Graduate Degrees Offered

DISCIPLINE GRADUATE DEGREES TESTS REQUIRED

ANTHROPOLOGY* M.A. GRE General

Historical Archeology and Cultural Resource Management Certificate GRE General

ART*

Art Education M.A., M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Art History (see also Public History) M.A. GRE General

Art Studio M.A., M.F.A. No test required/Portfolio is required

Media Arts M.M.A. GRE General

BIOLOGY M.S., M.A.T., I.M.A., Ph.D. GRE General and Subject

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION* M.B.A.,¹ M.S., Ph.D. GMAT for M.B.A. and M.S., GMAT or GRE for Ph.D.

Accounting Master of Accountancy GMAT

Human Resources Master of Human Resources GMAT

International Business International M.B.A., Master of International Business Studies GMAT

Taxation Master of Taxation GMAT

BUSINESS EDUCATION M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

CHEMISTRY M.S., M.A.T., I.M.A., Ph.D. GRE General²

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING* M.E., M.S., Ph.D. GRE General and Subject recommended

Software Engineering M.S.E. GRE General and Subject recommended

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Master of Criminal Justice GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Earth and Environment Resources Management M.E.E.R.M. GRE General

EARTH SCIENCES M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General

ECONOMICS M.A.,Ph.D. GRE General or GMAT

EDUCATION

Community and Occupational Programs in Education M.A.,Master of Educ. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Counselor Education Educ.Specialist, Ph.D. GRE General

Curriculum and Instruction Ed.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Early Childhood Education M.A.,Master of Educ., M.A.T., Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Educational Administration M.A., Master of Educ., Educ. Specialist, Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Educational Psychology and Research Ph.D. GRE General

Elementary Education M.A., Master of Educ., M.A.T., Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Foundations of Education Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Health Education Administration Ed.D. GRE General

Higher Education Leadership Certificate

Higher Education and Student Affairs M.A., Master of Educ. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Instructional Technology Master of Educ. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Physical Education I.M.A., M.A.T., M.S., Ph.D. GRE General

Reading Education M.A., Master of Educ., Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test (Ph.D.: GRE only)

Secondary Education M.A., Master of Educ., M.A.T., M.T., Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test (Ph.D.: GRE only)

Special Education M.Ed., M.A.T., Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Teaching Educ. Specialist GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Note: One or more nationally administered exams is generally required. Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, College of Education for further information.

ENGINEERING*

Chemical Engineering M.E., M.S., Ph.D. GRE recommended^{3, 4}

Civil Engineering M.E., M.S., Ph.D. GRE recommended³

Computer Science and Engineering (See Computer Science and Engineering)

Electrical Engineering M.E., M.S., Ph.D. GRE recommended³

Mechanical Engineering M.E., M.S., Ph.D. GRE recommended³

ENGLISH M.A., Ph.D. GRE General and Subject

M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Creative Writing M.F.A. GRE General and Subject

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

French M.A., M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test for M.A.T./I.M.A.

German M.A., M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test for M.A.T./I.M.A.

Spanish M.A., M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test for M.A.T./I.M.A.

GENETIC COUNSELING* M.S. GRE General

GEOGRAPHY M.A., M.S., M.A.T., I.M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

GEOLOGY M.S., Ph.D. GRE General

GERONTOLOGY Certificate GRE General

HEALTH EDUCATION* M.S., M.A.T., Certificate, Ed.D., Ph.D. GRE General

HISTORY* (see also Public History) M.A., M.A.T., I.M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT M.H.R.T.M. GMAT

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS M.A., M.M.C., Ph.D. GRE General

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE* Master of Library and Information Science GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Specialist in Library and Information Science GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Certificate GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

LINGUISTICS M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate GRE General

MARINE SCIENCE M.S., Ph.D. GRE General

MARKETING EDUCATION M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

MATHEMATICS M.A., M.A.T., Master of Math, M.S., Ph.D. GRE General and Subject recommended

MEDICINE

Biomedical Science Ph.D., M.B.S. GRE General (M.B.S.) GRE General and Subject (Ph.D.)

Genetic Counseling M.S. GRE General

Nurse Anesthesia M.B.S. GRE General

Rehabilitation Counseling M.R.C. GRE General

MUSEUM MANAGEMENT Certificate GRE General

MUSIC

Composition, Conducting, Piano Pedagogy M.M., Doctor of Musical Arts GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Jazz Studies, Music History, Music Theory, Opera Theater Master of Music GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Music Education Master of Music Education, Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Performance M.M., Doctor of Musical Arts, Certificate GRE General or Miller Analogies Test (D.M.A. only)

NATURAL SCIENCE M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General

NURSING*

Administration in Nursing M.S.N., Certificate GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Advanced Practice Nursing Certificate

Clinical Nursing M.S.N. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Community Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing M.S.N. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Doctor of Nursing N.D. GRE General

Health Nursing M.S.N. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

Nursing Science Ph.D. GRE General

PHARMACY

Pharmaceutical Science M.S., Ph.D. GRE General

Pharmacy Practice M.S., Ph.D. GRE General

PHILOSOPHY M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

PHYSICS M.S., Ph.D. GRE General and Subject

M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General

POLITICAL SCIENCE M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

Public Administration Master of Public Admin. GRE General

PSYCHOLOGY*

Clinical-Community Psychology Ph.D. GRE General and Subject

Experimental Psychology M.A., Ph.D. GRE General and Subject

School Psychology Ph.D. GRE General and Subject

PUBLIC HEALTH*

Alcohol and Drug Studies Certificate GRE General

Biostatistics M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H., Ph.D. GRE General

Communication Sciences and Disorders Master of Communication Disorders GRE General

Master of Speech Pathology GRE General

Ph.D. GRE General

Environmental Public Health M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H., Ph.D. GRE General

Epidemiology M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H., Ph.D. GRE General

Exercise Science M.S., Ph.D. GRE General

Health Administration M.P.H., M.H.A., Dr.P.H., Ph.D. GRE General (M.H.A. students may take the GMAT)

Health Promotion and Education M.P.H., M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H., Ph.D. GRE General

Physical Therapy D.P.T. GRE General

Public Health, General M.P.H. GRE General MCAT, or DAT

PUBLIC HISTORY M.A. GRE General

REHABILITATION COUNSELING M.R.C. GRE GENERAL

RELIGIOUS STUDIES M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

SOCIAL STUDIES M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General

SOCIAL WORK Master of Social Work GRE General⁵

Ph.D. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

SOCIOLOGY M.A., Ph.D. GRE General

STATISTICS M. Industrial Statistics, M.S., Ph.D. GRE General (M.I.S. students may substitute the GMAT)

THEATRE M.A. GRE General

M.A.T., I.M.A. GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

M.F.A. None

WOMEN'S STUDIES Certificate GRE General or Miller Analogies Test

First-Professional Degrees Offered

DISCIPLINE PROFESSIONAL DEGREES TESTS REQUIRED

LAW J.D. LSAT

MEDICINE M.D. MCAT

PHARMACY Pharm.D.

Early application deadlines may apply. Contact the program for details.

NOTES:

Includes the Professional M.B.A. Program.*
The GRE requirement may be waived for students presenting a GPA of 3.20 or better from a school approved by the American Chemical Society.
While the GRE is recommended for all applicants, it is required for graduates of undergraduate programs not accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
The GRE is required of all applicants for financial aid.
The GRE requirement may be waived for students presenting a GPA of 3.00 or better.

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