Masters Degrees & Programs

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE or GMAT (not required if undergrad Accounting degree is from an AACSB Business School and a 3.3 or higher GPA)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three 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. Curriculum vitae
2. Statement of purpose
3. Two letters of recommendation

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Admission GPA of 2.75
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: Eunkang Koh | ekoh@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Feb 15 
Program info:  MFA handbook | MFA Website | MFA faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Statement of purpose
3. Art portfolio

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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: 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 2.75
   

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

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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

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. 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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Director: Minggen Lu | minggenl@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: Priority deadline (for GAs) Feb 1 | Secondary review June 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: Christie Howard | cjhoward@unr.edu
Application Deadlines: April 1 (Fall) | Oct 1 and Nov 15 (Spring)
Program Info: Biotech website | Biotech faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; preferred minimum of 3.0 in the sciences (the last two years are strongly weighted)
2. Minimum 75 semester units towards a biological science degree
3. Two semesters of documented research or internship experience
4. Completion of specific coursework with a “C” or better
   One-year subplan: Must have completed undergraduate research in their chosen lab and provide contact information for the principal investigator.
   Two-year subplan: Resume and a statement of purpose

Recommended materials:

1. Senior thesis

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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. GRE, GMAT, or MCAT (Waived for Fall 2024 applicants; Waivers are always available to those who have completed advanced degrees, certain professional degrees or select active licenses.)
2. GPA 3.0
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Statement of purpose
5. 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. GRE, GMAT, or MCAT (Waived for Spring 2024 applicants)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Statement of purpose
4. Two letters of recommendation

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Program Director: Mala Kaul | mkaul@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 27 (Fall) | Dec 15 (Spring) | 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@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: 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

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

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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 (recommended but not required)
2. GPA 3.0
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: Feb 15 (Fall)
Program info: Comm Studies handbook | Comm Studies website | Comm Studies faculty

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Letter of application/statement of purpose
2. Contact information for three references (references may be contacted for additional information)

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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 3.0
3. TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo (TOEFL>80, IELTS>6.5, or Duolingo>105 recommended)
4. Statement of Purpose
5. Two letters of recommendation

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Program director: June Sylvester Saraceno | jsylvestersaraceno@unr.edu
Application deadlines: Applications accepted each fall and spring
Program info: Creative writing, low residency website | Creative Writing, low residency catalog listing

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Manuscript in Chosen Genre. Manuscript guidelines are as follows:
   • Poetry: 10 pages of poetry
   • Fiction: 20-25 pages of fiction
   • Nonfiction: 20-25 pages of nonfiction
   • Writing for Children and Young Adults (WCYA). Any combination of:
     • Picture books: 2-3 full manuscripts
     • Middle-grade fiction or nonfiction: up to 25 pages
     • Young adult fiction or nonfiction: up to 25 pages
   • Note: All manuscripts must be typed and double spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font
2. Two personal essays
   • In two to three pages, the essay should discuss your creative writing background, including writers in your chosen genre who influenced your own work. Do not include the work of MFA faculty members at the University of Nevada, Reno in your discussion. (You may discuss this in question number two, if applicable.
   • In two to three pages, discuss how the low-residency model and the program at the University of Nevada, Reno, Lake Tahoe campus would be suited to your writing goals.
3. Two confidential letters of recommendation
   • Letters of recommendation should come from a college-level instructor who can speak to your academic competencies. Letters may not be from a neighbor, friend, or relative.

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Program Director: Weston Morrow | wmorrow@unr.edu
Application deadlines: 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. Statement of purpose
2. Supplemental admissions questionnaire
3. Three letters of recommendation

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements

1. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution.
2. Applicants having a minimum GPA of 2.75 and computer science minor equivalency or better will be directly admitted into the core program.
3. Applicants not having the minimum computer science minor equivalency or with GPA below 2.75 will be considered for admission into the bridge program (two bridge courses) before taking the core courses.
   • Bridge program candidates must successfully complete two bridge courses (6 units) before starting core classes (30 units).
4. All applicants must also submit:
   • One page personal statement describing career goals
   • Two letters of recommendation
   • Resume/CV

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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. TOEFL score over 600 for international students
3. Course work in physical sciences (6 credits)
4. University mathematics including calculus (6 credits)
5. Organic chemistry or biochemistry (6 credits)
6. Biology course work (24 credits, including genetics, evolution, and ecology), or equivalent evidence of ability to succeed in a graduate program in ecology, evolution and conservation biology

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Program director: Sankar Mukhopadhyay | sankarm@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 15 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
Program info: Econ handbook | Econ M.A. | Econ faculty | Econ department

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

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

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

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

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

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

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

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

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

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. Curriculum Vitae/resume

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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. Behavioral paper
6. 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. Behavioral paper
6. Essay

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Program Director: Eleni Oikonomidoy | eleni@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. Three letters of recommendation
3. Written sample of academic work (i.e. typed essay of 1,000 words)
4. Signed College of Education dispositions form

Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

1. Curriculum vitae/resume

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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: January 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: Jared Stanley | jaredstanley@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. 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: 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
3. GRE or GMAT scores highly recommended

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

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) | 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: Chris Church | christopherchurch@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: 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: 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: 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 director: Kara Smith | karasmith@unr.edu
Application deadlines: To be announced
Program info: Interdisciplinary Arts, MFA website | Interdisciplinary arts, MFA catalog listing

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Portfolio and inventory list
2. Artist's statement
3. CV
4. Two letters of recommendation

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Program director: Patrick File | pfile@unr.edu
Application deadlines: March 15 (Fall)
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: Shawn Marsh | shawnm@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 (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.

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. GRE (requirement waived if applying for the Spring or Fall 2024 admission 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 requirements:

1. GRE

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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 requirements

1. GRE

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Program director: Louis Niebur | lniebur@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: Louis Niebur | lniebur@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: Louis Niebur | lniebur@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: Kevin Shoemaker | kevinshoemaker@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: David Rondel | drondel@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
Application deadlines: Feb 5 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
Program info: M.S. 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 MA 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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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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Program director: Jeremy Gelman | jgelman@unr.edu
Application deadlines: April 15 (Fall) | Nov 15 (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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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
5. SOPHAS Application (SOPHAS completed before Graduate School application. View directions and waiver code on the M.P.H. website.)

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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.
6. SOPHAS Application (SOPHAS completed before Graduate School application. View directions and waiver code.)

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Program coordinator: Sarah Thompson-Kirby | sarat@unr.edu
Application deadlines: July 27 (Fall) | Dec 1 (Spring) | April 6 (Summer)
Program info: Social Work handbook | Social Work (online) website

Additional program-specific admission requirements:

1. Online program
2. MSW Recommendation form
3. Field Instructor Recommendation form
4. Minimum 3.0 GPA

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Program coordinator: Sarah Thompson-Kirby | sarat@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 3.0 GPA

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. 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: 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 Spring 2025
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Statement of purpose
4. Curriculum Vitae

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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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