Application Deadlines

What is an application deadline?
A graduate application deadline can have different meanings at different institutions and across different graduate programs.  Here is what a graduate application deadline means at the University of Delaware:

  1. Application deadlines are set by the graduate programs.
  2. The deadline applies to the term (semester/year) to which you have applied. 
  3. For most programs the deadline represents the final date by which a completed application (meaning all associated, required documents) must be received and ready for their review.
  4. While most programs begin reviewing completed applications the day after their deadline there are a few programs that make their decisions on a rolling basis (as soon as any application is complete for a particular term).  The only way to know which method your program of interest follows is to check their website directly.

If you are applying for a joint or dual degree follow the program deadline that is the earliest date.

  Represents the general application deadline
  If you wish to be considered for assistantships or fellowships AND there is a date in RED, all of your application materials must be received by the date in RED. If there is no date in RED, use the general application deadline.

Accounting

Fall : March 31- International applicants(Fall 2012 is now full for International applicants)
  July 1- Domestic applicants

Spring: September 30 - International applicants
  December 1 - Domestic applicants

Note: These deadlines apply to both full-time and part-time applicants. After March 15 and December 1, we will continue to consider only part-time applicants on a space-available basis.

Agricultural and Resource Economics

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Agricultural Education

Fall: April 2

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: March 1

Animal and Food Science

Fall: menu_body February 1 & July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: June 1

Applied Mathematics

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Art Conservation

Fall: January 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Art History

Fall: January 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Bioinformatics

Fall: May 20 & July 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Fall: May 1 & July 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Bioinformatics & Systems Biology

Fall: Deadline for 2012 consideration is July 1, deadline for 2012 consideration is Feb. 15

Spring: August 15

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Biological Sciences

Fall: January 15 & April 15

Spring: October 1 (US citizen only)

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Biological Sciences/Business Administration

Fall: January 15 & April 15

Spring: October 1 (US citizen only)

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Biomechanics and Movement Science

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: April 1

Biomedical Engineering

Fall: deadline for 2012 consideration is March 1, deadline for 2013 consideration is February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Bioresources Engineering

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Biotechnology

Fall: February 15
        July 1 (space available basis)
        May 1 International Application Date

Spring: October 15
              December 1 (space available basis)

Business Administration

Fall: February 1 & June 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: May 1

Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering / Business Admin.

Fall: January 9

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Fall: February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering / Business Admin.,
Civil Engineering-Applied Sciences

Fall: February 1 & July 7

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Communication

Fall: February 1 & May 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Computer and Information Sciences

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Criminology

Fall: February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Dietetic Internship Certificate Program

Fall: February 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Disaster Science and Management

Fall: February 1 & April 15 / July 1(Part-time)

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Economics

Fall: February 15 & July 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Economics / Business Admin.

Fall: February 1 & June 1

Spring: November 15 & December 1

Summer: Please Contact Department

Economic Education

Fall: February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators

Fall: Not applicable at this time

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: between January 2 & March 31

Education - Ph.D.

Fall: December 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Educational Leadership- Ed.D.

Fall: February 28

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Education - Educational Technology

Fall: April 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Education - Exceptional Children and Youth

Fall: April 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Education - Exceptional Children and Youth plus Certification

Fall: Not applicable at this time

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: February 15

Education - Instruction

Fall: April 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: February 1

Education - Reading

Fall: March 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Education - School Leadership

Fall: Not applicable at this time

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: February 28

Education - School Psychology

Fall: January 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Education - Teaching

Fall: Not applicable at this time

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: February 1

Education - Teaching English as a Second Language

Fall: April 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fall: February 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

English

Fall: January 1
        May 1 (For holders of external grants, U.S. military academies, and local                     schoolteachers funded by their districts)

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Entomology and Wildlife Ecology

Fall: February 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Energy and Environmental Policy

Fall: February 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Exercise Science

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: April 1

Fashion Studies

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Fashion Studies - Certificate Program in Socially Responsible and Sustainable Apparel Business

Fall: July 1

Spring: January 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Finance

Fall: January 15 - International applicants
         March 15 - Domestic applicants

Spring: October 1 - International applicants
               December 1 - Domestic applicants

Fine Arts - MFA

Fall: February 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Foreign Languages and Pedagogy

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Geography

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: April 1

Geology

Fall: Feb 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Health Promotion

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Historic Preservation

Fall: February 1 & April 15 / July 1(Part-time)

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

History

Fall: January 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Hospitality Information Management

Fall: March 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Human Development and Family Studies

Fall: February 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Human Nutrition

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Information Systems and Technology Management

Fall: May 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Liberal Studies

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: April 1

Linguistics and Cognitive Science

Fall: February 1 & May 1

Spring: November 1 M.A. only

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Marine Management

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Marine Policy

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Marine Studies

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Materials Science and Engineering

Fall: February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Mathematics

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Mechanical Engineering

Fall: January 15 & July 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Medical Sciences

Fall: Deadline for 2012 consideration is July 1, deadlnie for 2013 consideration is February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Music

Fall: February 15 & August 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: May 1 (Summer start is only available for teaching concentration)

Nursing (MSN)

Fall: March 1

Spring: October 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Nursing Science (PhD)

Fall: May 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Ocean Engineering

Fall: March 1 & July 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Oceanography

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change

Fall: Full time enrollment starts in fall term only
February 1 - for funding consideration
April 1– International students not funded
July 1 – Domestic students not funded 

Part time student may enroll any term: Rolling admissions up to 1 month prior to the admitted term

Operations Research

Fall: February 1 & April 1

Spring: October 1 & December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Physical Therapy

Fall: Not applicable at this time

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: October 15, Dec 1 (early admission) / January 15 (general admission)

Physics and Astronomy

Fall: February 15 & May 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Physiology, Applied

Fall: February 1

Spring: October 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Plant and Soil Sciences

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Political Science and International Relations

Fall: February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Preservation Studies

Fall: February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Psychology

Fall: January 7

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Public Administration

Fall: February 1 & April 15 / July 1(Part-time)

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Public Horticulture

Fall: Not applicable at this time

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: November 15

Sociology

Fall: February 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Software Engineering

Fall: July 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Statistics

Fall: February 1 & July 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Technical Chinese Translation

Fall: May 1

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Theatre

The next opportunity to apply for this program will be for Fall 2013 consideration.

Urban Affairs and Public Policy

Fall: February 1 & April 15 / July 1(Part-time)

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Water Science & Policy

Fall: July 1

Spring: December 1

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Wildlife Ecology

Fall: February 1

Spring: Please contact department

Summer: Not applicable at this time

Winterthur program in American Material Culture

Fall: January 15

Spring: Not applicable at this time

Summer: Not applicable at this time