Admissions

Anyone who wishes to earn graduate-level credit, whether as a degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking student, must make formal application to, and be officially admitted by the Graduate School.

The Graduate School offers two classifications of admission:

Degree-Seeking

This enrollment will allow degree credit to be earned if the degree program also accepts the student.

Non-Degree Seeking

This enrollment will not lead to a degree, but may earn a graduate certificate.

Application. Applicants must submit an online application. You may pay the nonrefundable application fee by credit card at the time of application, or you may opt to pay later. You will be able to upload the required supporting items in your Application Portal upon submission of the online application.

Official academic records (transcripts) may be mailed to:

GRADUATE AND INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS OFFICE
340 N. Campus Drive, 213 Gearhart Hall
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Telephone: 479-575-6246

Official electronic transcripts may be submitted directly from your school’s records office to gradapp@uark.edu.

Our institution code for electronic submission of GRE test scores from Educational Testing Service (ETS) is 6866. Other graduate-level standardized tests (such as MAT and GMAT) may be submitted in lieu of the GRE, if accepted by the degree program.

Transcripts. It is the responsibility of those applicants who desire full graduate standing to request from each college or university which the student has previously attended an official copy of the student’s academic record including all courses, grades, and credits attempted and indication of degree(s) earned. Official transcripts should be sent directly to the University of Arkansas Graduate School following procedures set by the Office of Graduate Admissions. If the applicant submits unofficial transcripts electronically during the application process, they will be required to submit the official transcript(s) before admission is fully granted.

NOTE: The fact that courses completed at one institution may be included on a transcript from another institution will not suffice; official transcripts must be received from each institution previously attended if utilizing for transfer credit. Applicants with a conferred post-baccalaureate degree must, at a minimum, submit an official copy of the transcript conferring the baccalaureate degree containing at least the last 60 hours of coursework. Applicants with an earned post-baccalaureate graduate degree (excluding professional degrees) from a regionally accredited institution may submit an official copy of the transcript conferring the baccalaureate degree and the transcript confirming the post-baccalaureate degree, only to allow processing of the application by the Graduate School. However, a degree program may require transcripts from every institution attended in pursuit of the baccalaureate degree even though the Graduate School Admissions Office does not. Please check with the degree program for specific requirements.

All transcripts become the property of the University of Arkansas Graduate School and will not be released to the applicant or to any other person, institution, or agency.

Standardized Test Scores: There is no requirement of a standardized examination score for admission to the Graduate School. Individual degree and non-degree programs may require applicants to submit standardized examination scores as part of their application for admission. However, programs who require standardized examination scores must consider them as one factor in a holistic review of applicants. Programs may not use cutoff or minimum scores as the sole screening tool as part of their admission process.

Deadlines. The University should receive all application materials, including all official transcripts, at least one month prior to the date of registration. Many departments/programs have earlier application deadlines. Absolute deadlines for admission consideration are: Fall semester, Aug. 1; Spring semester, Dec. 1; Summer sessions, April 15. International applicants must have all materials submitted by April 1 for fall semester admission, by Oct. 1 for the spring semester, and by March 1 for the summer session, but it is recommended that all materials required for application be received by the admissions office at least nine months before the applicant wishes to begin their studies.

Applications received after the deadline, including non-degree and readmits, will be deferred to the next available semester. The recommended deadline for fall semester graduate assistantship consideration is Feb. 1, although departments/programs may have earlier deadlines.

Previously Enrolled or Currently Enrolled at Fayetteville. For those previously enrolled or currently enrolled at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, the Graduate School obtains transcripts from the Registrar’s Office. For a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (baccalaureate degree), the only transcripts required are those from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and those from each institution attended after completing the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, degree. Anyone who was previously enrolled but who is not currently enrolled in the University of Arkansas Graduate School is required to submit official transcripts from institutions attended after the University of Arkansas Graduate School enrollment. (See Admission Classification: Readmission.) All requirements for the master’s and specialist degrees must be completed within six years; all requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed within seven years. Absence from the University does not change these time limits.

Admission is for a Specific Semester Only. Applicants who wish to change their date of entry after submitting an application must notify the Graduate School Admissions Office; applicants who have already been admitted should also notify the program in which they plan to major. Application materials for applicants who apply for admission but who do not subsequently enroll will be retained by the Graduate School Admissions Office for one calendar year from the date of the applicant’s original proposed semester of entry. However, applicants must file a new Application for Admission (no fee) to notify the Graduate School of their request for reconsideration. Applicants who are admitted but do not enroll for one year or more after admission must submit an application for admission, application fee, and have an official copy of the student’s academic record sent from each college or university attended and follow procedures for initial admission.

Admission to Graduate Standing. Official notice of the decision concerning admission will be sent from the Graduate School. Admission will not be granted until all requirements are met, and graduate credit will not be granted retroactively except as specified in the Retroactive Graduate Credit Policy. Further, admission to graduate standing does not automatically constitute admission to a specific program of study leading to a graduate degree. Therefore, in addition to satisfying the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants must comply with the program requirements and have the approval of the program in which they desire to pursue graduate study. It should be emphasized that students may not earn graduate credit in any course unless they have been admitted to the Graduate School.

Adviser. At the time of admission to a degree program of the Graduate School, the student is assigned to a major adviser. The appointment of the adviser is made in the student’s major program and is determined primarily by the student’s particular areas of interest in the field. Detailed information regarding the student’s program of study may be secured from the appropriate department chairperson or program director.

The following table provides a brief outline of minimum requirements for admission to a degree program and for graduation from the program.

See the Objectives and Regulations chapter and each degree program for full information about admission and graduation requirements.

Degree Program	Degree Abbr.	Test Req. for Admission	Letter of Rec.	Department Application & Admission Requirements	Dissertation or Thesis Required	Foreign Language Required for Grad.
Accounting 1	M.Acc.	GMAT	3B	B	No	No
Accounting 1	Ph.D.	GMAT	3B	B	Yes	No
Adult and Lifelong Learning	Ed.D.	GRE	No	Y	Yes	No
Adult and Lifelong Learning	M.Ed.	GRE	No	Y	No	No
Agricultural Economics	M.S.	GRE	3	Stmt of Purpose	Opt	No
Agricultural and Extension Education	M.S.	GRE or MAT	Yes	No	Opt	No
Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences	M.S.	Opt.	No	No	No	No
Animal Science	M.S.	GRE	3	No	Opt	No
Animal Science	Ph.D.	GRE	3	No	Yes	No
Anthropology	M.A.	GRE	3	B	Opt	No
Anthropology	Ph.D.	GRE	3B	Yes	Yes	Yes
Art	M.F.A.	No	3	B+Images	Yes	No
Athletic Training	M.A.T.	GRE	3	Essay	Opt	No
Biological Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Biological Engineering 4	M.S.B.E.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	Opt
Biology	M.S.	G	3	Yes	Yes	No
Biology	Ph.D.	G	3	Yes	Yes	No
Biomedical Engineering	M.S.B.M.E.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Biomedical Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Business Administration 1	M.B.A.	GMAT, GRE	3B	B	Yes	No
Business Administration 1	Ph.D.	GMAT	3B	B	Yes	No
Cell and Molecular Biology	M.S.	GRE	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cell and Molecular Biology	Ph.D.	GRE	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Chemical Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	Opt	Yes	Yes	No
Chemical Engineering 4	M.S.Ch.E.	GRE	Opt	Yes	Opt.	No
Chemistry	M.S.	GRE	3	No	Yes	No
Chemistry	Ph.D.	GRE	3	No	Yes	No
Civil Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	3	No	Yes	No
Civil Engineering 4	M.S.C.E.	GRE	No	No	Opt	No
Clinical Occupational Therapy	O.T.D.
Communication Sciences and Disorders	M.S.	GRE	Yes	Centralized Electronic Application	No	No
Communication	M.A.	GRE	3	Writing Sample +Stmt of Goals	Opt	No
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies	M.A.	GRE	3	B	Opt	Yes
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies	Ph.D.	GRE	3	B	Yes	Yes
Computer Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Computer Engineering 4	M.S.Cmp.E.	GRE	3	Yes	Opt	No
Computer Science	M.S.	GRE	3	Stmt of Purpose	Opt	No
Computer Science	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Counseling	M.S.	No	3B	Yes	Opt	No
Counselor Education and Supervision	Ph.D.	GRE	3B	Yes	Yes	No
Creative Writing	M.F.A.	GRE	3B	B	Yes	No
Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences	M.S.	No	3	Stmt of Purpose+3 ref letters	Yes	No
Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences	Ph.D.	No	3	Stmt of Purpose+3 ref letters	Yes	No
Curriculum and Instruction	Ed.S.	GRE	No	No	No	No
Curriculum and Instruction	M.Ed.	GRE	No	No	No	No
Curriculum and Instruction	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Economics 1	M.A.	GRE	3B	B	Opt	No
Economics 1	Ph.D.	GRE	3B	B	Yes	No
Education Policy	Ph.D.	GRE	2	B	Yes	No
Educational Leadership	Ed.D.	GRE	3B	Yes	Yes	No
Educational Leadership	Ed.S.	GRE, SLLA	3B	Yes	No	No
Educational Leadership	M.Ed.	No	No	No	Opt	No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	Ph.D.	GRE	Opt	Yes	Yes	No
Educational Technology	M.Ed.	No	3	Yes	Opt	No
Electrical Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Stmt of Goals	Yes	No
Electrical Engineering 4	M.S.E.E.	GRE	3	Stmt of Goals	Opt	No
Elementary Education	M.A.T.	No	No	Yes	No	No
Engineering	M.S.	Opt.	No	B	No	No
English	M.A.	GRE	3B	B+Writing Sample+Stmt of Purpose	Opt	Yes
English	Ph.D.	GRE	3	B	Yes	Yes
Entomology	M.S.	GRE	3	CV and	Yes	No
Entomology	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Stmt of Goals	Yes	Opt
Environmental Dynamics	Ph.D.	GRE	3	B+Writing Sample+Stmt	Yes	No
Environmental Engineering 4	M.S.En.E	GRE	No	No	Opt	No
Finance 1	Ph.D.	GMAT	3B	B	Yes	No
Food Science	M.S.	GRE	2	Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Food Science	Ph.D.	GRE	2	Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
French	M.A.	No	Yes	No	No	No
Geography	M.A.	No	3	Yes	Yes	No
Geology	M.S.	No	3	No	Yes	No
Geosciences	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
German	M.A.	No	3	Writing Sample+Stmt of Purpose	No	No
Health, Sport and Exercise Science	Ph.D.	GRE	3	CV+Stmt of Interest	Yes	No
Higher Education 3	Ed.D.	GRE, MAT	3B	Yes	Yes	No
Higher Education 3	M.Ed.	GRE	3B	Yes	Opt	No
History	M.A.	GRE	3	B	Yes	No
History	Ph.D.	GRE	3	B	Yes	Yes
Horticulture	M.S.	Opt	3	No	Yes	No
Human Environmental Sciences	M.S.	GRE	3	No	Opt	No
Human Resource and Workforce Development Education	Ed.D.	GRE	No	Yes	Yes	No
Human Resource and Workforce Development Education	M.Ed.	GRE	No	No	No	No
Industrial Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	3	CV+Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Industrial Engineering 4	M.S.I.E.	GRE	3	CV+Stmt of Purpose	Opt	No
Information Systems 1	M.I.S.	GMAT, GRE	3B	B	No	No
Information Systems 1	Ph.D.	GMAT, GRE	3B	B	Yes	No
Journalism	M.A.	GRE	3	CV +Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Management 1	Ph.D.	GMAT, GRE	3B	B	Yes	No
Marketing 1	Ph.D.	GMAT, GRE	3B	B	Yes	No
Mathematics	M.S.	GRE	3	Stmt of Purpose	Opt	No
Mathematics	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Mechanical Engineering	M.S.	GRE	Yes	CV+Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Mechanical Engineering	Ph.D.	GRE	Yes	CV+Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Mechanical Engineering 4	M.S.M.E.	GRE	Yes	CV+Stmt of Purpose	Opt	No
Microelectronics-Photonics	M.S.	P	3	B	P	No
Microelectronics-Photonics	Ph.D.	P	3	B	Yes	No
Music	M.M.	No	Opt	Dept Placemt Test	Opt	No
Nursing	M.S.N.	No	No	Yes	Opt	No
Operations Management	M.S.O.M.	No	No	No	No	No
Philosophy	M.A.	Opt	3	Yes	Yes	No
Philosophy	Ph.D.	Opt	3	Yes	Yes	Yes
Physical Education	M.Ed.	No	No	No	No	No
Physics	M.A.	P	3	B	No	No
Physics	M.S.	P	3	B	Yes	No
Physics	Ph.D.	P	3	B	Yes	No
Plant Pathology	M.S.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Political Science	M.A.	GRE	3	Writing Sample	Opt	No
Poultry Science	M.S.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Poultry Science	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Psychology	M.A.	GRE	3B	Yes	Yes	No
Psychology	Ph.D.	GRE	3B	Yes	Yes	No
Public Administration	M.P.A.	GRE	3	Writing Sample	No	No
Public Policy	Ph.D.	GRE	3	Yes	Yes	No
Recreation and Sport Management 3	Ed.D.	GRE	3	CV+Stmt of Purpose	Yes	No
Recreation and Sport Management 3	M.Ed.	GRE	No	CV+Stmt of Purpose	Opt	No
Secondary Education 2	M.A.T.	GRE	3	Yes	No	No
Secondary Mathematics	M.A.	No	No	No	Opt	No
Social Work	M.S.W.	GRE for below 3.0 GPA. No test for 3.0 GPA or above	3	Yes	Opt	No
Sociology	M.A.	GRE	2, 3P	Writing Sample+Stmt of Interest	Opt	No
Space and Planetary Sciences	M.S.	Opt	2	Yes	Yes	No
Space and Planetary Sciences	Ph.D.	Opt	2	Yes	Yes	No
Spanish	M.A.	No	No	No	No	No
Special Education	M.Ed.	No	No	Yes	No	No
Statistics and Analytics	M.S.	No	No	No	No	No
Supply Chain Management	Ph.D.	GMAT	3B	B	Yes	No
Teacher Education 2	M.A.T.	Praxis II	3	Yes	No	No
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	M.Ed.	No	2	Stmt of Purpose+Optional Writing Sample	Opt	No
Theatre	M.F.A.	No	3	Yes	Yes	No

Non-departmental students must obtain permission from department to register for courses in these fields.

An Educational Specialist degree is available in this area of study. See Curriculum and Instruction.

A Doctor of Education degree is available in this area of study. See Curriculum and Instruction.

A Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering is available in this area of study. See Engineering.