In addition to almost 90 graduate degree programs, UVM offers concurrent graduate degrees, interdisciplinary doctoral and accelerated masters programs.
Accelerated Entry to Master's Degree Program (AMP) is an early-entry program for UVM undergraduate students. It is not a separate degree.
Please consult the list below and "Academic Offerings" within our Graduate Catalogue for specific program requirements.
View Graduate College programs by school and college
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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College of Arts and Sciences
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College of Education and Social Services
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College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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Larner College of Medicine
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College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
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Grossman School of Business
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Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
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Cross College Interdisciplinary
Graduate programs
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Agroecology
Program: Agroecology
Degree: Certificate of Graduate Study, Micro-Certificate of Graduate Study
Deadline: Rolling
Coordinator: V. Ernesto Méndez
Animal Biosciences
Program: Animal Biosciences
Degree: A.M.P., M.S., Ph.D.
Deadline: Rolling
Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Jana Kraft
Community Development and Applied Economics
Program: Community Development and Applied Economics
Degree: A.M.P., M.S.
Deadline: Rolling or January 15 for funding AMP: May 1
Requirements: GRE optional for funding consideration. TOEFL of 90 or higher will be required for all international applicants (100 to be eligible for funding as a Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Coordinator: David Conner
Community Resilience and Planning
Program: Community Resilience and Planning
Degree: Certificate of Graduate Study
Deadline: Rolling
Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Asim Zia and Dr. Christopher Koliba
Dietetics
Program: Dietetics
Degree: M.S.D.
Deadline: February 1 priority; Rolling through April 20 if remaining spots are available.
Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Farryl Bertmann
Field Naturalist (Plant Biology)
Program: Field Naturalist (Plant Biology)
Degree: M.S.
Deadlines: January 15
Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Walter Poleman
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Program: Nutrition and Food Sciences
Degree: A.M.P., M.S.
Deadlines: February 15; Rolling thereafter
Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Paul Kindstedt and Dr. Amy Trubek
Plant Biology
Program: Plant Biology
Degree: M.S., Ph.D.
(Not currently accepting applications to M.S.)
Deadlines: Rolling until December 31 if remaining spots are available, priority deadline for funding December 1
Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Jill Preston and Dr. Michael Sundue
Plant and Soil Science
Program: Plant and Soil Science
Degree: M.S., Ph.D.
Deadlines: January 15
Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Josef Gorres and Dr. Stephanie Hurley
Public Administration
Program: Public Administration
Degree: A.M.P., M.P.A.
Deadlines: Rolling. AMP students must apply by the end of their Junior year to be considered.
Requirements: Applicants seeking funding are encouraged to email mpa@uvm.edu to inquire about available research assistantships for the current applicant year.
Coordinator: Travis Reynolds
Sustainable Development, Policy, Economics and Governance
Program: Sustainable Development, Policy, Economics and Governance
Degree: Ph.D.
Deadlines: Rolling; January 15 for funding
Requirements: GRE optional; completion of a master’s degree in a related field; completion of undergraduate level statistical methods course, completion of one graduate level course in research methodology, completion of one graduate or upper undergraduate level course in micro or macro economics
Coordinator: Asim Zia
College of Arts and Sciences
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Biology
Program: Biology
Degree: AMP, MS, MST, PhD
Fall Deadline: December 15
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Nicholas Gotelli
Chemistry
Program: Chemistry
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: April 1 (January 1 for priority consideration)
Spring Deadline: November 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Giuseppe Petrucci
English
Program: English
Degree: AMP, MA
Fall Deadline: February 1
Spring Deadline (AMP only): October 1
Additional Requirements: Writing Sample. No GRE required.
Coordinator: Helen Scott
Geology
Program: Geology
Degree: MS
Fall Deadline: February 15
Additional Requirements: GRE General recommended but not required
Coordinator: Julia Perdrial
Greek and Latin
Program: Greek and Latin
Degree: AMP, MA, MAT, Certificate of Graduate Study
Fall Deadline (MA, MAT): Rolling admission; February 15 for funding
Fall Deadline (CGS): March 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required. Writing Sample required.
Coordinator: Angeline Chiu
Historic Preservation
Program: Historic Preservation
Degree: AMP, MS
Fall Deadline: Regular Deadline is March 1. Late applications may be reviewed if openings are available through July 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Robert McCullough
History
Program: History
Degree: AMP, MA
Fall Deadline: March 1 to be considered for funding. No application is considered for Fall entry after May 1
Spring Deadline: November 1
Additional Requirements: Writing Sample: 10 pages showing use of primary sources
Coordinator: Sarah Osten
Psychology: General/Experimental and Clinical
Programs:
Psychology: MA
Psychology: Experimental
Psychology: Clinical
Degree: AMP, MA, PhD
Fall Deadline (MA, PhD): December 1
Fall Deadline (AMP): April 1 of Junior year
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator (Psychology - Clinical): Dr. Matthew Price
Coordinator (Psychology - Experimental): Dr. Donna Toufexis
Coordinator (MA and AMP): Dr. John Green
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Biomedical Engineering
Programs:
Biomedical Engineering (AMP, MS)
Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: An accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent education; no GRE required.
Coordinator: Amber Doiron
Biostatistics
Program: Biostatistics (AMP, MS)
Degree: AMP, MS
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: No GRE required. TOEFL of 90 or higher is required for all international applicants (100 to be eligible for funding as a Graduate Teaching Assistant).
Coordinator: Rich Single
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: GRE General (waived for AMP)
*GRE currently waived
Coordinator: Eric Hernandez
Complex Systems and Data Science
Program: Complex Systems and Data Science
Degree: AMP, CGS, MS, PhD
Fall/Spring/Summer Deadline (CGS, AMP): Rolling.
Fall Deadline (MS, PhD): Admissions ONLY for Fall Term. Deadline: Feb. 15.
No Spring or Summer Admissions for MS or PhD Program except for those applying to MS as an AMP applicant
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Laurent Hebert-Dufresne
Computer Science
Program: Computer Science
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Joe Near
Electrical Engineering
Program: Electrical Engineering
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Mads Almassalkhi
Mathematical Sciences
Program: Mathematical Sciences
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: January 15
Spring Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Joan (Rosi) Rosebush
Mechanical Engineering
Program: Mechanical Engineering
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Frederic Sansoz
Physics
Program: Physics
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: GRE General (waived for AMP)
Coordinator: Dennis Clougherty
Statistics
Program: Statistics
Degree: AMP, MS
Fall Deadline: Rolling, Priority deadline for funding January 1st
Spring Deadline: Priority deadline for funding October 1st
Additional Requirements: No GRE required. TOEFL of 90 or higher is required for all international applicants (100 to be eligible for funding as a Graduate Teaching Assistant).
Coordinator: Rich Single
College of Education and Social Services
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Counseling
Program: Counseling
Degree: AMP, MS
Fall Deadline: January 15
Additional Requirements: Resume, no GRE required
*AMP is currently not accepting applications
Coordinator: Julie Welkowitz
Counselor Education and Supervision
Program: Counselor Education and Supervision
Degree: PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling admissions until February 1
Coordinator: Nancy Thacker Darrow
Curriculum and Instruction
Program: Curriculum and Instruction (MED)
Degree: AMP, MEd
Summer and Fall Deadline: May 1
Spring Deadline: December 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Kathleen Brinegar
Programs:
Mid-level Education: AMP
Mid-level Education: MAT
Degree: the MAT is awarded through Middle-Level Education MAT
Summer Deadline: May 1. Program starts in Summer
Additional Requirements: Minimum of 18 credit hours in one academic discipline; minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 in undergraduate coursework and in the academic disciplines; resume; writing sample; demonstrated commitment to working with children and young people; no GRE required
Coordinator: Kathleen Brinegar
Programs:
Secondary Education AMP
Secondary Education MAT
Degree: the MAT is awarded through Secondary Education MAT
Summer Deadline: May 1. Program starts in Summer.
Additional Requirements: A major or its equivalent in a state-approved licensing area; minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 in undergraduate coursework; 3.0 in state-approved licensing area (major); demonstrated commitment to working with young people; no GRE required
Coordinator: Kathleen Brinegar
Education for Sustainability
Program: Education for Sustainability
Degree: CGS, MCGS
Fall/Spring/Summer Deadline: Rolling
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Simon Jorgenson
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Programs:
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (MEd)
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (EdD, PhD)
Degree: AMP, MEd, EdD, PhD
Summer Deadline (EdD): January 15
Summer/Fall Deadline (PhD): January 15
Summer/Fall Deadline (AMP, MEd): May 1
Spring Deadline (AMP, MEd): November 1
Additional Requirements (AMP, MEd): No GRE required
Additional Requirements (EdD): Resume, Writing Sample, no GRE required
Additional Requirements (PhD): GRE General, Resume, Writing Sample
Coordinator (AMP, MEd): Rebecca Callahan
Coordinator (EdD): Rebecca Callahan
Coordinator (PhD): Rebecca Callahan
Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration
Program: Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration
Degree: MEd
Fall Deadline: December 1
Additional Requirements: Resume, Writing Sample is optional, no GRE required
Coordinator: Jay Garvey
Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
Program: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
Degree: MEd
Spring, Summer, Fall Deadline: Rolling Admissions
Additional Requirements: Resume, Writing Sample, no GRE required
Coordinator: Cris Mayo
Resiliency-Based Approaches with Families, Schools, and Communities
Program: Resiliency-Based Approaches with Families, Schools, and Communities
Degree: CGS
Fall/Spring/Summer Deadline: Rolling
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Jessica Strolin-Goltzman
Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health and Inclusive Education
Program: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health and Inclusive Education
Degree: PhD
Fall Deadline: Application Reviews begin December 1st, final deadline February 15.
Coordinators: Shana Haines, Justin Garwood
Social Work
Program: Social Work
Degree: MSW
Fall Deadline: Advanced Standing Applicants: January 15; Priority deadline for regular applications: February 1 and will be continued to be reviewed until March 15.
Additional Requirements: Resume, Statement of Purpose serves as also a Writing Sample, no GRE required
Coordinator: Kelly Melekis
Special Education
Program:
Accelerated Master's Pathway (AMP) in Special Education
Masters in Special Education-Early Childhood Special Education (MEd)
Masters of Eduction (M.Ed.) in Special Education
Degree: MEd
Fall/Summer: Deadline: March 15
Spring Deadline: November 15
Additional Requirements: Must be licensed or eligible for licensure, no GRE required
Coordinator (Birth-Age 6 program): Kelly Swindlehurst
Coordinator (K-Age 21 program): Kelly Swindlehurst
Coordinator (AMP): Kelly Swindlehurst
Cross College Interdisciplinary
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Program: Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Degree: PhD
Fall Deadline: December 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required; TOEFL of 100 or higher is required for all international applicants
Coordinator: Dr. Matthew Poynter
Food Systems
Program: Food Systems
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline (PhD): January 15
Fall Deadline (MS): January 15
Fall Deadline (AMP): January 15 for 2nd-semester Juniors applying for the AMP in their senior year.
Spring Deadline (AMP): November 1 only for 1st-semester Seniors applying for the AMP.
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Teresa Mares
Interdisciplinary Study of Disabilities
Program: Interdisciplinary Study of Disabilities
Degree: Certificate of Graduate Study
Summer/Spring/Fall Deadline: Rolling Admissions
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Winnie Looby
Materials Science
Program: Materials Science
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
*Please note, the Materials Science program is not currently accepting applications for 2024
Fall Deadline:
Spring Deadline:
Additional Requirements: GRE General currently waived
Coordinator: Rory Waterman
Neuroscience
Program: Neuroscience
Degree: PhD
Fall Deadline: December 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required; TOEFL of 100 or higher is required for all international applicants
Coordinator: Dr. Anthony D. Morielli
Larner College of Medicine
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
NOTE: Medical Degree applicants, please consult the Larner College of Medicine website.
Biochemistry
Program: Biochemistry
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD- awarded through Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Fall Deadline: December 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required. TOEFL of 90 or higher is required for all international applicants (100 to be eligible for funding as a Graduate Teaching Assistant).
Coordinator: Dr. Robert Kelm
Clinical & Translational Science
Program: Clinical & Translational Science
Degree: Certificate of Graduate Study, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: Rolling
Spring Deadline: Rolling
Summer Deadline: Rolling
Additional Requirements: GRE General recommended but not required for admission
Coordinator: Amanda Kennedy
Medical Sciences
Program: Medical Sciences
Degree: MS
Fall Deadline: June 1
Summer Deadline: April 15
Additional Requirements: Applicants are required to have a BS or BA from accredited college or university, two semesters of general biology, general chemistry, and organic chemistry. Two semesters of physics preferred. MCAT and GRE not required.
Note: If you are intending to apply to pre-health professional schools in the future, including medical, dental, and physician assistant; labs are required.
Coordinator: Dr. Karen Lounsbury
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Program: Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD- awarded through Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Fall Deadline (AMP): Rolling
Fall Deadline (MS): March 31
Fall Deadline (PhD awarded though Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences): December 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Leigh Knodler (for AMP and MS programs only)
Pathology
Program: Pathology
Degree: MS
Fall Deadline: June 1
Summer deadline (Fellowship Applicants only): March 15
Additional Requirements: GRE General or MCAT official scores
Coordinator (MS): Bei Zhang
Coordinator (Fellowship): Joanna Conant
Pharmacology
Program: Pharmacology
Degree: AMP, MS
Fall Deadline (MS): Rolling
Spring Deadline (MS): Rolling
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Morielli
Public Health
Program: Public Health
Degree: AMP, MPH, Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health, Certificate of Graduate Study in Global and Environmental Public Health, Certificate of Graduate Study in Healthcare Management and Policy, Certificate of Graduate Study in Epidemiology
Fall Deadline (AMP): May 15
Fall Deadline (MPH and CGS): August 1
Spring Deadline (AMP, MPH and CGS): December 1
Summer Deadline (AMP): April 1
Summer Deadline (MPH and CGS): Rolling
Additional Requirements: Resume, no GRE required
Coordinator: Dr. Jan Carney
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Degree: MS
Fall Deadline: January 15
*All materials must be in CSDCAS and UVM Graduate College App must be submitted by the deadline dates
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Aaron Robinson (Admissions Specialist)
Interprofessional Health Sciences
Program: Interprofessional Health Sciences
Degree: PhD
Fall Deadline: February 15
*All materials must be submitted through the UVM Graduate College Application by the deadline dates
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Tiffany Hutchins
Medical Laboratory Science
Program: Medical Laboratory Science
Degree: AMP, MS
Fall Deadline (MS): April 1
Fall Deadline (AMP): March 15
Coordinator: Melissa Scheiber
Nursing
Program: Nursing
Degree: MS, Post-Master, DEPN, DNP
Fall Deadline (MS-CNL): April 1
Fall Deadline (MS-DCNL): December 8*
Fall Deadline (Post-Master): December 1 and April 1
Fall Deadline (DEPN): April 30*
Fall Deadline (DNP): April 1
*All materials must be in NursingCAS and UVM Graduate College App must be submitted by the deadline dates
Additional Requirements: No GRE required. NursingCAS is NOT required for Post-Master's
Coordinator: Aaron Robinson (Admissions Specialist)
Occupational Therapy
Program: Occupational Therapy
Degree: OTD
Fall Deadline: April 30, 2023
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Victoria Priganc
Physical Activity and Wellness Science
Program: Physical Activity and Wellness Science
Degree: MS
Fall Deadline: March 1 (extended to June 15)
Spring Deadline: December 15
*All materials must be submitted through the UVM Graduate College Application by the deadline dates
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Aaron Robinson (Admissions Specialist)
Physical Therapy
Program: Physical Therapy
Degree: DPT
Summer Deadline: November 15
*All materials must be in PTCAS and UVM Graduate College Application by the deadline date
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Aaron Robinson (Admissions Specialist)
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Ecological Economics
Program: Ecological Economics
Degree: Certificate of Graduate Study
Fall Deadline: February 1
Spring Deadline: November 1
Summer Deadline: April 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: TBD
Leadership for Sustainability
Program: Leadership for Sustainability
Degree: MPS
Fall Deadline: February 1, then rolling
Coordinator: Matt Kolan
Natural Resources
Program: Natural Resources
Degree: AMP, MS, PhD
Fall Deadline: January 1
Spring Deadline: November 1 **deadline extended to Dec. 1 for domestic applicants only (due to immigration/visa deadlines).
Summer Deadline: April 1
Additional Requirements: No GRE required. Applicants must have established a relationship with an advisor to be admitted.
Coordinator: Jon Erickson
Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability
Program: Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability
Degree: PhD
Fall Deadline: May 1 priority; then rolling
Additional Requirements: 3 Letters of Recommendation; Personal Statement; Resume; GRE is not required.
Coordinator: Matt Kolan
Grossman School of Business
Deadlines for applying and general program information.
Accountancy
Program: Accountancy
Degree: AMP, MAcc
Fall Deadline: Rolling Admissions prior to Spring, Summer and Fall start
Additional Requirements: GRE/GMAT not required; resume required.
Coordinator: Suzanne Lowensohn
Sustainable Innovation
Program: Sustainable Innovation
Degree: MBA
Summer Deadline: July 14
Additional Requirements: Resume
Coordinator: Kim Nolan
Sustainable Enterprise
Program: Sustainable Enterprise
Degree: CGS, MCGS
Spring Deadline: December 15
Summer Deadline: April 15
Fall Deadline: August 15
Additional Requirements: No GRE required
Coordinator: Barbara Arel
The policy of the Graduate College is that admission decisions must be finalized prior to the start of a semester (first day of classes in fall, spring, or summer session), and late admission decisions will not be approved retroactively. Applicants must submit all required materials well in advance of the semester in which they wish to matriculate, so that program faculty and chairs have suitable time to review materials and make admission recommendations to the Graduate College before the semester begins. Admission decisions made after the first day of classes in any semester will be for subsequent semesters.
Some programs accept applications even after the usual application deadline, or on a rolling admissions basis, assuming sufficient program capacity. Admission decisions for these programs are subject to the same policy stated above. Contact the program to determine if they will accept a late application, and if time exists to complete the application process prior to the start of the semester.