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Fall Admissions Schedule

Note: If a deadline date falls on a weekend, the deadline becomes the next business day.

October 22,

Last date for applicants to take the paper-based (PBT), general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in order for Vanderbilt to receive the scores by January 15, .

November 12,

Last date for applicants to take a subject Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in order for Vanderbilt to receive the scores by January 15, . (NOTE: Not all programs require a subject test. Please check with the program of your choice.)

November 19,

Last date for international applicants to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in order for Vanderbilt to receive the scores by January 15, .

December 1,

Last date for applicants to take the computer-based (CBT), general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in order for Vanderbilt to receive the scores by January 15, .

December 15,

Deadline for receipt of completed application form and all supporting credentials for a decision about fall semester admission for the PhD programs in Psychological Sciences and Religion.

December 31,

Deadline for receipt of completed application form and all supporting credentials for a decision about fall semester admission for the PhD programs in Community Research and Action, Leadership and Policy Studies, Special Education and Teaching and Learning.

January 15,

Deadline for receipt of completed application form and all supporting credentials for a decision about fall semester admission. Some programs have an earlier deadline. Please confirm specific deadlines with the program to which you are applying.

March 31,

Target date by which admission offers for fall semester will be mailed to all applicants whose files are complete by the deadline of the program you chose.

April 15,

Deadline for applicants to respond to offers of admission. If your reply is not received by April 15, the department may reallocate any offer of financial award.