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Almost all of our graduate programs function on a non-rolling admission cycle in which all applications are reviewed at one time, once the admissions deadline passes. Applications for Educational Studies are rolling, which means complete applications are reviewed and decisions are made continuously. In both cases, early applications are encouraged.

Applications receive a preliminary review by the Director of Graduate Admissions and, if complete, are sent on to be thoroughly reviewed by the Faculty Admissions Committee for the applicant's program. The Committee then sends their recommendations back to the Graduate Office for a final review.  Every effort is made to render decisions 6-8 weeks after the program application deadline.  (Applicants to the Educational studies department can expect to receive a decision within eight weeks of submitting a complete application since that department has rolling admissions.)

Graduate Program                                                   Status        Deadline

Arts, Entertainment & Media Management
(MAM, 49 hrs.)
non-rolling
February 2, 2009
Creative Writing: Fiction
(MFA, 45 hrs.; MA, Teaching of Writing, 39 hrs.;
MFA/MA Combined Fiction Writing Degree
program, 63 hrs.)
non-rolling
February 2, 2009
Creative Writing: Poetry
(MFA, 40 hrs.)
non-rolling
February 2, 2009
Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling
(MA, 60 hrs.)
non-rolling
January 5, 2009
Educational Studies
(MAT Elem. Ed,  41 hrs.; MAT Art Education, 40 hrs.)
rolling
March 2, 2009 (and rolling)
Film & Video
(MFA, 60 hrs.)
non-rolling
January 5, 2009
Interdisciplinary Arts
(MA, 36 hrs.; MFA Int. Arts & Media, 60 hrs;
MFA Book & Paper Arts, 60 hrs.)
non-rolling
February 2, 2009
Journalism
(MA, 36 hrs.)
non-rolling
January 15, 2009
Music Composition for the Screen
(MFA, 54 hrs.)
non-rolling
February 16, 2009
Photography
(MFA, 60 hrs.)
non-rolling
February 2, 2009