Missouri State University

Graduate College

Future Students

Program of Study

Each individualized program will be structured by the advisory committee in consultation with the student. The academic background, professional experience, academic objectives, and personal needs will be considered in establishing the individual's program.

Students may elect areas of primary emphasis in the following departments: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology and Planning, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Technology.

Students may elect areas of secondary emphasis in the following departments: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology and Planning, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, and Technology.

Important dates

  • The deadline to apply for Spring 2012 (May) graduation and have your name printed in the commencement program is Friday, March 30. Submit Now!
  • The thesis deadline for Spring 2012 is Monday, April 23.
  • Deadline for submission of comprehensive exam results to the Graduate College is Thursday, May 10.
  • Spring 2012 Commencement is Friday, May 18.

Calendar Items

Special notice regarding email communication

The Graduate College regularly shares useful/important information with graduate students, using the campus email.  These may occasionally get directed into your junk email box. 

We urge you to check your junk email box periodically, identify our emails as “not junk,” and check the settings on your email to ensure that it is not filtering out our messages.