Admissions Deadlines
Application Review and Deadlines for Graduate Degrees
Academic Terms for 2025-2026 Academic Year
| Academic Term | Dates |
|---|---|
| Spring 2026 |
January 12, 2026- April 24, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 |
May 11, 2026- August 21, 2026 |
The School for Graduate Studies has three 15-week terms in the Fall, Spring and Summer. Summer also includes an eight-week term.
Application Deadlines
Priority Deadline will receive priority review.
General Deadline will be reviewed by the graduate program but not on a priority basis.
Applications may be accepted after the general deadline and considered on a space-available basis. Contact grad@sunyempire.edu for more details.
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Spring 2026 |
Summer 2026 | Fall 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priority Deadline | General Deadline | General Deadline | Priority Deadline | General Deadline | |
| MS Applied Behavior Analysis* | - | - | - | 4/13 | 6/15 |
| Teacher Certification Programs (MAT, MAT Sped & MEd Sped)* | - | - | - | 6/1 | 8/7 |
| MA Adult Education | 10/1 | 12/5 | 4/10 | 6/1 | 8/7 |
| MA Higher Education | 10/1 | 12/5 | 4/10 | 6/1 | 8/7 |
| MEd Curriculum & Instruction | 10/1 | 12/5 | 4/10 | 6/1 | 8/7 |
| MBA Programs | 10/1 | 12/5 | 4/10 | 6/1 | 8/7 |
| MS Information Technology | 10/1 | 12/5 | 4/10 | 6/1 | 8/1 |
| All other Master's programs | - | 12/5 | - | 6/1 | 8/7 |
| EdD Educational Leadership & Change* | - | - | - | 2/2 | 3/2 |
| TESOL (Adv Cert & CAS) | - | - | 4/10 | - | 8/7 |
| All other Advanced Certificates | - | 12/5 | 4/10 | - | 8/7 |
* The M.A.T. programs, M.Ed. in Special Education, M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis,
and Ed.D. are not available for spring term admission.
