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PhD and MS Application Deadlines Heading link

Prospective students requesting application fee waivers must a) complete their applications and b) contact Professor James Freitag at jfreitag@uic.edu with a request by December 15, 2024.

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PhD students are admitted as a cohort each Fall semester, and the annual application deadline for both domestic and international students is December 15.

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The Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science admits qualified students on a competitive basis to its Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Master’s Degree in Statistics programs each semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer). International MS degree applicants new to the university are usually admitted in the Fall term only, due to the time required to issue I-20. To receive full consideration, all application materials must be received by these annual deadlines:

  • Fall semester: Domestic: December 15, International: December 15
  • Spring semester Domestic: October 1, International: July 15
  • Summer semester Domestic: March 15, International: December 15

Master’s of Science in Teaching degree programs have the following application deadlines:

Spring semester Domestic: October 1, International: July 15
Fall semester: Domestic: December 15, International: December 15