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Deadlines

The application portal for all degree programs opens on October 1 and closes for each program on the respective dates specified below. These deadlines refer to applications for enrollment in the fall semester of the subsequent academic year.
Graduate Application
PhD
December 1
Biology, French, Psychology, Chemistry
December 15
Anthropology, Art & Architectural History, Economics, English, History, Media Studies, Nursing, Philosophy (not accepting applications this cycle), Physics, Politics, Religious Studies
January 15
Astronomy, Classics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Music, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics
Master of Art
January 15
English, Linguistics
MARCH 1
Politics-Foreign Affairs and Government
January 15 - May 1
The following programs accept applications through May 1, with priority review of applications and admission decisions beginning on January 15.
Anthropology (not accepting applications this cycle), Biology, Environmental Sciences, European Studies (applications paused), French, History (priority review begins December 15), Linguistics, Media Studies, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish
Master of Fine Arts
December 15
Creative Writing
January 15
Drama (applications paused)
Master of Science
December 1
Biology
January 15
Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics