Graduate Admissions

This is an archived copy of the 2017-18 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; 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 Graduate catalog. 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 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 Graduate catalog. 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.