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  • Accountancy (M.Acc.)

    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

  • Accountancy (M.Acc., Online)

    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

  • Addiction Treatment (Graduate Certificate)

    Program director: Terra Hamblin | thamblin@casat.org 
    Application deadlines: November 1 (Spring) | April 1 (Summer) | August 1 (Fall) 
    Credits: 18
    Program info: 

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Undergraduate degree in a Social Science
    2. Resume

  • Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Graduate Certificate)

    Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall)
    Credits: 30
    Program info: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Overall GPA 3.0 or better
    2. Must have graduated from a CCNE, NLN, or ACEN-accredited MSN program
    3. Possess an unencumbered RN License and/or eligibility for licensure in Nevada
    4. 3 Ps (Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, Advanced Physical/Health Assessment). The 3Ps will be reviewed by the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and/or the specialty Track Leader. Students may have to repeat any or all of the 3Ps pending review.
    5. Letter of intent
    6. Curriculum Vitae/resume
    7. Three letters of recommendation

  • Animal & Rangeland Science (M.S.)

    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

  • Animal & Rangeland Science (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Anthropology (M.A.)

    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)

  • Anthropology (Ph.D.)

    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)

  • Art: Visual Arts (MFA)

    Program director: Miya Hannan | miyah@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

  • Atmospheric Science (M.S.)

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

  • Atmospheric Science (Ph.D.)

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

  • Basque Studies (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Biochemistry (M.S.)

    Program Director: Monika Gulia-Nuss| mgulianuss@unr.edu
    Application Deadlines: Dec 1 (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

  • Biochemistry (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Monika Gulia-Nuss | mgulianuss@unr.edu
    Application Deadlines: Dec 1 (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

  • Biology (M.S.)

    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

  • Biomedical Engineering (M.S.)

    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 (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

  • Biomedical Engineering (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Health Analytics & Biostatistics (M.S.)

    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 completed before Graduate School application. View directions and waiver code.)
    8. Full-time or Part-time

  • Biotechnology (M.S.)

    Program Director: Karla Hernandez | karlah@unr.edu
    Application Deadlines: April 1 and June 15 (Fall) | Oct 1 and Nov 15 (Spring)
    Program Info:  | 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 toward a biological science degree
    3. Two semesters of documented research or internship experience
    4. Completion of specific coursework, as specified in the Course Catalog, 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 sub plan: Resume and a statement of purpose

    Recommended materials:

    1. Senior thesis

  • Business Administration (MBA)

    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. GPA 2.75
    2. Curriculum Vitae
    3. Statement of purpose
    4. Two letters of recommendation

  • Business Administration (Executive Online MBA)

    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. Curriculum Vitae
    2. Statement of purpose
    3. Two letters of recommendation

  • Business Administration: Finance (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Joseph Halford | jhalford@unr.edu
    Application Deadlines: Feb 28 (Fall)
    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

  • Business Analytics (M.S., Online)

    Program Director: Mala Kaul | mkaul@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

  • Cell & Molecular Biology (M.S.)

    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

  • Cell & Molecular Biology (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Robert Renden | rendenr@med.unr.edu
    Application Deadlines: Dec 1 (Fall)
    Program Info: CMPP handbook | CMPP website | CMPP faculty

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Statement of purpose
    2. Three letters of recommendation

  • Chemical Engineering (M.S.)

    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 (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

  • Chemical Engineering (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Chemical Physics (Ph.D.)

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

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

    Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

    1. GRE recommended but not required

  • Chemistry (M.S.)

    Program director: Matthew Tucker | matthewtucker@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. GRE recommended but not required

  • Chemistry (Ph.D.)

    Program director: Matthew Tucker |matthewtucker@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. GRE recommended but not required

  • Civil & Environmental Engineering (M.S.)

    Program Director: Gokhan Pekcan | pekcan@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

  • Civil & Environmental Engineering (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Gokhan Pekcan | pekcan@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 3.25
    3. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
    4. Statement of purpose
    5. Three letters of recommendation

  • Nursing: Clinical Nurse Leader (Advanced Graduate Certificate)

    Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Oct 1 (Spring)
    Credits: 15
    Program info: Clinical Nurse Leader website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Must have graduated from a CCNE or NLN accredited MSN program
    2. Possess an unencumbered RN License and eligible for licensure in Nevada
    3. Letter of intent
    4. Curriculum Vitae/resume
    5. Three letters of recommendation

  • Communication Studies (M.A.)

    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)

  • Computer Science & Engineering (M.S.)

    Program director: Emily Hand | 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>115 recommended)
    4. Statement of Purpose
    5. Two letters of recommendation

  • Computer Science & Engineering (Ph.D.)

    Program director: Emily Hand | 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>115 recommended)
    4. Statement of Purpose
    5. Three letters of recommendation

  • Criminal Justice (M.A.)

    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 (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
    3. Three letters of recommendation

  • Criminal Justice (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Director: Weston Morrow | wmorrow@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: July 15 (Fall) | Dec 15 (Spring)
    Credits: 18
    Program info:

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited university with an overall GPA of 3.0

  • Cybersecurity (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Contact: Shamik Sengupta | ssengupta@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: July 31 (Fall) | Dec 10 (Spring)
    Credits: 12
    Program info: Cybersecurity website | Cybersecurity faculty

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited academic institution
    2. Transcripts (separate from the official transcripts required by the Graduate School)
    3. Curriculum Vitae
    4. Statement of purpose is recommended

  • Cybersecurity (M.S., Online)

    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

  • Education: Early Childhood Education Teacher (Licensure)

    Program Contact: Jennifer Mortensen | mortensen@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: May 15 (Fall)
    Credits: 29 (21 if practical experience is applicable)
    Program info: Early Childhood Education Teacher Licensure website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Undergraduate degree in Human Development and Family Science (or related field)
    2. Undergraduate pre-requisites: EDES 300, EDU 205, EDU 207, HDFS 201, HDFS 250, HDFS 431b, HDFS 435
    3. Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better

    Additional program-specific admission recommendations:

    1. Candidate Professional Behaviors and Dispositions Form
    2. Resume
    3. Personal essay
    4. At least one letter of recommendation
    5. Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (CORE) Reading (score > 155), Writing (score > 161), and Mathematics (score > 149) score sheet (or California Basic Educational Skills score sheet).

  • Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology (M.S.)

    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

  • Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Economics (M.S.)

    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

  • Economics (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Education: Counseling (M.A.)

    Program director: Tricia Woodliff | twoodliff@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

  • Education: Counseling and Education Supervision (Ph.D.)

    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 3.0 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

  • Education: Educational Leadership (M.Ed.)

    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

  • Education: Educational Leadership (Ph.D.)

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

  • Education: Higher Education Administration (M.A.)

    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

  • Education: Elementary Education (M.Ed.)

    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

  • Education: Elementary Education (M.S.)

    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

  • Education: Curriculum and Instruction (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Education: Equity & Diversity in Education (M.S., Online option available)

    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

  • Education: Human Development and Family Science (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Lydia DeFlorio | ldeflorio@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall)
    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

  • Education: Information Tech in Education (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Education: Literacy Studies (Ph.D.)

    Program director: Julie Pennington | juliep@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

  • Education: Reading Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed., Online option available)

    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.

  • Education: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Education: Secondary Education (M.Ed.)

    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

  • Education: Special Education (M.Ed., Online option available)

    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)

  • Education: Special Education and Disability Studies (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Electrical Engineering (M.S)

    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 (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

  • Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.)

    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

  • English (M.A.)

    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

  • English: Creative Writing (MFA)

    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

  • English (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: James Mardock | jmardock@unr.edu
    Application Deadlines: December 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

  • Environmental Sciences & Health (M.S.)

    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

  • Environmental Sciences & Health (Ph.D)

    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

  • Ethics, Law and Politics (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Contact: David Rondel | drondel@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Rolling; For this coming Fall, apply by August 1
    Credits: 12
    Program info: Ethics, Law and Politics website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Letter of intent
    2. Transcripts (separate from the official transcripts required by the Graduate School)
    3. Writing sample
    4. Two letters of recommendation

  • Nursing: Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Graduate Certificate)

    Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall)
    Credits: 17-33
    Program info: Family Nurse Practitioner website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Must have graduated from a CCNE or NLN-accredited MSN program
    2. Possess an unencumbered RN license and be eligible for licensure in Nevada
    3. Letter of intent
    4. Curriculum Vitae/resume
    5. Three letters of recommendation

  • Finance (M.S.)

    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 (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

  • Gender, Race & Identity (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Director: Deborah Boehm | dboehm@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: May 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
    Credits: 12
    Program info: Gender, Race and Identity Certificate website | GRI faculty

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Statement of purpose
    2. Three letters of recommendation

  • Gender, Race & Identity (M.A.)

    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

  • Geology (M.S.)

    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

  • Geology (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Geological Engineering (M.S)

    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

  • Geography (M.S.)

    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)

  • Geography (Ph.D.)

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

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Master's degree in Geography or related field
    2. GRE (recommended, but not required)

  • Geophysics (M.S.)

    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 (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

  • Geophysics (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Joel Scheingross | jscheingross@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

  • History (M.A.)

    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.

  • History (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Eric Nystrom | enystrom@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.

  • Education: Human Development and Family Science (M.S.)

    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

  • Hydrogeology (M.S.)

    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

  • Hydrogeology (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Hydrology (M.S.)

    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

  • Hydrology (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Information Systems (M.S.)

    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 (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

  • Neuroscience (M.S.)

    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

  • Neuroscience (Ph.D.)

    Program directors: Fang Jiang and Dennis Matthew
    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

  • Journalism (M.A.)

    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

  • Judicial Studies (M.J.S.)

    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

  • Judicial Studies (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Justice Management (MJM, Online)

    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

  • Material Science and Engineering (M.S.)

    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 (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)

  • Material Science and Engineering (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Mathematics (M.S.)

    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 (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)

  • Mathematics (Ph.D.)

    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

    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)
    2. Applicants must have completed the following courses or their equivalents or hold a B.A. or B.S. degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or Statistics from an accredited university: differential and integral calculus, multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and real analysis.
    3. Three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your mathematical qualifications
    4. Statement of purpose
    5. Curriculum vitae

  • Mechanical Engineering (M.S.)

    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

  • Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.)

    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

  • Medicine (M.D./Ph.D.)

    Program director: | wtorres@med.unr.edu
    Application deadlines:Mar 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
    Program info: | |

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. GRE or MCAT

  • Metallurgical Engineering (M.S.)

    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

  • Mineral Resource Engineering (Ph.D.)

    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
  • Mining Engineering (M.S.)

    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

  • Music: History and Musicology (M.A.)

    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

  • Music Education (M.M.)

    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

  • Music Performance (M.M.)

    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

  • Musical Arts (DMA)

    Program director: Julianne Lindberg | jlindberg@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)

  • Natural Resources & Environmental Science (M.S.)

    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

  • Nuclear Packaging (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Contact: Miles Greiner | greiner@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Fall: Aug 16 | Spring: Jan 11
    Credits: 9
    Program info:

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. An earned baccalaureate degree in mechanical, materials, nuclear or a closely-related engineering field, or a baccalaureate degree and background in project management related to packaging of nuclear and other radioactive materials.

  • Nursing: Nursing (MSN, Online component)

    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

  • Nursing: Nursing (DNP from BSN, Online)

    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

  • Nursing: Nursing (DNP from MSN, Online)

    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)

  • Nursing: Nursing Education (Advanced Graduate Certificate)

    Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall and Summer) | Oct 1 (Spring)
    Credits: 17
    Program info: Nursing Education website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Must have graduated from a CCNE or NLN accredited MSN program with a 3.0 or better
    2. Possess an unencumbered RN license and be eligible for licensure in Nevada
    3. Letter of intent
    4. Curriculum Vitae/resume
    5. Three letters of recommendation

  • Nutrition (M.S.)

    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

  • Nursing: Nursing, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Graduate Certificate)

    Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall and Summer)
    Credits: 15
    Program info: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Successful completion of a Master’s of Science in Nursing from a CCNE or NLN academic institution with a GPA of 3.0 or better
    2. Current unrestricted/unencumbered licensure as an RN in Nevada and be eligible for licensure in Nevada
    3. Curriculum Vitae/resume
    4. Letter of intent
    5. Three letters of recommendation

  • Philosophy (M.A.)

    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 (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

  • Physics (M.S.)

    Program director: Thomas White | tgwhite@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Feb 1 (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

  • Physics (Ph.D.)

    Program director: Thomas White | tgwhite@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Feb 1 (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

  • Political Science (M.A.)

    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

  • Political Science (Ph.D.)

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

  • Nursing: Nursing, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Graduate Certificate)

    Associate Dean for graduate programs: Stephanie DeBoor | deboors2@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall)
    Credits: 23-38
    Program info: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Must have graduated from a CCNE or NLN-accredited BSN program with a GPA of 3.0 or better
    2. APRN Track only: Must have graduated from an accredited MSN program and hold national certification and licensure as an APRN
    3. Possess an unencumbered RN License and be eligible for licensure in Nevada
    4. Letter of intent
    5. Curriculum Vitae/resume
    6. Three letters of recommendation
    7. An interview may be required

  • Psychology: Behavior Analysis (M.S.)

    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).

  • Psychology: Behavior Analysis (Ph.D.)

    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).

  • Psychology: Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)

    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).

  • Psychology: Cognitive & Brain Science (Ph.D.)

    Program director: Paul MacNeilage | pmacneilage@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Dec 15 (Fall)
    Program info: Cognitive & Brain Science website | Psychology faculty

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. None

  • Public Administration & Policy (MPA)

    Program director: Jeremy Gelman | jgelman@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

  • Public Health: Public Health Practice (MPH, Online)

    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

  • Public Health (MPH)

    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) Fe 1 | Secondary review June 1 (Fall)
    Program info: Public Health handbook | MPH On-campus website | Public Health faculty

    This program is eligible for the (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.

  • Public Health (Ph.D.)

    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 Ph.D. website | Public Health faculty

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

    Additional program-specific admission requirements

    1. MPH or relevant master’s degree
    2. Curriculum Vitae
    3. Statement of purpose
    4. Writing sample (admission essay)
    5. Three letters of recommendation
    6. Interview
    7. For international applicants, an English language exam is required.

  • Public Health Data Management and Analysis (Graduate Certificate, Online)

    Program Contact: Praveen Kumar Durgampudi| pdurgampudi@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Rolling
    Credits: 10
    Program info: | Online public health certificates website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. A bachelor's degree

  • Public Health Management (Graduate Certificate, Online)

    Program Contact: Praveen Kumar Durgampudi | pdurgampudi@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Rolling
    Credits: 10
    Program info:  | Online public health certificates website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. A bachelor's degree

  • Public Health Program Development (Graduate Certificate, Online)

    Program Contact: Praveen Kumar Durgampudi | pdurgampudi@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Rolling
    Credits: 10
    Program info: | Online public health certificates website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. A bachelor's degree

  • Renewable Energy (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Contact:Victor Vasquez | vvasquez@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Aug 16 (Fall) | Jan 10 (Spring)
    Credits: 12
    Program info:Renewable Energy website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Undergraduate degree in engineering, business management, liberal arts or a related field
    2. Personal Statement
    3. Resume

  • Education: Secondary Education (Licensure)

    Program contact: Jess Gallo | jgallo@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Aug 1 (Fall) | Oct 15 (Spring)
    Credits: 28-31
    Program info: Secondary Education Licensure website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Earned bachelor’s degree with and overall GPA of 2.75 or better
    2. Signed disposition sheet (NCATE set of beliefs in place in the College of Education)
    3. An essay of three to five pages
    4. Resume or curriculum vitae
    5. Two letters of recommendation
    6. The candidates needs to meet pre-professional Praxis I testing requirements.

  • Social Justice (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Contact: Jennifer Lanterman | jlanterman@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: March 1 (Fall) | Nov 1 (Spring)
    Credits: 12
    Program info: Social Justice website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. Undergraduate degree
    2. Statement of purpose

  • Social Psychology (Ph.D.)

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

    This program is eligible for the (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. 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) 

  • Social Work (MSW, Online)

    Program coordinator: | sarat@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

  • Social Work (MSW)

    Program coordinator: | 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 2.75 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.

  • Sociology (M.A.)

    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.

  • Speech Pathology (Ph.D.)

    Program director: | psrivastava@med.unr.edu
    Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall)
    Program info:  | |

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. for CSDCAS application
    2. Official transcripts from every institution attended
    3. Resume/CV
    4. Statement of Purpose
    5. Diversity Statement
    6. 3 Letters of Recommendation

  • Speech Pathology & Audiology (M.S.)

    Program director: | psrivastava@med.unr.edu
    Application deadlines: January 15 (Fall)
    Program info:  | |

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    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

  • Statistics & Data Science (M.S.)

    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

  • Statistics & Data Science (Ph.D.)

    Program Director: Mihye Ahn | mahn@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Feb 1 & March 1 (Fall) | No applications considered for Spring admission.
    Program info: Statistics & Data Science Ph.D. 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

  • Study of History (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Contact: Eric Nystrom | enystrom@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Rolling
    Credits: 12
    Program info: Study of History website

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. A Bachelor's degree in a humanities or social science; a bachelor's degree in Education; or Teaching Credential
    2. Students pursuing the graduate certificate of Studies in History must satisfy all of the graduate school requirements for admission as a Graduate Special
    3. Letter of intent
    4. Read the History department bulletin

  • Education: Teaching English as a Second Language (Graduate Certificate)

    Program Contact: Rod Case | rcase@unr.edu
    Application deadlines: Rolling
    Program info: TESOL website
    Credits: 15

    Additional program-specific admission requirements:

    1. An overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or better on a 4-point scale
    2. Letters of recommendation from one professional qualified to judge your aptitude for teaching
    3. A statement of your personal goals related to TESOL
    4. Transcripts of previous college work
    5. Students already admitted to a graduate program at the University must also submit approval for admission to the GC-TESOL from the Chair of their Advisory/Examining Committee in lieu of the letter of recommendation.
    6. Candidates who graduated from a non-US university and whose native language is not English must have a TOEFL score of at least 550 or 79 on the Internet Based TOEFL
    7. International students must have a J-1 visa or be concurrently enrolled in another graduate degree program in order to participate in the GC-TESOL

  • World Languages & Literatures: Spanish (M.A.)

    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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