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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.
June 30
Administration & Supervision K-12, M.Ed. March 1
Allied Health Education and Administration, M.Ed. May 1
Curriculum & Instruction March 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 15
Creative Writing Program, MFA & Ph.D. December 15
Department of History January 1
Department of Psychology  
   Developmental Psychology, Ph.D. January 15
   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
 
Cullen College of Engineering
Department of 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
Educational Psychology, M.Ed. 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
Department of 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 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
Educational Psychology, M.Ed.
March 1
Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed.
March 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)