Graduate Admission
The Graduate School coordinates graduate and post-graduate education throughout the university. The JMU Graduate School was established in 1954 when the State Board of Education authorized the university to offer programs leading to the Master of Science in Education degree. There have been over 14,750 graduate degrees awarded through 2011-12, and enrollment growth and ongoing development of graduate programs of distinction are key strategic initiatives of the university.
It is the mission of The Graduate School to support, facilitate and promote excellence in lifelong education through graduate programs of distinction, innovative outreach programs and a diverse student body.
The Graduate School is authorized to offer graduate programs leading to master's, Educational Specialist, Doctor of Audiology, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Psychology and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees. Many graduate programs also offer concentration areas. Refer to The Graduate Catalog for details.
The Graduate School offers the following programs and degrees:
- Accounting (M.S.)
- Adult Education/Human Resource Development (M.S.Ed.)
- Art Education (M.A.)
- Assessment and Measurement (Ph.D.)
- Biology (M.S.)
- Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.A./Ed.S.)
- College Student Personnel Administration (M.Ed.)
- Combined – Integrated Clinical and School Psychology (Psy.D./Ph.D.)
- Communication and Advocacy (M.A.)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (Clinical Audiology)(Au.D.)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders (M.S.; Ph.D.)
- Computer Science (M.S.)
- Counseling and Supervision (Ph.D.)
- Education – Fifth year format (M.A.T.)
- Education (M.A.T.; M.Ed.)
- English (M.A.)
- Exceptional Education – Fifth year format (M.A.T.)
- Exceptional Education (M.A.T.; M.Ed.)
- Health Sciences (M.S.)
- History (M.A.)
- Integrated Science and Technology (M.S.)
- Kinesiology – Fifth year format (M.A.T.)
- Kinesiology (M.S.)
- Mathematics (M.Ed.)
- Music (M.M.)
- Nursing (M.S.N.; D.N.P.)
- Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.)
- Performance/Conducting, Pedagogy, Literature (D.M.A.)
- Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.)
- Political Science – European Union Policy Studies (M.A.)
- Psychological Sciences (M.A.)
- Public Administration – Fifth year format (M.P.A.)
- Public Administration (M.P.A.)
- Public Administration – Offered in Roanoke (M.P.A.)
- School Counseling (M.Ed.)
- School Psychology (M.A.; Ed.S.)
- Speech Pathology (Clinical) (M.S.)
- Speech Pathology (Distance Learning in Virginia) (M.S.)
- Strategic Leadership (Ph.D.)
- Studio Art ( M.A.; M.F.A.)
- Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication (M.A.; M.S.)
All graduate program inquiries should be addressed to:
The Graduate School
James Madison University
17 West Grace Street, MSC 6702
Harrisonburg, VA 22807