| Degree Program | Admission Requirements and Deadlines |
| Accounting (M.P.A.) College of Business | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- GMAT scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal, or analytical).
- Proficiency in foundation business courses and accounting courses.
- Official Transcripts
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Administration (M.Ed.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- Official Transcripts
- Teaching certification
- Signed Code of Ethics
- Transcript Evaluation Form completion
- Conditional admission requirements also accepted
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Agriculture (Ph.D.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) from Masters or 3.0 GPA on Masters coursework (not including thesis, research, or directed studies hours)
- Official Transcripts
- Department of Agricultural Sciences Application Packet
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Agriculture (M.S.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Minimum 3.0 GPA in last 60 hours or 2.75 overall undergraduate degree
- Official Transcripts
- Minimum 3.0 GPA for assistantships
- Department of Agricultural Sciences Application Packet
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Agriculture/Animal Science (M.S.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Minimum 3.0 GPA in last 60 hours or 2.75 overall undergraduate degree
- Official Transcripts
- Minimum 3.0 GPA for assistantships
- Department of Agricultural Sciences Application Packet
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Agriculture/Plant, Soil, and Environmental Science (M.S.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Minimum 3.0 GPA in last 60 hours or 2.75 overall undergraduate degree
- Official Transcripts
- Minimum 3.0 GPA for assistantships
- Department of Agricultural Sciences Application Packet
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Biology (M.S.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Hold a bachelor’s degree in biology, environmental science, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- Satisfactory official GRE scores taken within the last 5 years.
- GPA minimum of 2.6 or a minimum of 2.85 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.
- Official Transcripts
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Business Provisional
(5300 Code) College of Business | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
- GMAT score
- Official transcripts
- Resume showing career progression
- Statement of goals for pursuing a graduate business degree
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Summer)
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| Business (M.B.A.) College of Business | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
- GMAT score
- Official transcripts
- Resume showing career progression
- Statement of goals for pursuing a graduate business degree
- Proficiency in foundation business courses
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Summer)
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| Communication (M.A.) Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher (overall or last 60 hours)
- Official Transcripts
- Letter of recommendation from a faculty member, supervisor or other professional
- Writing sample (academic paper, publication, or other demonstration of writing ability)
- Conditional admission requirements also accepted. The GRE is required for applicant's whose GPA is below 3.0.
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Communication Disorders (M.S.) College of Nursing and Health Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher in the last 30 hours of coursework completed in Communication Disorders
- A 500 word autobiography describing your decision to pursue the M.S. Communication Disorders program
- Three letters of recommendation
- Interview with graduate Communication Disorders faculty as needed
- Please visit the Communication Disorder's website for additional information
- Deadline: January 15 (Fall)
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| Counseling (Clinical Mental Health) (M.A.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Minimum composite score of 1500, calculated by GRE + (last 60 hours GPA x 200),
- Minimum of 400 on the GRE verbal section
- 12 hours of psychology and/or six hours of psychology courses and six hours of educational courses; general psychology and abnormal psychology are required
- Completion of departmental application, including three letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- Letter of interest
- Resume
- All students are conditionally admitted for the first six hours
- Full admission comes after the formal interview
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Counseling (School) (M.Ed.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Minimum composite score of 1500, calculated by GRE + (last 60 hours GPA x 200),
- Minimum of 400 on the GRE verbal section
- 12 hours of psychology courses and/or six hours of psychology and educational courses; general psychology and abnormal psychology are required
- Completion of departmental application, including three letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- Letter of interest
- Resume
- Teaching certificate and two years of teaching experience (at time of graduation)
- All students are conditionally admitted for the first six hours
- Full admission comes after the formal interview
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Criminal Justice Studies (M.A.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- Official Transcripts
- Condition admission requirements also accepted
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- Official Transcripts
- Approval of an application screening process, including a review of past academic performance
- Conditional admission requirements also accepted
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed)
with an emphasis on Reading College of Education and Social Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on all undergraduate work or last 60 hours
- Teacher certification
- Official Transcripts
- Personal letter
- 2 Letters of recommendation from academic area
- Writing sample
- Resume
- Conditional admission requirements also accepted
- To be removed from conditional admission, a student must maintain a 3.25 GPA in the first 12 hours of graduate coursework.
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed)
with an emphasis on Special Education College of Education and Social Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher
- Official Transcripts
- Letter of interest that clarifies academic and professional goals
- Student will need program advisor's consent to be removed from conditional status
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Educational Diagnostician (M.Ed.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher
- Official Transcripts
- Valid teaching certificate and two years teaching experience prior to taking the certification test
- Letter of interest that clarifies academic and professional goals
- Student will need program advisor's consent to be removed from conditional status
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Engineering Technology (M.S.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- GRE Scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal or analytical)
- Official Transcripts
- Conditional admission requirements also accepted
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| English (M.A.) Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- GRE Scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal, or analytical)
- Official transcripts
- 30 semester hours of English
- Letter of interest
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Environmental Science (M.S.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Bachelors in biology, environmental science, or related field
- Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.6 or 2.85 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work
- GRE scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal, or analytical)
- Official Transcripts
- Conditional admission requirements also accepted
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Finance and Economics (M.S.) College of Business | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
- GMAT scores
- Official transcripts
- Resume showing career progression
- Statement of goals for pursuing a MSFE degree
- Proficiency in foundation business courses
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| History (M.A.) Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- GRE Scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal, or analytical).
- Official transcripts
- A writing sample or a two to three page typed essay over a topic selected by the history graduate advisor
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Instructional Design and Technology (M.Ed.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Official transcripts
- Letter of Interest
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A. and M.S.) Graduate School | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher
- Official transcripts
- Two-page essay addressing the following:
- What are your education and career goals?
- How will an Interdisciplinary Studies degree help you meet these goals?
- What three disciplines will you study?
- What specific learning outcomes will be achieved through this program?
- Disciplines may require additional application requirements
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Interdisciplinary Studies with an Emphasis in Professional Chemistry (M.S.) | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
- GRE scores
- Official transcripts
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
- For more information, please contact Dr. Nick Flynn at 806-651-2542 or nflynn@wtamu.edu.
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| Mathematics (M.S.) College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering | - Bachelors degree in mathematics or completion of leveling coursework
- Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
- Official transcripts
- GRE scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal or analytical). Requirement waived for students holding a bachelors degree in mathematics from WTAMU.
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Music (M.A.) Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities | - Bachelors degree in music
- Official transcripts
- Program audition
- Vocal students:
Total of four selections with four languages represented - German, English, Italian:
- Aria from either opera or oratorio
- Art songs - Instrumental students:
Two music pieces that are contrasting and demonstrate musicality and technical proficiency - Placement test for leveling courses
- Music advisory examination in the area of music theory, music history, and performance area
- Letter of interest - Applicants will need to discuss their performance medium and how a graduate degree in music will help achieve their professional goals.
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Music (M.M.) Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities | - Bachelors degree in music
- Official transcripts
- Program audition
- Vocal students:
Total of four selections with four languages represented - German, English, Italian:
- Aria from either opera or oratorio
- Art songs - Instrumental students:
Two music pieces that are contrasting and demonstrate mucicality and technical proficiency - Placement test for leveling courses
- Music advisory examination in the area of music theory, music history and performance area
- Letter of interest
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Nursing (M.S.N.) College of Nursing and Health Sciences | - Official transcripts for all schools and confirming a minimum of a BSN degree from a CCNE- or NLN- accredited school fo nursing
- Verification of an active, unrestricted RN liscensure in the state in which practica will be completed.
- Minimum of 3.0 G.P.A with no grade below "C" for the last 60 hours
- Completion of a basic statistics course with a grade "C" or higher
- Verification of current CPR certification and required immunizations, including Hepatitis B
- For the Family Nurse Practioner role, prospective students must have verification of at least two years of recent clinical practice as an RN
- For all MSN students, a proctored analytical writing submission will be administered prior to the application deadline. Contact dmoore@wtamu.edu for an appointment for the writing activity when the above application requirements are met
- Deadlines: April 1 (Fall) and November 1 (Spring)
- Due to the number of online classes required for the M.S.N., this program is not available to international students studying on a student visa.
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| Psychology (M.A.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Complete department application
- Letters of recommendation, using form provided by the department
- Personal statement
- Bachelors degree in psychology or substantial equivalent
- Official transcripts
- Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) in last 60 hours of 3.0 or higher
- GRE verbal score not below the 50th percentile, GRE quantitative score not below the 25th percentile, and GRE analytical score is 4.0 or above.
- All other applications will be reviewed for conditional admission by program faculty
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| School Psychology (S.S.P) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Complete department application
- Letters of recommendation, using form provided by the department
- Personal statement
- Bachelors degree in psychology or substantial equivalent
- Official transcripts
- Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) in last 60 hours of 3.0 or higher
- GRE verbal score not below the 50th percentile, GRE quantitative score not below the 25th percentile, and GRE analytical score is 4.0 or above.
- All other applications will be reviewed for conditional admission by program faculty
- Deadlines: April 1st for Fall admission. Spring admission available on a limited basis.
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| Social Work (M.S.S.W.)
Advanced Standing College of Education and Social Sciences | - Degree from CSWE accredited program
- Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in social work classes
- Official transcripts
- Admission essay
- Two letters of recommendation using the required form
- Deadline: Feb. 15 for Fall admissions
- New students admitted only in the fall semester
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| Social Work (M.S.S.W.)
General Standing College of Education and Social Sciences | - Degree from an accredited program
- Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework
- Admission essay
- Two letters of recommendation using the required form
- Deadline: Feb. 15 for fall admissions
- New students admitted only in the fall semester
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| Sports and Exercise Science (M.S.) Exercise Science Emphasis College of Nursing and Health Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
- GRE scores in the 25th percentile or higher in all three test areas (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing)
- Official Transcripts
- Letter of introduction addressing your interest in the program, academic and professional goals, and giving identity to the program focus of your choice.
- All applications will be reviewed for consideration
- Once admitted to the program, student may not make any grade below a B in all coursework
- Suggested dates to apply: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Sports and Exercise Science (M.S.) Sports Management Emphasis College of Nursing and Health Sciences | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
- GRE scores in the 25th percentile or higher in both verbal and analytic areas
- Official Transcripts
- Letter of introduction addressing your interest in the program, academic and professional goals, and giving identity to the program focus of your choice.
- All applications will be reviewed for consideration
- Once admitted to the program, student may not make any grade below a B in all coursework
- Suggested dates to apply: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)
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| Studio Art (M.F.A.) Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities | - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
- Official Transcripts
- Submit a one-page letter of intent or a one-page artistic statement.
- Submit portfolio or a collection of 20 images
- Interview with the major professor of the prospective student’s intended studio.
- Deadlines: March 1st for Fall admissions
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| Teaching (M.A.) College of Education and Social Sciences | - Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning
- Admission into one of WTAMU's alternative certification programs
- Submission of Graduate School application and fee
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