If the deadline for your program of interest has passed, please inquire with the program to determine whether applications may still be reviewed or email/call the Office of Graduate Education (graduate@nku.edu or 859-572-6364).
International student application deadlines:
Fall: June 1
Spring: Oct. 1
| College of Arts and Sciences | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program | Fall Term Deadline | Spring Term Deadline | Summer Term Deadline |
| MA in English | Rolling | Rolling | Rolling |
| MS in Industrial-Organizational Psychology |
March 1 (priority) Aug. 1 (final) |
Dec. 1 | May 1 |
| MA in Integrative Studies | Aug. 1 | Dec. 1 | May 1 |
| Master of Public Administration | Aug. 1 | Dec. 1 | May 1 |
| MA in Public History | Aug. 1 | Dec. 1 | May 1 |
| Haile College of Business | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program | Fall Term Deadline | Spring Term Deadline | Summer Term Deadline |
| Master of Accountancy: Professional Concentration | July 1 | Dec. 1 | May 1 |
| Master of Accountancy: Accounting Practice & Reporting Concentration | July 1 | No Admission | No Admission |
| Master of Business Administration | FA 1: Aug. 7 | SP 1: Jan. 2 | SU 1: May 13 |
| FA 2: Sept. 18 | SP 2: Feb. 12 | SU 2: July 1 | |
| FA 3: Oct. 25 | SP 3: March 25 | ||
| Master of Business Leadership & Innovation | No Admission | No Admission | |
| College of Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program | Fall Term Deadline | Spring Term Deadline | Summer Term Deadline |
| Doctor of Education | Feb. 1 (priority) | No Admission | No Admission |
| Education Specialist - Education Leadership | July 1 (priority) Aug. 1 (final) |
Nov. 1 | May 1 (final) |
| Education Specialist - Teaching and Leading | July 1 (final) | Nov. 1 | April 1 (final) |
| MA in Education: Teacher as Leader | July 1 (final) | Nov. 1 | April 1 (final) |
| MA in Teaching | No Admission | No Admission | April 1 (priority) |
| Rank 1 - Teaching | Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
Nov. 1 | Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
| College of Informatics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program | Fall Term Deadline | Spring Term Deadline | Summer Term Deadline | |||
| FA 1 | FA 2 | SP 1 | SP 2 | SU 1 | SU 2 | |
| MS Computer Science | August 7 | January 3 | No Admission | |||
| MS Cybersecurity | Aug. 6 | Oct. 7 | Jan. 6 | Mar. 9 | May 4 | June 29 |
| MS Health Informatics | Aug. 6 | Oct. 7 | Jan. 6 | Mar. 9 | May 4 | June 29 |
| Certificate in Health Informatics | Aug. 6 | Oct. 7 | Jan. 6 | Mar. 9 |
May 4 | June 29 |
| MS Information Systems | Aug. 6 | Oct. 7 | Jan. 6 | Mar. 9 |
May 4 | June 29 |
| Certificate in Information Systems | Aug. 6 | Oct. 7 | Jan. 6 | Mar. 9 |
May 4 | June 29 |
| Certificate in Business Analytics | Aug. 6 | Oct. 7 | Jan. 6 | Mar. 9 |
May 4 | June 29 |
| College of Health and Human Services | ||||||
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| Program | Fall Term Deadline | Spring Term Deadline | Summer Term Deadline | |||
FA 1 |
FA 2 |
SP 1 | SP 2 | SU 1 | SU 2 | |
| MS in Health Administration | Aug. 7 | Oct. 4 | Jan. 3 | March 3 | April 28 | June 16 |
| Master of Science in Nursing | Aug. 7 | Oct. 4 | Jan. 3 | March 3 | April 28 | June 16 |
| Nurse Practitioner Advancement Certificate | Aug. 7 | Oct. 4 | Jan. 3 | March 3 | April 28 | June 16 |
| Post MSN Certificate | Aug. 7 | Oct. 4 | Jan. 3 | March 3 | April 28 | June 16 |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice: Post-Master's (online) | Aug. 7 | Oct. 4 | Jan. 3 | March 3 | April 28 | June 16 |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice: Post-Master's CRNA to DNP (online) | No Admission | No Admission | Aug. 31 | |||
| Doctor of Nursing Practice: NAP Specialization (BSN-DNP) | No Admission | No Admission | Aug. 31 | |||
| MS in Athletic Training | No Admission | No Admission | Rolling | |||
| MS in Cardiovascular Perfusion | February 1 | N/A | N/A | |||
| MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
Nov. 1 | Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
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| MS in Exercise Science | Rolling | Rolling | Rolling | |||
| MA in School Counseling | Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
Nov. 1 | Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
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(Advanced Standing Hybrid) |
No Admission | No Admission | Feb. 15 (priority) April 1 (final) |
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(Advanced Standing Online) |
June 15 (priority) August 1 (final) |
October 15 (priority) December 1 (final) |
February 15 (priority) April 1 (final) |
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(Standard Hybrid) |
No Admission | No Admission | No Admission |
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(Standard Online Only) |
June 15 (priority) August 1 (final) |
October 15 (priority) December 1 (final) |
February 15 (priority) April 1 (final) |
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| Rank 1 - School Counseling |
Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
No Admission | Feb. 1 (priority) April 1 (final) |
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| Chase College of Law | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Program | Fall Term Deadline | Spring Term Deadline | Summer Term Deadline |
| Master of Legal Studies | April 1 | No Admission | No Admission |
