Application Deadlines & Requirements

Summary of Program Deadlines & Requirements 

A summary of graduate application deadlines and requirements for programs housed within the Graduate School is directly below. Applicants seeking admission to a specific program should apply via the online application link associated with that program (see summary below). In many cases, academic departments have indicated firm application deadlines. Only completed applications, with supporting materials, will be forwarded by Howard's Office of Admissions (a separate Office from the Graduate School) to your prospective degree program, whose faculty will render a decision on your application. No applicant will be admitted without the recommendation of an academic unit. Also, consider the following deadlines for filing a timely application:

  • Departmental deadlines for admission and consideration of assistantship funding from departmental sources. Applicants should contact the academic departments to determine these departmental deadlines.
  • Applications submitted earlier (before the fall 2025 priority deadline indicated below for each program) will receive earlier consideration for admission and departmental funding opportunities. 

Application Deadlines & Requirements (Fall 2025 Entry)

Program Entry Requirements Webpage Degree Program Details Application for Fall 2025 Entry 2024-25 GRE Requirement Rec Letters Required Interview Required Master's Degree Required Fall 2025 Early Deadline (11:59 PM EST) Fall 2025 Priority Deadline (11:59 PM EST) Fall 2025 Final Deadline (11:59 PM EST)
African Studies
MA More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
African Studies
PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No Yes 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Online Applied Data Science & Analytics MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Atmospheric Sciences MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Atmospheric Sciences PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Biology PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Biomedical & Chemical Engineering PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Chemical Engineering MS More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Chemistry MS More Info GradCAS GRE Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Chemistry PhD More Info GradCAS GRE Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Civil & Environmental Engineering PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Clinical Psychology PhD More Info PSYCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24 1 Dec-24
Communication Sciences and Disorders PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 1 Apr-25
Communication, Culture, & Media Studies PhD More Info GradCAS GRE Required (taken within 3 years) 3 letters No Yes 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25
Computer Science MCS More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Computer Science PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Counseling Psychology PhD More Info PSYCAS Not Required 3 letters Yes No 1 Nov-24 1 Dec-24
Developmental Psychology PhD More Info PSYCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24 1 Mar-25
Economics MA More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Economics PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Educational Psychology PhD More Info PSYCAS Not Required 3 letters Yes (select applicants) No 1 Nov-24 1 Feb-25 1 Mar-25
Electrical Engineering PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
English PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Graduate Certificate in Faculty Preparation Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No Yes 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Graduate Certificate in International Studies Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters Yes Yes 1 Nov-24 1 Dec-24
History MA More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
History PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Mathematics PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Mechanical Engineering MEng More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Mechanical Engineering PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Medical Physics MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters Yes No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Neuropsychology PhD More Info PSYCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24 15 Jan-25
Nutritional Sciences MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters Yes (Dietetics track only) No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Nutritional Sciences PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No Yes 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Personality Psychology PhD More Info Not accpeting applicants n/a n/a No No Not accpeting applicants Not accpeting applicants Not accpeting applicants
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Physics PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Political Science MA More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Political Science PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
Public Health MPH More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Feb-25 15 Apr-25
School Psychology PhD More Info PSYCAS Not Required 3 letters Yes No 1 Nov-24 1 Feb-25 1 Mar-25
Social Psychology PhD More Info PSYCAS GRE Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24 15 Apr-25
Social Work PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No Yes 1 Dec-24 15 Jan-25
Sociology MA More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 15 Jan-25
Sociology PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No Yes 1 Dec-24 15 Jan-25
Speech-Language Pathology MS More Info CSDCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 1 Dec-24 30 Jan-25

Application Deadlines & Requirements (Summer 2025 Entry)

Program Entry
Requirements
Webpage
Degree Program Details Application for Summer 2025 Entry 2024-25 GRE Requirement Rec Letters Required Interview Required Master's Degree Required Summer 2025 Final Deadline (11:59 PM EST)
Online Applied Data Science & Analytics MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 15 Apr-25

Application Deadlines & Requirements (Spring 2025 Entry)

Program Entry
Requirements
Webpage
Degree Program Details Application for Spr 2025 Entry 2024-25 GRE Requirement Rec Letters Required Interview Required Master's Degree Required Spr 2025 Final Deadline (11:59 PM EST)
African Studies
MA More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
African Studies
PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No Yes 15 Nov-24
Online Applied Data Science & Analytics MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Atmospheric Sciences MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Atmospheric Sciences PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Chemical Engineering MS More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Chemistry MS More Info GradCAS GRE Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Chemistry PhD More Info GradCAS GRE Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Civil & Environmental Engineering PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Computer Science MCS More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Computer Science PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Economics MA More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Economics PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Electrical Engineering PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Graduate Certificate in Faculty Preparation Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No Yes 15 Nov-24
Graduate Certificate in International Studies Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies Cert More Info GradCAS Not Required 2 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Mathematics PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Mechanical Engineering MEng More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Mechanical Engineering PhD More Info EngineeringCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Nutritional Sciences (Nutrition and Experimental tracks) MS More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Nutritional Sciences PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No Yes 15 Nov-24
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24
Physics PhD More Info GradCAS Not Required 3 letters No No 15 Nov-24