Completed applications received by these dates will receive full consideration. Late applications may be considered if circumstances permit and space is available in the program. Some programs do not accept applications after these deadlines. The priority deadlines for these programs will greatly affect financial assistance awards and application received after these deadlines may not be considered for financial assistance.
January 1 –Priority deadline for Materials Science Ph.D. and Earth Science and Engineering Ph.D. programs (for Fall semester).
March 1 – Priority deadline for all programs. Have an application submitted and complete for best consideration for financial support for all programs. (Petroleum Engineering, General Engineering and Geoscience programs have priority deadlines of March 1 for Fall semester and October 1 for Spring semester. The priority deadlines for these programs will greatly affect financial assistance awards and application received after these deadlines may not be considered for financial assistance.)
April 1 –Deadline for international student applications. (International students, who do not currently possess an I-20 and Visa, and who are applying to on-campus programs must have complete applications ready for committee review by April 1 for Fall semester and October 1 for Spring semester to insure timely delivery of I-20 materials. Not meeting this deadline can postpone acceptance and program entry by a semester.)