Dates & Deadlines

The general application deadline for fall admission is the first Friday in July, but certain programs operate on different schedules. Below is a list of deadlines by department.

For Fall Admission

Fall application dates by program or department
Department/ProgramApplication Deadline
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture February 1
College of Education
Administration & Supervision Higher Education, M.Ed. March 1
Administration & Supervision K-12, M.Ed. March 1
Allied Health Education and Administration, M.Ed. May 1
Curriculum & Instruction M.Ed. July 1
Curriculum & Instruction Ed.D. June 1
Counseling Psychology, Ph.D. December 1
Counseling, M.Ed. January 15
Educational Psychology & Individual Differences, Ph.D. February 1
Educational Psychology, M.Ed. March 1
Health Education, M.Ed. May 1
Professional Leadership, Ed.D March 1
School Psychology, Ph.D. December 1
Special Education, M.Ed. March 1
Conrad Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management
MS in Hospitality Management May 1 (April 1 for International Applicants)
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Clinical Psychology, Ph.D. December 1
Creative Writing Program, MFA & Ph.D. December 15
Department of History January 1
Developmental Psychology, Ph.D. December 1
Industrial Organizational Psychology, Ph.D. January 15
Social Psychology, Ph.D. January 15
Department of English, M.A. & Ph.D. Literature February 1
Department of Art January 15
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders February 1
Department of Political Science February 15
Department of Economics May 1
Exercise Science, M.S. April 1
Human Nutrition, M.S. April 1
Human Space Exploration, M.S. April 1
Kinesiology, Ph.D. April 1
Physical Education, M.Ed. May 1
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences February 1
Cullen College of Engineering
Civil Engineering February 1
Environmental Engineering February 1
Mechanical Engineering May 1
C. T. Bauer College of Business
Bauer College of Business, Ph.D.
(Some late applicants may be accepted – University mandated late fees apply)
February 1
Bauer College of Business MBA Program June 1 (April 1 for International Applicants)
Bauer College of Business Executive MBA May 1
Graduate College of Social Work
Graduate College of Social Work, Ph.D. March 11
Graduate College of Social Work, M.S.W. March 31
College of Technology July 1 (April 1 for International Applicants)

For Spring Admission

Spring application dates by program or department
Department/ProgramApplication Deadline
General Application Deadline First Friday in December
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
Level III Only October 1
Space Architecture October 1
College of Education
Administration & Supervision K-12, M.Ed. October 1
Allied Health Education and Administration, M.Ed. October 1
Counseling, M.Ed. September 15
Curriculum and Instruction October 1
Health Education, M.Ed. October 1
Special Education, M.Ed. October 1
C. T. Bauer College of Business
Bauer College of Business MBA Program November 1
-International Students October 1
Cullen College of Engineering
Civil Engineering September 1
Mechanical Engineering November 1
Conrad Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management
MS in Hospitality Management November 1 (October 1 for International Applicants)
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Department of English, M.A. & Ph.D. Literature November 1
Exercise Science, M.S. October 1
Human Nutrition, M.S. October 1
Human Space Exploration, M.S. October 1
Physical Education, M.Ed. October 1
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences September 1
College of Technology December 1 (October 1 for International Applicants)

For Summer Admission

Summer application dates by program or department
Department/ProgramApplication Deadline
General Application Deadline First Friday in April
College of Education
Administration & Supervision K-12, M.Ed. March 1
Allied Health Education and Administration, M.Ed. March 1
Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed. May 1
Health Education, M.Ed. March 1
Special Education, M.Ed. March 1
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Exercise Science, M.S. March 1
Human Nutrition, M.S. March 1
Human Space Exploration, M.S. March 1
Physical Education, M.Ed. March 1

*No Summer I admission for the C.T. Bauer College of Business
*No Summer IV admission for the C.T. Bauer College of Business or Cullen College of Engineering