Masters Degrees & Programs

Program director: Sonja Pippin | sonjap@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February 1 (Priority) & April 15 (Fall) | October 1 (Priority) & November 15 (Spring)
Program info: MAcc handbook | MAcc website | Accounting faculty | Accounting department

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. GRE or GMAT - not required if undergrad Accounting degree is from an AACSB Business School and a 3.3 or higher GPA
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Two Letters of Recommendation

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Program director: Sonja Pippin | sonjap@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 27 (Fall) | Dec 15 (Spring) | April 6 (Summer)
Program info: Online MAcc website | Accounting department

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Two Letters of Recommendation

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Program director: Matteo Aureli | maureli@unr.edu
Application deadlines: January 5 (Fall), September 1 (Spring)
Program info: Aerospace Website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. GRE Scores - recommended, not required

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Must have an Advisor prior to admission to program
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Three Letters of Recommendation

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Program director: Marin Pilloud | mpilloud@unr.edu
Application deadlines: December 15 (Fall)
Program info: Anthro handbook | Anthro website | Anthro faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three Letters of Recommendation
5. Graduate Assitantship Application (if interested)

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Program director: Meg Pohlod | mpohlod@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall priority) | May 1 (Fall)
Program info: Interdisciplinary Arts, MFA website | Interdisciplinary arts, MFA catalog

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Art Portfolio & Inventory List
3. Artist's Statement
4. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
5. Two Letters of Recommendation

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Program director: Miya Hannan | miyah@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February 15
Program info:  MFA handbook | MFA Website | MFA faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Art Portfolio
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Three Letters of Recommendation

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Program director: Xiaoliang Wang | xiaoliang.wang@dri.edu
Application deadlines: January 7 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring)
Program info:  Atmos handbook | Atmos website | Atmos faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three Letters of Recommendation
5. GRE - Recommended but not required

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three Letters of Recommendation

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Program Director: Steve VanderWall | sv@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: February 1 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring)
Program Info:  M.S. in Biology website | Biology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three Letters of Recommendation
5. Scolarly Writing Sample
6. GRE - Recommended but not required
7. Please see Program Website for prerequiste course requirements

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

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three Letters of Recommendation
5. Official transcripts required at time of application
6. GRE - Highly recommended but not required
7. Please see the program website for prerequiste course requirements

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Director: Minggen Lu | minggenl@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Priority deadline (for GAs) Feb 1 | Secondary review July 1 (Fall)
Program Info: HAB handbook | HAB website | HAB faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE, GMAT, or MCAT (Optional, not required)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Statement of purpose
4. Writing sample (admission essay)
5. Three letters of recommendation
6. For international applicants, an English language exam is required.
7. SOPHAS Application (SOPHAS completed before Graduate School application. View directions and waiver code.)
8. Full-time or Part-time

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Program Director: Karla Hernandez | karlah@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: April 1 (Priority Fall) | June 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Priority Spring) | Nov 15 (Spring)
Program Info: Biotech catalog | Biotech website | Biotech faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA - preferred minimum of 3.0 in the sciences
2. Minimum 75 semester units toward a biological science degree
3. Two semesters of documented research or internship experience
4. Please see Program Catalog for prerequisite course requirements

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Program Director: Kambiz Raffiee | raffiee@unr.edu 
Application Deadlines: March 15 (Fall) | October 15 (Spring)
Program Info: MBA handbook | MBA website | MBA faculty | Business Administration

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum GPA 2.75
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Kambiz Raffiee | raffiee@unr.edu
Application Deadline: June 1 (Fall)
Program Info: EMBA handbook | EMBA website | EMBA faculty | Business Administration

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. 5+ years of professional work experience
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of purpose
5. Two letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Alan Yang | alany@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 27 (Fall) | Dec 15 (Spring) Extended to Jan 1 | April 6 (Summer)
Program Info: Business Analytics | IS department | IS faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 in the last two years of study 
2. A one-page personal statement describing career goals
3. Two letters of recommendation
4. Curriculum Vitae or resume
5. Prerequisite courses: an undergraduate course in Statistics and an undergraduate course in Introduction to Information Systems

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Program Director: Subhash Verma | scverma@med.unr.edu
Application Deadlines: December 15 (Fall) | June 15 (Spring)
Program Info: CMB handbook | CMB website | CMB faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. GRE - recommended but not required
6. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course requirements

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Program director: Chuck Coronella | coronella@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February 15 (Fall) | September 1 (Spring)
Program info: CME handbook | CME website | CME faculty

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Matthew Tucker | mtucker@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February 1 (Fall priority) | March 1 (Fall)
Program info: Chemistry handbook | Chemistry website | Chemistry faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. GRE - recommended but not required
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Gokhan Pekcan | ceegraduate@unr.edu
Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall) | September 1 (Spring)
Program info: CEE handbook | CEE website | CEE faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. GRE - recommended but not required
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of purpose
5. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Benjamin Krueger| benjaminkrueger@unr.edu
Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall)
Program info: Communication Studies handbook | Communication Studies website | Communication Studies faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Emily Hand | cse_grad_admissions@unr.edu
Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall) | August 15 (Spring)
Program info: CSE handbook | CSE website | CSE faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. GRE - recommended, but not required
3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Two letters of recommendation

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Program director: Leta Seletzky | lseletzky@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Priority Fall), May 1 (Fall) | September 1 (Priority Spring), November 1 (Spring)
Program info: Creative Writing, Low Residency Website | Creative Writing, Low-Residency Catalog Listing

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Manuscript in your chosen genre
5. Two letters of recommendation
6. Official transcripts required at time of application
7. Please see Program Website for writing sample requirements

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Program Director: Weston Morrow | wmorrow@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Priority Fall) | June 1 (Fall) | Dec 1 (Spring)
Program info: CRJ handbook | CRJ website | CRJ faculty

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. Supplemental admissions questionnaire

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Program Contact: Shamik Sengupta | ssengupta@unr.edu
Application deadlines: June 1 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring)
Program info: Cybersecurity website | Cybersecurity handbook | Cybersecurity faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Please see Program Website for prerequesite course requirements & bridge course information

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Program Contact: Shamik Sengupta | ssengupta@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 27 (Fall) | December 15 (Spring) | April 6 (Summer)
Program info: Cybersecurity website | Cybersecurity handbook | Cybersecurity faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Please see Program Website for prerequesitv course requirements & bridge course information

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Program director: Jenny Ouyang | jouyang@unr.edu
Application deadlines: December 15 (Fall) | November 1 (Spring)
Program info: EECB handbook | EECB website | EECB faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. Please see Program Website for prerequesite course requirements

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Program director: Michael Taylor | taylor@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | October 15 (Spring)
Program info: Economics MS handbook | Economics MS Website | Economics faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 3.00 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Academic Writing Sample - recommended, not required
6. Please see Program Website for prerequisite course requirements

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Program director: Carly Boren | boren@unr.edu
Application deadlines: December 15 (Fall)
Program info: Counseling handbook | Counseling website | Counseling faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Jafeth Sanchez | jesanchez@unr.edu
Application deadlines: November 15 (Spring)
Program info: EL M.ed. Catalog listing | EL website | EL faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree with minimum 2.75 GPA
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Scholarly writing sample
5. Three letters of recommendation
6. Signed College of Education Disposition form

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Program director: Teruni Lamberg | terunil@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 15 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
Program info: El. Ed. handbook | M.Ed. Elementary Education website | M.Ed. Elementary Education faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. EE Questionnaire
2. Pre-req coursework form
3. Resume or CV 
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Essay

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Program director: Teruni Lamberg | terunil@unr.edu
Application deadlines: May 16 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
Program info: M.S. El. Ed. handbook | M.S. Elementary Education website | M.S. Elementary Education faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. EE Questionnaire
2. Pre-req coursework form
3. Resume or CV
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Essay

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Program Director: Lynda Wiest | wiest@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: March 15 (Priority Fall) Aug 1 (Fall) | Dec 1 (Spring)
Program Info: E&D MS handbook | E&D MS website | E&D faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Program application
2. GPA 2.75 or higher
3. Statement of professional goals
4. Resume or CV
5. Two letters of recommendation

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of intent
2. Written sample of academic work (i.e. typed essay of 1,000 words)
3. Signed College of Education dispositions form

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. Curriculum vitae/resume

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Program Director: Lydia DeFlorio | ldeflorio@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program Info: HDFS handbook | HDFS website | HDFS faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Resume or CV
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Department application

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Program director: Leping Liu | liu@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
Program info: Instructional Technology & Learning Design (ITLD) Online Master of Science

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Resume or curriculum vitae
2. Statement of purpose
3. Three letters of recommendation

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Program director: Julie Pennington | juliep@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 15 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
Program info: RCI handbook | Reading Curriculum and Instruction website | Education faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Letter of intent/Statement of purpose
2.  Two letters of recommendation
3.  Sample of written work
4.  Resume/CV
5. Signed College of Education dispositions form must be submitted for the application to be considered complete.

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Program director: Jess Gallo | jgallo@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
Program info: Secondary Education handbook | Secondary Education website | Education faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. NCATE Disposition Acknowledgement
3. Essay
4. Two letters of recommendation
5. Prerequisite coursework form
6. Meet pre-professional skills requirement in one of these ways (State of Nevada): Pass all three parts of (Praxis) Core Academic Skills for Education, CBEST, or hold a master’s degree from accredited institution which required the GRE

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Program director: Shanon Taylor | shanon@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Aug 1 (Fall) | Dec 1 (Spring)
Program info: Special Education handbook | Special Education M.Ed. website | Education faculty | COEHD Graduate Assistantships

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Passing scores Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators in Reading, Writing, and Math or CBEST. If you provide evidence of a Nevada Teaching License without a provision for the basic skills test or have a master's degree in another area, you are exempt from this requirement.
2. Statement of professional goals
3. 1-2 page resume
4. Two professional letters of recommendation

Available subplans (select subplans have online options):

1. Adv. Studies Learning/Behavioral Disorders
2. Autism & Related Disorders
3. Early Childhood Special Education
4. Applied Behavior Analysis in Special Education (online option available)
5. Intellectual Disabilities (online option available)
6. Generalist (online option available)

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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

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE
2. GPA of 3.00 or higher
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: James Mardock | jmardock@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: December 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program Info: English handbook | English website | English faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Minimum GPA of 3.0
2. Statement of purpose
3. Writing sample
4. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Christopher Coake | cjcoake@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall)
Program Info: English handbook | English website | English faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Minimum GPA of 3.0
2. Statement of purpose
3. Two writing samples
4. Three letters of recommendation

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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. Minimum GPA of 3.0
2. TOEFL > 100iBT for international students
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. Letter of intent
5. Documentation from ES faculty who agrees to be a research adviser

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Program Director: Hongchao Zeng | hzeng@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: March 15 (Fall) | October 15 (Spring)
Program Info: Finance handbook | Finance MS | Finance faculty | Finance department

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of Purpose
2. Three letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Deborah Boehm | dboehm@unr.edu
Application Deadline: Feb 1 (Fall)
Program Info: GRI Handbook | GRI website | GRI faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Resume or CV

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Program Director: Joel Scheingross | jscheingross@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: Joel Scheingross | jscheingross@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Jan 1 (Fall) | Spring: Sept 15
Program Info: Geology handbook | Geological Engineering website | Geological Engineering faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Personal statement

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Program Director: Jessie Clark | jessieclark@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall)
Program Info: Geography handbook | Geography website | Geography faculty

Additional program-specific admission items:

1. GRE (recommended, but not required)

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

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Personal statement

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Program Director: Eric Nystrom | enystrom@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall)
Deadline for fellowship candidates: April 1
Program Info: History M.A. handbook | History website | History faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE (Recommended but not required)
2. Statement of purpose
3. Two letters of recommendation
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: Eric Nystrom | enystrom@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall)
Deadline for fellowship candidates: April 1
Program Info: History M.A. handbook | History website | History faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE (Recommended but not required)
2. Statement of purpose
3. Two letters of recommendation

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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 director: Dana Edberg | dte@unr.edu
Application deadlines: May 1 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: IS handbook | IS website | IS faculty | IS department

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Overall undergraduate GPA minimum of 2.75
2. A one-page personal statement describing career goals
3. Two letters of recommendation
4. Curriculum Vitae or resume
5. Prerequisite courses: an undergraduate course in Statistics, an undergraduate course in Project Management, and an undergraduate course in Introduction to Information Systems
6. Minimum score of 550 on TOEFL or 6.5 on IELTS for international students

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Program directors: Fang Jiang | fangj@unr.edu
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 director: Patrick File | pfile@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb. 1 and March 15 (Fall - applications for Fall will continue to be accepted after March 15 until the program is full)
Program info: Journalism handbook | Journalism website | Journalism faculty

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. None listed

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Program director: Adam Dunbar| adamdunbar@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 1 (Fall) | Dec 1 (Spring)
Program info: MJM handbook | MJM website | MJM faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Questionnaire/Statement of purpose
2. Two letters of recommendation

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. One additional letter of recommendation

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Program director: Nicholas Murray | nicholasmurray@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 1 and June 1 (Fall)
Program info: Kinesiology handbook | M.S. in Kinesiology website | Kinesiology faculty

Additional program-specific requirements:

1. Transcripts of your undergraduate degree
2. GRE scores (recommended)
3. TOEFL exam score if English is your second language
4. A curriculum vitae
5. A statement of purpose that includes: Why you wish you attend the program, what skillsets you can bring to the program, clearly indicating which faculty member you would prefer to work with and why
6. A minimum of two letters of recommendation (three is preferred)

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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

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Minimum GPA 3.0
2. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. GRE required (Waived for students with a completed Bachelor from the University's Materials Science and Engineering or Chemical Engineering programs)

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Program director: Christopher Herald | herald@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Mathematics M.S. Program Handbook | Mathematics website | Mathematics faculty

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

In general, we strongly recommend applicants apply for the fall admissions cycle rather than the spring.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE (requirement waived if applying for the spring or fall 2025 admissions cycle)

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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: Manoj Mohanty | mmohanty@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Sept 15 (Spring)
Program info: MetaEng handbook | MetaEng website | Mining faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. GRE (recommended, not required)

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Program director: Manoj Mohanty | mmohanty@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Sept 15 (Spring)
Program info: Mining handbook | Mining website | Mining faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations

1. GRE

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Program director: Julianne Lindberg | jlindberg@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Music MA website | Music faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. None listed

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Program director: Julianne Lindberg | jlindberg@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Music Ed MM website | Music faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. None listed

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Program director: Julianne Lindberg | jlindberg@unr.edu
Application deadlines: February (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Music Performance website | Music faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. None listed

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Program Director: Paul Verburg | pverburg@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 1 (Fall - Priority) | Mar 1 (Fall - Final) | Oct 1 (Spring)
Program info: NRES handbook | NRES website | NRES faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Statement of purpose
3. Graduate Faculty Member Agreement
4. Three letters of recommendation

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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. Complete a baccalaureate degree with an upper-division major in nursing from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited nursing school with the following specific course work completed: statistics, growth and development (must cover lifespan), basic research, and health assessment.
2. Cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0
3. Associate's degree in nursing and a Bachelor's degree in another area of study and have 2 years of clinical experience
4. Possess current unencumbered RN licensure in Nevada
5. Have successfully completed a three-credit graduate-level applied statistics course (at UNR: EDRS 640)
6. Have a minimum of 3 years of experience within acute care or two years of experience within critical care (AGACNP track only)
7. Resume, letter of intent, and three letters of reference

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Program director: Brad Ferguson | bferguson@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall)
Program info: Nutrition handbook | Nutrition website | Nutrition faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. A statement of purpose indicating career goals and research interests
2. GRE (recommended, but not required)
3. TOEFL scores (for international students)
4. Three letters of reference

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Program Director: Benjamin Young | benjaminyoung@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Philosophy handbook | Philosophy website | Philosophy faculty

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Letter of Intent (sent to the Department of Philosophy, Mail Stop 0102)
2. Writing Sample (sent to the Department of Philosophy, Mail Stop 0102)
3. Letters of Recommendation — preferably from philosophy instructors (either submitted through the Graduate School or sent to the Department of Philosophy, Mail Stop 0102)
   

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. An undergraduate major or minor in Philosophy
2. An undergraduate grade-point average of B or better both overall and in philosophy courses

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Program director: Thomas White | tgwhite@unr.edu
Graduate recruitment and admissions director: Richard Plotkin | rplotkin@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: M.S. Physics website | Physics faculty | Research areas

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation, Personal Statement, Resume/CV, Transcripts
2. For international applicants, a score of at least 24 on the speaking portion of TOEFL, 7.5 on the speaking portion of IELTS, or 120 on Duolingo, unless from an exempt English speaking country.

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Program director: Elizabeth Koebele | ekoebele@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Jan 15
Program info: Political Science handbook | Political Science MA website | Political Science faculty

The GRE requirement is currently suspended for Department of Political Science M.A. applicants.

Additional program-specific admission requirements

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

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Program director: Ramona Houmanfar | ramonah@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Dec 1 (Fall)
Program info: Behavior Analysis M.A. handbook | Psychology M.A. 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 the 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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The master’s program is fully accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), and its curriculum is pre-approved by ABAI as meeting the course requirements for students pursuing their BCBA. The curriculum includes 37 total credits and can be completed in five 15-week semesters. This program includes research training, certification exam preparation, and practical training coordination.

Program director: Laura Barcelos Nomicos |lbarcelosnomicos@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Nov. 15 (Spring 2025), March 15 (Summer 2025), June 15 (Fall 2025)
Program info: Global Institute for Behavior Analysis | Program Information | Psychology Department

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

• Completed OnABA application form
• Two letters of recommendation
• A brief statement of purpose
• A curriculum vitae (CV)
• Minimum 2.75 GPA

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The Satellite Programs in Behavior Analysis (SPBA) provides training through partnerships with human service agencies, universities, and other organizations worldwide. These partnerships allow us to offer a customizable approach to educating staff. Courses can be delivered online or in a hybrid format. Our practical training coordinator will work with the partnering organization to develop a plan for supervised experience for students and monitor student progress.

Program director: Laura Barcelos Nomicos |lbarcelosnomicos@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Fall (July 15), Spring (December 1), Summer (March 15)
Program info: Global Institute for Behavior Analysis | Satellite Program Information | Psychology Department

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

• Completed OnABA application form
• Two letters of recommendation
• A brief statement of purpose
• A curriculum vitae (CV)
• Minimum 2.75 GPA

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Program director: Elizabeth Koebele | ekoebele@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: MPA handbook | MPA website | Political Science faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

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

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Health Administration and Policy program director: Eric Crosbie | ecrosbie@unr.edu
Social and Behavioral Health program director: Eric Crosbie | ecrosbie@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Priority deadline (for GAs) Feb 1 | Secondary review June 1 (Fall)
Program info: Public Health handbook | MPH On-campus website | Public Health faculty

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
2. Statement of purpose
3. For international applicants, an English language exam is required.
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or GPA of 2.75 with 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework.

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Program director: Praveen Kumar Durgampudi| pdurgampudi@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 27 (Fall) | Jan 8 (Spring) | April 6 (Summer)
Program info: Public Health handbook | M.P.H. Online website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Statistics course
2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
3. Statement of purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

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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 handbook | MPH On-campus website | Public Health faculty

This program is eligible for the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), a tuition-savings program that makes out-of-state graduate studies more affordable for students.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
2. Statement of purpose
3. For international applicants, an English language exam is required.
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or GPA of 2.75 with 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework.

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Program coordinator: Malikah Marrus | mmarrus@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Jul 27 (Fall) | Dec 1 (Spring) | Apr 6 (Summer) 
Program info: Social Work handbook | Social Work website | Social Work faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Online program
2. MSW Recommendation form
3. Field Instructor Recommendation form
4. Minimum 2.75 GPA

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Program coordinator: Malikah Marrus | mmarrus@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Jan 15 (Fall)
Program info: Social Work handbook | Social Work website | Social Work faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. On-campus program
2. MSW Recommendation form
3. Field Instructor Recommendation form
4. Minimum 2.75 GPA

The MSW on-ground program is located at the UNR Redfield Campus (South Reno): 18600 Wedge Pkwy. Reno, NV 89511 Building A Suite 100. All University services and resources are located at the Main UNR Campus.

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Program director: Clayton Peoples | peoplesc@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Sociology website| Sociology faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation from former instructors indicating the student’s capability of doing graduate work
2. A statement of purpose
3. Sample of research or writing (e.g., a term paper)

Optional program-specific admission requirements:

1. One additional document that speaks to your readiness for graduate studies in sociology, such as a fourth letter of recommendation from a professional source, an additional writing sample like an op-ed or a professional report, or GRE scores.

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. View instructions for CSDCAS application
2. Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Pathology and/or Audiology
3. Minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
4. Resume/CV
5. Statement of purpose
6. Diversity Statement
7. Three letters of recommendation
8. Must have successfully complete the following four general education courses
   • One course in Biological Science (lab not required)
   • One course in Physical Science (e.g., physics or chemistry)
   • One course in Behavioral Science (e.g., psychology, sociology)
   • One course in Statistics

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Program Director: Mihye Ahn | mahn@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: Statistics & Data Science MS handbook | Statistics & Data Science degrees | Statistics & Data Science faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

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

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Program director: Isabelle Favre | favre@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Aug 1 (Fall) | Dec 15 (Spring)
Program info: World Languages & Languages handbook | World Languages website | World Languages faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Curriculum Vitae/resume
3. Two references
4. PDF of transcripts (separate from the official transcripts needed for the Graduate School)

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Program director: Fred DeRafols | fdrafols@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Aug 1 (Fall) | Dec 15 (Spring) | Assistantships: March 15 & Dec 15
Program info: World Languages & Languages handbook | World Languages website | World Languages faculty

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. Statement of purpose
2. Curriculum Vitae/resume
3. Two references
4. PDF of transcripts (separate of the official transcripts needed for the Graduate School)

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