Graduate Admissions

This is an archived copy of the 2016-17 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.msstate.edu.

The Graduate School of Mississippi State University awards master's, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees through programs in the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Arts and Sciences; Business; School of Accountancy; Education; Bagley College of Engineering; Forest Resources; and Veterinary Medicine, Prospective students should visit the Graduate School website at http://www.grad.msstate.edu for information and to access the Bulletin of the Graduate School. Prospective applicants should also visit the website of the particular College of interest.

Application is an online process. Requirements include a statement of purpose and an official transcript(s) documenting a bachelor's degree and all work, undergraduate and graduate, completed following the initial bachelor's degree. The applicant must also submit names and email addresses of three persons who can confirm the applicant's academic admissibility to the graduate degree program. Specific programs may have additional requirements; consult the program's admission information in the Bulletin of the Graduate School. If necessary, contact the Office of the Graduate School by email at gradapps@grad.msstate.edu or telephone at 662-325-7400 for more information.