Graduate Program Information

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Asterisk (*) indicates application deadline for full-time study. Application deadline for part-time study is August 1 unless otherwise noted.

Doctoral Programs Offered

Doctor of Philosophy

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology	Feb. 15 Nov. 15	GRE
Chemistry	Feb. 15 Nov. 1	GRE recommended only
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (see below for EdD)	April 30 Fall only	GRE or GMAT
Electrical Engineering	Feb. 15 Nov. 1	GRE required unless UMass Dartmouth graduate in EE
Engineering & Applied Science	Feb. 15 Nov. 15	GRE required
Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies & Theory	Feb. 1 Dec. 1	GRE recommended only
Marine Science & Technology	Feb. 15 Nov. 15	GRE required
Mathematics Education	March 31 Nov. 15	GRE required
Nursing (see below for DNP)	Feb. 15 Fall only	GRE required

Doctor of Education

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (see above for PhD)	April 30 Fall only	GRE or GMAT

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Nursing Practice (see above for PhD)	March 15 Fall only	GRE if fewer than 45 credits earned at baccalaureate degree granting school

Juris Doctor

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Law	June 30 Fall only	LSAT required

Master's Programs Offered

Master of Arts

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Portuguese Studies	Feb. 1 Nov. 15	GRE recommended only
Professional Writing	March 1 * Dec. 15	Miller Analogies Test or GRE
Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis	August 31 Dec. 20	GRE required
Psychology, Clinical	March 31 Fall only	None
Psychology, Research	Feb. 1 Fall only	GRE required; AGRE recommended only

Master of Public Policy

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Public Policy	March 1 Fall only	GRE or GMAT required unless applicant has earned graduate degree from accredited school, or unless applicant has completed Educational Policy or Environmental Policy certificate programs

Master of Science

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Biology / Marine Biology	Feb. 15 Fall only	GRE required
Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology -- Medical Laboratory Science option (PSM)	Feb. 15 Nov. 15	None
Chemistry	March 15 Nov. 1	GRE recommended only
Civil & Environmental Engineering	Feb. 15 * Nov. 15	GRE required unless UMass Dartmouth graduate in CEN
Computer Science	Feb. 15 * Nov. 15	GRE required unless UMass Dartmouth graduate in CIS
Electrical / Computer Engineering	Feb. 15 * Nov. 1	GRE required unless UMass Dartmouth graduate in EE or CE
Marine Science & Technology	Feb. 15 Nov. 15	GRE required
Marine Science & Technology -- COAST option (PSM)	Feb. 15 Nov. 15	GRE recommended only
Mechanical Engineering	Feb. 15 * Nov. 15	GRE required unless UMass Dartmouth graduate in MNE
Mechanical Engineering -- Industrial & Systems Engineering option (PSM)	Feb. 15 * Nov. 15	GRE required unless UMass Dartmouth graduate in MNE
Nursing	March 15 Fall only	GRE if fewer than 45 credits earned at baccalaureate degree granting school
Physics	March 31 * Nov. 15 *	None

Master of Art Education

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Art Education	August 1 Oct. 15	Portfolio required, both MTELs if no initial license

Master of Arts in Teaching

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Elementary Education, Initial License	August 1 Jan. 15	MTELs, per program description
Middle/Secondary Education, Initial License	August 1 Jan. 15	MTELs, per program description
Professional License	August 1 Jan. 15	MTELs, per program description

Master of Fine Arts

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Artisanry, Fine Arts, Visual Design	Feb. 1 Oct. 15	Portfolio required

Master of Business Administration

Program Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Business Administration	March 1 * Dec. 1; Oct. 15 (intl)	GMAT required

Certificate Programs Offered

Certificate Name	Deadlines	Test Requirements
	Fall Spring
Accounting	June 1 Dec. 15	None
Acoustics		None
Artisanry	April 20 Nov. 15	None
Business Foundations (Online)	June 1 Dec. 1	None
Communications		None
Computer Networks & Distributed Systems		None
Computer Science	June 30 Nov. 15	None
Computer Systems		None
Computer Systems Engineering		None
Digital Signal Processing		None
Educational Policy (Online)	April 20 Nov. 15	None
Electrical Engineering Systems		None
Env. Policy (PDF) (Online)	April 20 Nov. 15	None
Finance	June 1 Dec. 15	None
Fine Arts	April 20 Nov. 15	None
International Business (Online)	June 1 Dec. 15	None
Marketing	June 1 Dec. 15	None
Organizational Leadership (Online)	June 1 Dec. 15	None
Principal Licensure - Leading for Learning	July 15 Dec. 15	MTEL: Communication/Literacy (01)
Professional Writing		None
Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis, Post-Master's	August 31 Dec. 20	None
Software Development & Design		None
Supply Chain Management	June 1 Dec. 15	None
Sustainable Development		None
Teaching Licensure - Elementary	July 15 Dec. 15	MTEL: Communication/Literacy (01); Content/Elementary (03); Mathematics (03); Foundations of Reading (90)
Teaching Licensure - Middle	July 15 Dec. 15	MTEL: Communication/Literacy (01); Content/Subject (03)
Teaching Licensure - Secondary	April 20 Nov. 15	MTEL: Communication/Literacy (01); Content/Subject (03)
Web & Interaction Design	August 1	None

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Asterisk (*) indicates application deadline for full-time study. Application deadline for part-time study is August 1 unless otherwise noted.