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Application Deadlines

Please adhere to the following deadlines for the program in which you are interested:

	Fall Term	Spring Term
PhD Program	Domestic: March 1 International*: February 1	No applications are accepted to our PhD program for Spring terms.

Master's Degree and Certificate Programs	Domestic: June 1 International*: May 1 For Scholarship Consideration: February 1	Domestic: December 1 International*: November 1 For Scholarship Consideration: November 1

Non-Degree Study	August 1	December 22

*Please adhere to the international student deadlines if your undergraduate or graduate study is from outside of the United States regardless of your citizenship or visa status.

Additional Notes:

All applications to our PhD program are reviewed at the same time. It is essential that all of the required credentials are received in the SPP Admissions Office by the application deadline listed above. Only complete applications received by the stated deadline are guaranteed to be reviewed for admission.

Master's degree applicants wanting funding consideration, must adhere to the early deadlines (Fall applicants: February 1; Spring applicants: November 1). It is essential that all of the application materials are received in the SPP Admissions Office by these dates. Only complete applications received by the stated deadline are guaranteed to be reviewed for scholarship consideration.
For those interested in applying to the MS in Organization Development and Knowledge Management, please note that applications are accepted for the Fall term only.

Reflecting Mason's diversity, the School of Public Policy's student body comes from numerous countries including Argentina, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iraq, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, and Venezuela.

Students are taught by a world-renowned faculty who are leading researchers in their field as well as top-notch practitioners in the world of public policy.

Each year, the Graduate Admissions Office recruits students from a wide geographic pool, traveling to at least 15 different states and multiple countries to attract the best and brightest applicants.

SPP students experience a first-class education at a very competitive cost.