastick |
| Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology (Ph.D.) | GRE or MCA | Fall: Jan. 15 | Brian Perrino |
| Chemical Engineering (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE |
| Ravi Subramanian |
| Chemical Physics (Ph.D.) | GRE |
| David Leitner |
| Chemistry (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE | Fall: April 30 | Robert Sheridan |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE
|
| David Sanders |
| Computer Science & Engineering (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE |
| Murat Yuksel |
| Counseling & Educational Psychology (MA, ME, MS) | GRE |
| Thomas Harrison |
| Criminal Justice (MA) | GRE or LSAT | March 31 | Matt Leone |
| Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology (Ph.D.) | GRE | Jan. 15 | Mary Peacock |
| Economics (MA, MS, Ph.D.) | GRE or GMAT |
| Mehmet Tosun |
| Education (Ph.D., Ed.D.) | GRE |
| MaryAnne Demchak |
| Educational Leadership (MA, ME) |
| Bill Thornton | |
| Electrical Engineering (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE
|
| Banmali Rawat |
| Elementary Education (MA, ME, MS) |
| John Cannon | |
| English (MA, Ph.D.) | GRE
|
| Cheryl Glotfelty |
| Environmental Sciences & Health (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE |
| Glenn Miller |
| Equity & Diversity in Educational Settings (ME, MS) | GRE required if GPA is less than 2.75 |
| Lynda Wiest |
| Finance (MS) | GMAT or GRE |
| Greg Stone |
| Fine Art (MFA) | Feb. 15 | Tamara Scronce | |
| Foreign Languages & Literature (MA) Emphases in Spanish |
| Darrell Lockhart | |
| Geography (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE | Feb. 1 | Jill Heaton |
| Geology and Related Earth Sciences (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE |
| John Louie |
| Geo-engineering | GRE |
| Robert Watters |
| Geological Engineering (MS) | GRE |
| John Louie |
| Geophysics (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE |
| John Louie |
| History (MA, MATH, Ph.D.) | GRE (no test required for MATH) |
| Martha Hildreth |
| GRE |
| Bridget Walsh | |
| Hydrologic Sciences (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE |
| Laurel Saito |
| Information Systems (MS) | GMAT or GRE (GMAT/GRE not required if Undergrad degree with Information systems major is from a AACSB Business School and a 3.5 or higher GPA or served as a full-time faculty member at an AACSB Accredited College for at least five years) |
| Mark Simkin |
| Journalism (MA) | GRE | March 15 | Donica Mensing |
| Judicial Studies (MJS, Ph.D.) |
| James Richardson (Contact: Denise Schaar-Buis) | |
| Justice Management (MJ-JM) |
| Jane Robinson | |
| Land-Use Planning (MS) | GRE | Feb. 1 | Jill Heaton |
| Literacy Studies (MA, ME) | GRE required if GPA is less than 2.75. |
| Diane Barone |
| Mathematics & Statistics (MS) | GRE |
| Ania Panorska |
| Mechanical Engineering (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE |
| Henry Fu |
| Medicine (combined MD/Ph.D.) | GRE or MCAT |
| David Lupan |
| Metallurgical Engineering (MS) | GRE |
| Carl Nesbitt |
| Material Science and Engineering (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE required only for Ph.D. | International: Fall: Apr. 15 Domestic: Fall: July 1 | Dev Chidambaram |
| Mining Engineering (MS) | GRE |
| Rajagopala (Raj) Kallu |
| Music (MA, MM) |
| Louis Niebur | |
| Natural Resources & Environmental Science (MS) | GRE |
| Robert Nowak |
| Nursing (MSN, DNP) |
| Stephanie DeBoor | |
| Nutrition (MS) | GRE |
| Jamie Benedict |
| Philosophy (MA) |
| Christopher Williams | |
| Physics (MS, Ph.D.) | GRE required and GRE Physics strongly recommended |
| Jonathan Weinstein |
| Political Science (MA, Ph.D.) | GRE, GMAT or LSAT |
| Robert Ostergard |
| Psychology (MA, Ph.D.) | GRE | Jan. 1 | |
| Clinical Psychology (Ph.D. only) | GRE Psychology | Jan. 1 | William Follette |
| Psychology (Cognitive & Brain Studies) | GRE | Feb. 1 | Michael Crognale |
| Public Administration & Policy (MPA) | GRE, GMAT, LSAT |
| Robert Ostergard |
| Public Health (MPH, Ph.D.) | GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT or DAT |
| Wei Yang |
| Secondary Education (MA, ME, MS) |
| Margaret Ferrara | |
| Social Psychology (Ph.D.) | GRE | Feb. 1 | Colleen Murray |
| Social Work (MSW) | GRE | Jan. 15 | Gloria Messick Svare |
| Sociology (MA) | GRE |
| Berch Berberoglu |
| Special Education (MA, ME) | GRE required if GPA is less than 2.75 |
| MaryAnn Demchak |
| Speech Pathology (Ph.D.) | GRE | Feb. 1 | Debra Vigil |
| Speech Pathology & Audiology (MS) | GRE | Feb. 1 | Debra Vigil |
| Teaching of Mathematics (MATM) | GRE Math strongly recommended |
| Donald Pfaff |
