All Graduate Degree Programs

• Spring 2016 Admission: Admission for the spring semester is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the M.P.H. degree programs and the M.S in Kinesiology degree program in Athletic Training. These two degree programs only admit students for fall semester entry. For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. October 1, 2015 is the priority deadline for application for spring semester admission to graduate degree programs. The application system closes on November 15, 2015.
• Summer 2016 Admission: Admission for the summer term is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the M.P.H. degree programs and the M.S in Kinesiology degree program in Athletic Training. These two degree programs only admit students in the fall semester entry. For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. December 15, 2015 is the priority deadline for application for summer term admission to graduate degree programs. The application system closes on January 16, 2016.
• Fall 2016 Admission: Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible, particularly those students who intend to apply for an assistantship. Applicants must have a completed application submitted in SOPHAS by January 15, 2016 in order to receive full consideration for an assistantship. International students, regardless of intention to apply for an assistantship, should also submit a completed application by January 15, 2016 to allow for additional processing time for international transcripts as well as the immigration process for admitted students. The application system will close on May 1, 2016 for fall admission. Applications completed by this date will receive full consideration for admission.

Master's Degree Programs with Earlier Application Deadlines

For admission to the following master's degree programs, all required application materials must be received by the dates specified below.

• Athletic training Master's degree program—Admission for fall term only. Review of applications for fall-term admission begins December 15, 2015. (Highly selective; fewer than 10 applicants admitted annually.)

Ph.D. Degree Programs

In general, fall-term doctoral admission decisions are made by the end of April. The doctoral admissions committee does not normally meet in May, June, July, or August. Therefore, all required application materials must be received and reviewed with a resulting admission decision by April 30.

Assistantships, Fellowships, or Scholarships

Master's and doctoral applicants seeking consideration for assistantships, fellowships, or scholarships must be admitted before January 15, 2016 to be considered for the 2016-2017 academic year. Only the credentials of admitted students will be reviewed for assistantship appointments. This review begins February 1, 2016.