Graduate Admissions Deadlines
Domestic Application Deadline (application must be submitted and all other supporting credentials on file) no later than:
14 days prior to the start of the admit term or eCampus session
Some departments require an earlier deadline.*
International Application Deadline (application must be submitted and all other supporting credentials on file) no later than:
Fall 2023 - June 16, 2023
Spring 2024 - November 3, 2023
Summer 2024 - March 8, 2024
(Note: Please check directly with our International Programs and Partnership Office (iss@bgsu.edu) that your program of interest admits for the summer term. Individuals are encouraged to consider applying for fall to ensure compliance with F1 regulations.)
Fall 2024 - June 14, 2024
Some departments require an earlier deadline.*
*Academic program deadlines (see table below):
Academic programs may have their own earlier deadlines. Prospective students should check with the academic programs to which they intend to apply for specific application deadlines. Programs may refuse to consider applicants who do not comply with posted deadlines. If your department has an earlier deadline this can be found on their web page and may be listed in the application on the Academic Interest page.
Scholarship funding deadlines (see table below):
Most departments have a deadline for scholarships and/or Graduate Assistant contracts. Contact your department if you have questions about this departmental deadline. NOTE: GRE/GMAT scores for graduate certificate and master’s degree programs have been waived as admissions requirements through spring 2024; however, the following programs recommend scores be submitted for assistantship consideration: ASOR (business), Media & Communication, and Physics.
**Please note that there are a very limited number of programs that meet the regulations for international students to recieve I-20s with summer start terms. Individuals are encouraged to consider applying for fall.
Academic Program Admission & Funding Deadlines
| Program Name | Appl Deadlines | Funding Deadline |
| Accountancy - Macc (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 15 | |
| Analytics - MSA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 1 | |
| Applied Statistics (ASOR) - MS (Main) | Fall Feb 1 for full consideration | |
| Applied Statistics (ASOR): Business Analytics - MS (Main) | Fall Mar 1 for full consideration | |
| Applied Statistics (Math) - MS (Main) | Fall/Summer Jan 31 | |
| Art History - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Art: 2-D Studio Art - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Art: 3-D Studio Art - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Art: Digital Arts - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 17 | |
| Biological Sciences - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jun 16 | |
| Biological Sciences - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jun 16 | |
| Business Administration Online - MBA (eCampus) | Spring Session 1 Dec 28; Spring Session 2 Feb 22 | |
| Business Administration Online with Accounting Concentration - MBA (eCampus) | Spring Session 1 Dec 28; Spring Session 2 Feb 22 | |
| Business Administration Online with Finance Concentration - MBA (eCampus) | Spring Session 1 Dec 28; Spring Session 2 Feb 22 | |
| Business Administration Online with Supply Chain Management Concentration - MBA (eCampus) | Spring Session 1 Dec 28; Spring Session 2 Feb 22 | |
| Business Administration: Full Time Program - MBA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jul 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Chemistry - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 3 | |
| Clinical Mental Health Counseling - MA (Main) | Fall Priority Dec 1; Final Feb 15 | Fall Priority Dec 1; Final Feb 15 |
| College Student Personnel - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 1 | Fall Dec 1 |
| Communication Disorders - PhD (Main) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Communication Disorders: Speech-Language Pathology - MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 15 | |
| Contemporary Music: Composition - DMA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 5 | |
| Contemporary Music: Performance - DMA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 5 | |
| Creative Writing: Fiction - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Creative Writing: Poetry - MFA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Cross-Cultural, International Education - MA (Main) (MACIE) | Spring Nov 15 | Fall Feb 15 |
| English: Literary and Textual Studies Specialization - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Food and Nutrition | Fall Feb 15 | |
| Forensic Science- MS (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Geology - MS (Main) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Geospatial Science - MS (Main) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Health Services Administration - MHSA (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Nov 1, Summer Apr 1 | |
| History - MA (Main) | Fall July 15; Spring Dec 1 | Fall Jan 15 |
| Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies: Kinesiology - MEd (Main) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies: Sport Administration - MEd (Main) | Fall Feb 1 | |
| Integrative Design - MDes (Online/Hybrid/Web-centric) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Nov 1, Summer Apr 1 | |
| Literary and Textual Studies Specialization - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Mathematics - MA (Main) | Fall/Summer Jan 31 | |
| Mathematics - PhD (Main) | Summer/Fall Jan 31 | |
| Mathematics for Professionals and Educators – Certificate (Online) | Recommended Summer and Fall, Jan 31 | |
| Media and Communication - MA (Main) and PhD (Main) | Summer/Fall regular deadline Jan 15, second round Apr 30; Spring Oct 15 | |
| Music - Certificate (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | |
| Music Composition - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | |
| Music Education: Choral Music Education - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Education: Comprehensive Music Education - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Education: Instrumental Music Education - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Education: Teaching Artistry - MM (eCampus) (Summer Admission First Session Only) | Summer April 15 | Summer Apr 15 |
| Music Ethnomusicology - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music History - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Choral Conducting - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Collaborative Piano - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Instrumental Performance - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Instrumental Specialist - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Jazz Studies - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Orchestral Conducting - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Piano - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Piano Pedagogy - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Voice - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Performance: Voice Science and Pedagogy - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Music Theory - MM (Main) | Fall Aug 1, Spring Dec 1 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Photochemical Sciences - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 1 | Fall Jan 1 |
| Psychology: Clinical Psychology - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 1 | |
| Psychology: Cognitive and Neural Sciences - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 1 | |
| Psychology: Developmental Psychology - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 1 | |
| Psychology: Industrial-Organizational Psychology - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Dec 1 | |
| Public Administration - MPA (Main) | Fall Jul 1, Spring Oct 15 | Fall Mar 1 |
| Reading Endorsement - Certificate (eCampus) | Summer - Two Weeks before Summer Session 1 | |
| Reading Endorsement - Certificate (Main) | Summer - Two Weeks before Summer Session 1 | |
| Rhetoric and Writing Studies - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| School Counseling - MEd (Main) | Fall Priority Dec 1; Final Feb 15 | Fall Priority Dec 1; Final Feb 15 |
| Social Work - MSW (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Mar 1 | Summer Feb 1 Advance Standing |
| Sociology - PhD (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 | |
| Sociology: Applied Demography - MA (Main) (Fall Admission Only) | Fall Jan 15 |
Updated: 05/30/2023 11:38AM