Graduate Admissions

  

Start your graduate journey here.

Oregon State has over 90 majors in 11 colleges.

Majors, Minors, and Certificates
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Admissions Requirements

 

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Term Date
Fall 2025 September 24
Winter 2026 January 5
Spring 2026 March 30
Summer 2026 June 22

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Am I Ready?

Checked your program's page for additional requirements

Checked admissions and funding deadlines for your program

Checked if you need to identify a major professor before applying

Visit our guide to preparing for the graduate admissions process.

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Student Stories

Visit our student stories page to learn why graduate students chose OSU.

 

Have questions?

Submit your question.

Questions about a specific program? Visit the program's page to find the primary contact.

Questions about the Accelerated Master's Platform? Visit the AMP list to find participating program contacts.

 

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Did you know that there is a disease that threatens over a dozen bat populations across North America? William (Zach) Muniz (He/ Him), a graduate student in Wildlife Science with a focus in wildlife disease and genomics, hopes to solve this very problem.

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Meet Sarah Caballero (she/her), a Ph.D. student studying food science and technology. Her presentation of her research studying protective coatings on winevgrapes exposed to wildfire smoke brought home third place honors at the regional Three Minute Thesis® competition.