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Master and Specialist Programs

Master and Specialist Programs
Program Graduate Degree Concentrations Supplementary Materials (see key below) Proof of English (TOEFL/ IELTS) Start Term: Priority Deadline Date
Accountancy* M.Acc. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR, GMAT or GRE 95/7.0 Fall: Jan. 1
Architecture* M.Arch. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, P, WS 80/6.5 Fall: Dec. 1
Art* M.F.A. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, P 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Athletic Training M.A.T. N/A ATCAS App 80/6.5 Summer: Dec. 1 
Biological Sciences
(Project Dragonfly online)
M.A.T. Advanced Inquiry Program; Global Field Program CV, 2 LoR, 2 EQ 80/6.5**

Summer: Jan. 1 (GFP),
Feb. 1 (AIP)

Biology* M.A., M.S. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR 100/6.5 Fall: Jan. 1
Biology*
(Project Dragonfly online)
M.A. Advanced Inquiry Program; Global Field Program CV, 2 LoR, 2 EQ 80/6.5** Summer: Jan. 1 (GFP),
Feb. 1 (AIP)
Biomedical Engineering M.Eng. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR 95/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Oct. 1
Biomedical Sciences M.M.Sc. General Track; Leadership Track CV, PS, 2 LoR, TS (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Jun. 1
Summer: April 1
Botany M.A., M.S., Ph.D. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR 100/6.5 Fall: Jan. 1
Business Administration MBA N/A CV, 1 LoR 95/7

Fall: Aug. 1
Spring: Jan. 1

Business Administration
(online)
MBA N/A CV, 1 LoR 80/6.5**

Fall: Aug. 1
Spring: Jan. 1

Business Analytics M.S. N/A CV, PS, 1 LoR, GMAT, or GRE (optional) 95/7 Fall: Dec. 1
Cellular, Molecular, and Structural Biology* M.S., Ph.D. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Jan. 1
Chemical Engineering M.Eng. N/A CV/PS/3 LoR 95/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Oct. 1
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering* M.S. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Oct. 1
Chemistry M.S., Ph.D. Analytical; Biochemistry; Biophysical; Chemistry Education; Inorganic; Organic; Physical CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5

Fall: Jan. 1
Spring: Oct. 1

Clinical Engineering M.S.C.E. N/A CV, PS, 3LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5

Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Oct. 1

Computer Science* M.S.C.S. Thesis Track CV, PS, 3 LoR, CCS, GRE (optional) 80/6.5

Fall: Feb. 1

Computer Science* M.C.S.  Non-Thesis Track CV, PS, 2 LoR, CCS, GRE (optional) 80/6.5

Fall: June 1
Spring: Nov. 1
Summer: March 1

Counselor Education
(online)
M.Ed. School Counseling; Clinical Mental Health Counseling CV, PS, 3 LoR 80/6.5**

Fall: Feb. 1

Curriculum and Instruction
(online)
M.Ed. Early Track Career Teachers; Community-Oriented Educators CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5**

Summer: Apr. 1

Earth Science* M.A.T N/A CS, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: Apr. 1
Earth Science/Chemistry* M.A.T N/A CS, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Economics* M.A. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE or GMAT 90/7 Fall: Feb. 1
Electrical and Computer Engineering* M.S. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1 
English* M.A. Composition and Rhetoric; Literature CV, PS, 3 LoR, WS 80/6.5 Fall: Dec. 1
English (Ohio Writing Project) M.A.T.

Language Arts

CV, PS, 1 LoR 80/6.5

Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1

English: Creative Writing M.F.A.

Creative Non-Fiction; Fiction; Poetry

CV, PS, 3 LoR, WS 80/6.5

Fall: Dec. 1

Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technology (online) M.E.E.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5** Fall: April 1
Environmental Science M.En. Applied Ecology and Conservation;
Land and Water Resources;
Energy and Environment;
The Transport, Fate, and Control of Pollution;
Sustainability in Management and Planning
CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 85/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Family Nurse Practitioner (online) M.S.N. N/A NursingCAS 80/6.5**

Fall: Aug. 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1

Foreign Language Education* M.A.T. Chinese; French; German; Latin; Spanish CV, PS, 1 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: Jun. 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Geography and Sustainable Development* M.A.

Global Politics and Development; Human-Environment Relationships; Urban Worlds

PS, 3 LoR 80/6.5

Fall: Feb. 1

Geology* M.A., M.S., Ph.D. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: Jan. 1
Gerontological Studies* M.G.S. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Jan. 1
Integrated English/Language Arts Ed* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5

Fall: Jun. 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1

Integrated Math* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5

Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1

Integrated Social Studies* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5

Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1

Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health* M.S. KNH Exercise and Health Science; Public Health Education and Health Promotion CV, PS, 3 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Learning Sciences and Human Development* M.Ed. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: May 1
Spring: Oct. 1
Learning Technologies
(online)
M.Ed. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5** Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Life Science* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Life Science/Chemistry* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Life Science/Earth Science* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Literacy and Language
(hybrid/online)
M.Ed. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Summer: April 1
Mathematics* M.S. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Mathematics M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Summer: May 1
Mechanical Engineering M.S. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Oct. 1
Mechanical and Smart Manufacturing Engineering M.Eng. N/A CV, 2 LoR, GRE (Optional) 95/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Oct. 1
Summer: Feb. 1
Microbiology M.S., Ph.D. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR, GRE (optional) 100/7.5 Fall: Jan. 1
Music Performance* M.M.

Voice; Instruments

CV, PS, 2 LoR, AD, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Nurse Executive Leadership (online) M.S.N. N/A Nursing CAS App 80/6.5** Fall: Aug. 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Physical Science/Earth Science* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Physical Science/Chemistry* M.A.T. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Physician Associate (PA) Studies M.M.Sc. N/A CASPA App N/A Summer: Dec. 1
Physics* M.S. Astrophysics/ Atomic; Molecular and Optical Physics/Quantum Optics; Biophysics; Condensed Matter/ Magnetism/ Physics Education CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (recommended) 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1 
School Leadership M.Ed. Principal Licensure CV, PS, 2 LoR, TL 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
School Psychology Ed.S. (M.S. is a required step) N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Jan. 1
Social Work* M.S.W.

N/A

CV, PS 80/6.5 Fall: March 1
Spanish M.A. N/A PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Jan. 1
Summer: April 1
Special Education
(online)
M.Ed. N/A CV, PS, 1 LoR 80/6.5**

Fall: April 1

Speech-Language Pathology M.A., M.S. N/A CSDCAS App 80/6.5 Fall: Dec. 1
Sport Analytics M.S.A. N/A CV, PS, 1 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: June 1
Spring: Nov. 1
Summer: Feb. 1
Sport Leadership and Management* M.S. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR, WS 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1
Spring: Oct. 1
Summer: April 1
Statistics* M.S. N/A CV, PS, 3 LoR, GRE (optional) 80/6.5 Fall: Feb. 1 (priority)
Student Affairs in Higher Education M.S. N/A CV, PS, 2 LoR 80/6.5 Fall: Jan. 1

*Denotes conditional admission option for English Proficiency.

**International students may only be considered for admission to an online Miami University program on a case-by-case basis. Please see the International Application FAQ for more details, and contact applygrad@miamioh.edu about your intent before beginning the application process.

Important Information

  • We require all international applicants who studied in a non-English speaking country or institution to submit proof of English proficiency.
  • Students applying for conditional admission must submit proof of English proficiency at the time of application.
  • We accept unofficial copies of transcripts and test scores at the time of application and require official final copies before the start of the first term of study.

Supplementary Materials Key

Supplementary Materials Key
Abbreviation Meaning
AD Audition
ATCAS Athletic Training Centralized Application System
CASPA Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants
CCS Computer Code Sample
CSDCAS Centralized Application Service for Communication Science and Disorders Programs
CV Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
CW Creative Work
DA Department Application
EQ Essay Question
GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test
GRE Graduate Records Exam
LoR Letter of Recommendation
MAT Millers Analogy Test
NursingCAS Nursing Centralized Application Service
P Portfolio
PACAS App Physician's Assistant Centralized Application Service
PS Personal Statement
TL Teaching License
TS Test Scores
V Video
WS Writing Sample

Priority - Funding Consideration

Final - Regular Consideration

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