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Graduate Admissions – Important Deadlines

For questions or assistance with your graduate application, contact us at 302.857.8200 or email gradstudies [at] desu.edu

Note: Individual graduate programs may have earlier deadlines and stricter requirements than the general deadlines listed below. 

Please consult your Program Director for specific application requirements before submitting your materials. 

General Application Deadlines Post
Enrollment Term U.S. Applicants International Applicants
Fall (August)  June 30  May 1
Fall Session II (October)  October 18  August 1
Spring (January)  November 15  November 1
Spring Session II (March)  March 7  January 15
Summer (May)  TBA April 1

 Program-Specific Deadlines 

Some graduate programs follow their own schedule. See below for program-specific deadlines: 

Agriculture & Science Programs

Program Fall Spring Summer
M.S. Agriculture & Natural Resources  June 30 Nov 15 April 15
Ph.D. Integrative Agriculture, Food & Environmental Science  June 30 Nov 15 April 15
M.S. Food Science & Biotechnology  June 15 Nov 15 April 15

 

Education, Nursing, Public Service

Program Deadline Type
Master of Public Administration  Rolling Admission 
Master of Sport Administration  Rolling Admission 
MSN in Nursing  Rolling Admission 
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership  Rolling Admission 
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership  Rolling Admission 
Master of Arts in Teaching  Rolling Admission 

 

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Entry Type Fall Spring
Priority Deadline (all programs)  March 15 September 15
Regular Admit – 60 Credits  July 15 October 30
Regular Admit – Part-Time  August 10 November 15
Advanced Standing  May 31 September 15

 

Arts, Humanities, and Justice

Program Admission Term Deadline
M.A. TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)  Fall / Spring April 1 / Oct 1
M.A. in Justice Studies  Fall Only June 30

 

STEM & Health Science Programs

Program Admission term Deadline
Master of Occupational Therapy  Fall Only  April 15 
M.S. Mathematics & Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Math  Fall Only  April 15 
M.S. Applied Physics  Fall Only  April 15 
M.S. & Ph.D. in Optics  Fall Only  April 15 
M.S. Biological Sciences  Fall Only  April 15 
M.S. Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience  Fall Only  April 15 
Ph.D. in Neuroscience  Fall Only  April 15 
M.S. & Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry  Fall Only  April 15  / Nov 1
M.S. Computer Science  Fall Only  May 31

 

Business Programs

Program Admission
Master of Business Administration (MBA)  Rolling Admission