Doctoral Degrees & Programs

Program director:  Robert Washington-Allen | rwashingtonallen@unr.edu
Application deadlines: November 1 (Spring) | February 1 (Fall)
Program info:  A&R handbook | A&R Ph.D. website | A&R faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Admission GPA of 3.0
2. Must have an advisor prior to admission

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Program director: Marin Pilloud | mpilloud@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 15
Program info: Anthro handbook | Anthro website | Anthro faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Scholarly writing sample
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. Graduate assistantship application (if interested)

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Program director:  Vera Samburova |  Vera.Samburova@dri.edu
Application deadlines: January 7 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring)
Program info:  Atmos handbook | Atmos website | Atmos faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE (Recommended, but not required.)
2. Statement of purpose
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Mariann Vaczi | mvaczi@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: November 1 (Spring) | April 15 (Fall)
Program Info:  Basque Studies website | Basque Studies faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Monika Gulia-Nuss | mgulianuss@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall) | June 15 (Spring)
Program Info: Biochem handbook | Biochem website | Biochem faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of Purpose
2. Three Letters of Recommendation
3. GPA 3.0

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Program Director: Bahram Parvin | bparvin@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: November 1 (Spring) | February 1 (Fall)
Program Info: BME handbook | BME website | BME faculty

Admission requirements:

1. GRE highly recommended
2. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
3. Official transcripts and GRE scores are required for department review
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. Statement of purpose

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Program Director: Joseph Halford | jhalford@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Feb 28 (Spring)
Program Info: Business Admin (Finance) Ph.D. website | Business Admin Handbook | Business Admin faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Official transcripts from all post-secondary educational institutions
2. GRE or GMAT scores
3. Two letters of recommendation
4. Personal statement

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Program Director:  Jim Sundali | jsundali@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall)
Program Info:  Business Admin (Management) website | Business Admin Handbook | Business Admin faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE/GMAT scores
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Resume or CV
4. Writing sample (recommended)

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Program Director: Subhash Verma | scverma@medicine.nevada.edu
Application Deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall) | June 15 (Spring)
Program Info: CMB handbook | CMB website | CMB faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Robert Renden | rendenr@med.unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall) | June 15 (Spring)
Program Info: CMPP handbook | CMPP website | CMPP faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Maryam Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh | maryamr@unr.edu
Application deadlines: For Assistantship consideration March 15 (Fall) | September 1 (Spring)
Program info: CME handbook | CME website | CME faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE (Waived for applicants with a graduate degree)
2. Minimum GPA 3.0
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of purpose
5. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Sergey Varganov | svarganov@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1
Program info: Chem. Physics handbook | Chem. Physics website | Chem. Physics faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. GRE recommended but not required

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Program director: Brian Frost | frost@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1
Program info: Chemistry handbook | Chemistry website | Chemistry faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. GRE recommended but not required

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Program director: Keri Ryan | klryan@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Jan 15 (Fall) | Sept 1 (Spring)
Program info: CEE handbook | CEE website | CEE faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE: 302 combined (recommended but not required)
2. GPA 3.25
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of purpose
5. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: David Feil-Seifer | grad_admissions@cse.unr.edu
Application deadlines:Jan 15 (Fall) | Aug 15 (Spring)
Program info: CSE handbook | CSE website | CSE faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE - Recommended, but not required
2. GPA 3.25 (if applicant has no M.S.)/GPA 3.0 (if applicant has M.S.)
3. TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo (TOEFL>80, IELTS>6.5, or Duolingo>105 recommended)
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Marjorie Matocq | mmatocq@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: EECB handbook | EECB website | EECB faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
2. For international students, a TOEFL score of 600 or greater
3. Coursework in physical sciences, mathematics, and biochemistry; exact coursework to be determined by each EECB advisor, in consultation with our admissions committee.
4. Biology coursework (24 credits, including genetics, evolution, and ecology), or equivalent evidence of ability to succeed in a doctoral program in ecology, evolution and conservation biology

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Program director: Sankar Mukhopadhyay | sankarm@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
Program info: Econ handbook | Econ Ph.D. | Econ faculty | Econ department

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE or GMAT
2. Statement of purpose
3. Two letters of recommendation

Program admission recommendations:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Writing sample
3. Additional letter of recommendation

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Program director: Kristina DePue | kdepue@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall)
Program info: CES handbook | CES website | CES faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Master's degree in counseling ed. from a CACREP-accredited institution
3. Resume or curriculum vitae
4. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
5. Three letters of recommendation
6. One sample of scholarly writing
7. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program director: Jennifer Mahon | jmahon@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: C&I handbook | C&I website | C&I faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Resume or curriculum vitae
3. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. One sample of scholarly writing
6. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program director: Jafeth Sanchez | jesanchez@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: EL handbook | EL website | EL faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
2. One sample of scholarly writing

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Program director: Lynda Wiest | wiest@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: EDLE handbook | EDLE website | EDLE faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Resume or curriculum vitae
3. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. One sample of scholarly writing
6. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program Director: Lydia DeFlorio | ldeflorio@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: HDFS handbook | HDFS website | HDFS faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Resume or curriculum vitae
3. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. One sample of scholarly writing
6. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program director: Leping Liu | liu@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: ITE handbook | ITE website | ITE faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Resume or curriculum vitae with two years of relevant experience
3. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. One sample of scholarly writing
6. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program director: Dianna Townsend | dtownsend@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: LS handbook | LS website | LS faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Resume or CV with three years of teaching experience
3. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. One sample of scholarly writing
6. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program director: Teruni Lamberg | terunil@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: STEM handbook | STEM website | STEM faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Resume or CV with three years of teaching experience
3. Statement of intent that includes a Philosophy of Education
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. One sample of scholarly writing
6. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program director: Shanon Taylor | shanon@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: SEDS handbook | SEDS website | SEDS faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
2. Resume or CV (three years teaching special education recommended)
3. Essay of intent that includes qualifications for completing and reason for pursuing the degree
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. One sample of scholarly writing
6. Program application, checklist, and signed disposition form

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Program director: Yantao Shen | ytshen@unr.edu
Application deadlines:
Fall enrollment: Feb. 1 (International applicants), May 1 (U.S. applicants)
Spring enrollment: Aug. 15 (International applicants), Nov. 15 (U.S. applicants)
Program info: EE handbook | EE website | EE faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE
2. GPA of at least 3.0 (with a masters) or 3.5 (with a bachelors only)
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: James Mardock | jmardock@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: January 15 (Fall)
Program Info: English handbook | English website | English faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Minimum GPA of 3.5
2. Statement of Purpose
3. Writing sample
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Adam Kirn | akirn@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Fall: primary Feb 15 | secondary May 15
Spring: primary Oct 15 | Nov 15
Program info: Eng. Ed catalog listing | Eng. website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE
2. GPA of 2.75 for four years of undergraduate work or 3.0 for last two years of undergrad
3. Statement of purpose
4. Diversity statement
5. Three letters of recommendation from former professors indicating the student’s capability for advanced course work and research

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Program Director: Wei Yang | weiyang@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program Info: ES handbook | ES website | ES faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE >297 or Biology Subject test (waivers available to those with completed advanced degrees)
2. Minimum GPA of 3.0
3. TOEFL > 100iBT for international students
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. Letter of intent
6. Documentation from ES faculty who agrees to be a research adviser

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Program Director: Paul White | paulwhite@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall)
Program Info: Geography handbook | Geography website | Geography faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Master's degree in Geography or related field

Optional program-specific admission items:

1. GRE or GMAT

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Program Director: Stacia Gordon | staciag@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Jan 1 (Fall) | Sept 15 (Spring)
Program Info: Geology handbook | Geology website | Geology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Personal statement

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Program Director: Stacia Gordon | staciag@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Jan 1 (Fall) | Spring: Sept 15
Program Info: Geology handbook | Geophysics website | Geophysics faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Personal statement

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Program Director: Chris Church | christopherchurch@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Feb. 1 (Fall)
Program Info: History handbook | History Ph.D. website | History faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Writing sample
4. Writing sample, 15-20 pages. Please include information about the context of the sample and, if truncated, an explanation of the larger text.

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Program director: Alexandra Lutz | alexandra.lutz@dri.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall) | July 15 (Spring)
Program info: Hydro handbook | Hydro website | Hydro faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GPA > 3.0
2. Letter of intent
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. Department application

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Program director: Alexandra Lutz | alexandra.lutz@dri.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall) | July 15 (Spring)
Program info: Hydro handbook | Hydro website | Hydro faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GPA > 3.0
2. Letter of intent
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. Department application

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Program directors: Dennis Mathew | Michael Webster
Application deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall) | Sept 15 (Spring)
Program info: Neuro handbook | Neuro website | Neuro faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Statement of purpose
3. Two letters of recommendation (Three letters are recommended)

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. GRE

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Program contact:Heather Lara|hclara@unr.edu
Application deadlines:July 15 (Fall) | Dec 15 (Spring)
Program info: JS handbook | JS website Ph.D. | JS faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. For sitting judges only
2. Three letters of reference
3. Copies of written opinions and/or articles
4. Minimum master's degree GPA of 3.0
5. Judicial Studies program application

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Program Director: Dev Chidambaram | dcc@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Assistantships March 15 (Fall) | Oct 31 (Spring)
Program info: Materials Science handbook | Materials Science website | Material Science faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE
2. Minimum GPA 3.0
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of purpose
5. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Christopher Herald | herald@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 1 & March 1 (Fall) | Oct 1 & Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Mathematics Ph.D. Program Handbook | Mathematics website | Mathematics faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE (requirement waived if applying for the Spring or Fall 2024 admission cycle)
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Statement of purpose
4. Curriculum vitae

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Program director: Matteo Aureli | maureli@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Jan 5 (Fall) | Sept 1 (Spring)
Program info: ME handbook | ME website | ME faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE highly recommended

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Program director: Wilfredo Torres | wtorres@med.unr.edu
Application deadlines:Mar 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Medicine handbook | Medicine website | Medicine faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE or MCAT

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Program director: Manoj Mohanty | mmohanty@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall) | Spring: Sept 15
Program Info: Mineral Resource Engineering Ph.D. page | Mineral Resource Engineering handbook

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE

Program director: Louis Niebur | lniebur@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Music website | Music faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Performance/conducting audition
2. Music theory and musicology entrance exams
3. Completed Master of Music (MM), Master of Arts (MA), or Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

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Program director: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall)
Program info: Nursing handbook | Nursing website | Nursing faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Complete a baccalaureate degree with an upper-division major in nursing from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited nursing school with coursework in the following categories: statistics, growth and development (must cover lifespan), basic research, and health assessment
2. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
3. Have completed graduate-level course work in statistics
4. Have verification of current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in the US. Students must be eligible to practice as an RN in Nevada.
5. Current resume or CV
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Statement of intent

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Program director: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: Nursing handbook | Nursing website | Nursing faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Hold an MS degree with a concentration in nursing from an NLN or CCNE accredited institution
2. Be licensed at a level consistent with the focus of DNP study
3. Hold national certification (or be eligible for certification) in an advanced practice role.
4. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the graduate level
5. Provide documentation of clinical and leadership excellence
6. Have completed graduate-level course work (with a grade of B or better) in a pathophysiology, pharmacology, physical assessment, research & nursing theory (clinical specialization applicants)

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Program director: Thomas White | tgwhite@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 5 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Ph.D. Physics website | Physics faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation, Personal Statement, Resume/CV, Transcripts

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Program director: Jeremy Gelman | jgelman@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Jan 15 
Program info: Political Science handbook | Political Science Ph.D. website | Political Science faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE or GMAT (Requirement waived for those applying to start in the Fall 2024 semester.)

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Program director: Ramona Houmanfar | ramonah@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 1 (Fall)
Program info: Behavior Analysis Ph.D. handbook | Behavior Analysis Ph.D. website | Psychology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Personal statement
4. Students meet the pre-requisite course requirements for applicants (see "Entrance Requirements/ Undergraduate Pre-requisites Course Requirements" on Program webpage).
5. If the student is applying from a master's program, the student is expected not only to have a high GPA but also a history of engaging in scholarly activities (conference presentations, research or publications).

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Program director: Paul Kwon | pkwon@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 1 (Fall)
Program info: Clinical Psychology handbook | Clinical Psychology website | Psychology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Personal statement
3. Students meet the pre-requisite course requirements for applicants (see "Entrance Requirements/ Undergraduate Pre-requisites Course Requirements" on the Program webpage).
4. If the student is applying from a master's program, the student is expected not only to have a high GPA, but also a history of engaging in scholarly activities (conference presentations, research, or publications).

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Program director: Gideon Caplovitz | gcaplovitz@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall)
Program info: Cognitive & Brain Science website | Psychology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. None

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Social and Behavioral Health program director: Eric Crosbie | ecrosbie@unr.edu
Epidemiology program director: Kristen Clements-Nolle | clements@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Priority deadline (for GAs) Feb 1 | Secondary review June 1 (Fall)
Program info: Public Health Ph.D. website | Public Health faculty
Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. MPH or relevant master’s degree
2. GRE
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Statement of purpose
5. Writing sample (admission essay)
6. Three letters of recommendation
7. Interview
8. For international applicants, an English language exam is required.
9. SOPHAS Application (SOPHAS completed before Graduate School application. View directions and waiver code.)

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Program director: Monica Miller | mkmiller@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 1 (Fall)
Program info: Social Psychology handbook | Social Psychology website | Social Psychology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Sample research paper
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. Background in psychology, sociology or a closely related field (min. requirement: 18 credits in either psych or soc, plus a min. of 6 credits in the other)
5. GRE (optional) 

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Program director: Pradyumn Srivastava | psrivastava@med.unr.edu
Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall)
Program info: Speech Pathology handbook | Speech Pathology Ph.D. website | Speech Pathology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. CSDCAS Application (View instructions)
2. Official transcripts from every institution attended
3. Resume/CV
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Diversity Statement
6. 3 Letters of Recommendation

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Program Director: Mihye Ahn | mahn@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 1 & March 1 (Fall) | Oct 1 & Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Statistics & Data Science Ph.D. handbook | Statistics & Data Science degrees | Statistics & Data Science faculty | Top 100 Best Statistics Graduate Programs by US News

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE is recommended but not required for applicants through Spring 2025
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Statement of purpose
4. Curriculum Vitae

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