Graduate Academic Programs
Admission
Application Deadlines
All Graduate Degree Programs
- Spring 2022 Admission: Admission for the spring semester is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: All MPH degree programs, MS in Kinesiology degree program in Athletic Training, MS Athletic Training degree program. The following PhD programs do not admit for spring terms: PhD Epidemiology, PhD Environmental & Occupational Health, PhD Health Behavior, PhD Human Performance Exercise Physiology, PhD Human Performance Biomechanics. The following programs will not be accepting applications for the spring 2022 term: MS Nutrition Science, MS School & College Health, MSR Park & Public Lands Management. For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. October 15, 2021 is the priority application deadline for spring semester admission. The application system closes on November 15, 2021.
- Summer 2022 Admission:Admission for the summer term is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: All MPH degree programs, MSK degree program in Athletic Training, all PhD programs. The following programs will not be accepting applications for the summer 2022 term: MS Nutrition Science, MS School & College Health, MSR Park & Public Lands Management .For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. January 15, 2022 is the deadline to apply for summer 2022.
- Fall 2022 Admission:Admission for the fall semester is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: MS in Athletic Training degree program (admits for summer only). The following programs will not be accepting applications for fall 2022: PhD in Human Performance Biomechanics and the MSR in Public Lands Management, MS Nutrition Science, MS School & College Health. 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, 2022 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 February 1, 2022 to allow for additional processing time for international transcripts as well as the time needed to complete immigration processes. The application portal will close on April 1, 2022 for fall admissions with the exception of the MPH degree program. That deadline is April 15, 2022. 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, 2021. (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, 2022 to be considered for the 2022-2023 academic year. Only the credentials of admitted students will be reviewed for assistantship appointments. This review begins February 1, 2022.