Applying to our MA or PhD Program

General Information

• We are accepting MA and PhD students for the next academic year.
  
  
• The application deadline is February 1 for the PhD program, and June 1 for the MA program. To be considered for funding, complete your application, including the submission of three letters of reference, by January 1.
  
  
• PhD applications are accepted for Fall Semester admission only. MA applications may be considered for Spring Semester admission.
  
  
• Students who originally applied to the MA program must apply separately to be admitted into the PhD program. A positive evaluation of the student's performance at the MA level will be the most important of the factors considered in evaluating applications to the PhD program.
  
  
• A master's degree is not required for admission to the PhD program.

Funding Opportunities

• The Department awards graduate assistantships to our most competitive PhD applicants, which include full tuition waivers, subsidized health insurance, and monthly stipends that could cover a substantial portion of living expenses in Miami.
  
  
• The graduate assistantships are paid over 12 months and require continuous enrollment throughout the 12-month period. These assistantships are renewable annually, subject to a standard review of the student’s academic progress and assistantship performance, for a maximum of four or five years. Students are responsible for miscellaneous university fees and the portion of health insurance costs not covered by the assistantships.
  
  
• While the graduate assistantships are mostly awarded in the form of teaching assistantships, research fellowships are occasionally available through our faculty’s external grants (such as from the National Science Foundation or National Institutes of Health). Their financial arrangement is approximately equivalent to that of teaching fellowships.
  
  
• Fellowships for existing PhD students are also available from UGS (University Graduate School) on a competitive basis. Click Here for the latest information on these fellowships and their application deadlines.

What We Look For

Our Graduate Program Committee uses the following criteria to evaluate and recruit students with training, skills, and intellectual interests that are suitable for the department.