Graduate Applications Availabile

Program Options

Business

Applications accepted, Fall, Spring, and Summer

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Emphasis Options (Online)
    • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Health Care Administration
    • Leadership
    • Sport Leadership
  • Certificate Options (Online)
    • Business Leadership
    • Business Qualitative Skills
    • Business Quantitative Skills
    • Finance
    • Health Care Administration

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Counseling, M.A.

Note: Admission is not possible at this time for international students

Applications accepted, Fall and Spring

No longer accepting new applications for Spring 2026

  • Clinical Mental Health, MA (Online) 
  • School Counseling, MA (Online)
    • If you intend to declare the dual specialty (Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling) please apply to the School Counseling program only. More information regarding the dual option will be provided in your first semester if admitted.

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Certificate in School Counseling

Applications accepted, Summer

  • Certificate in School Counseling (Online) (Colorado Clinical Mental Health Counselors)

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Counselor Education & Supervision, Ph.D.

Note: Admission is not possible at this time for international students

Applications accepted, Fall

  • Counselor Education & Supervision, Ph.D. (Online)

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Cultural Resource Management

Applications accepted, Fall, Spring, and Summer

  • Cultural Resource Management, MA (Online)

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Kinesiology

Applications accepted, Fall, Spring, and Summer

  • Coaching, MS (Online) 
  • Sport Administration, MS (Online) 
  • Certificate in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Sport (Online) 

Applications accepted, Fall

  • Exercise Science, MS (On-campus in Alamosa, Colorado) 
  • Applied Sport Psychology, MS (Online) 

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Leadership in Education Administration & Development (LEAD)

No longer accepting applications.

  • LEAD, Superintendent License, MA (Online) 
  • Superintendent License (Online)
  • LEAD, Higher Education Administration and Leadership, MA (Online)
  • Certificate in Data Analytics and Decision-making in LEAD (Online) 
  • Certificate in Educational Policy in LEAD (Online) 
  • Certificate in Leadership in LEAD (Online) 

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Music Education

Applications accepted, Fall

  • General, MA (Online) 
  • Composition, MA (Hybrid) 
  • Conducting, MA (Hybrid) (no longer accepting applications)
  • Performance, MA (Hybrid) (no longer accepting applications)

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Public Administration

Applications accepted, Fall, Spring, and Summer

  • Master of Public Administration, MPA (Online)
  • Certificate in Public Sector Leadership (Online)

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Teacher Education

Applications accepted, Fall, Spring, and Summer

  • Master of Arts (Online)
    • Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
    • Curriculum & Instruction
    • Curriculum & Instruction Post-baccalaureate Initial Teaching Licensure Elementary Education
    • Curriculum & Instruction Post-baccalaureate Initial Teaching Licensure Secondary/K12 Education
    • Curriculum & Instruction STEM
    • Educational Leadership – Principal
    • Special Education (SPED)
  • Endorsements (Online)
    • Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
    • Educational Leadership – Principal
  • Licensure (Online)
    • Post-baccalaureate Initial Teaching License – Elementary
    • Post-baccalaureate Initial Teaching License – Secondary/K12
    • Special Education (SPED)
  • Certificate (Online)
    • Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Applications accepted, Fall

  • Mentor Endorsement (Online)

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

US History

Applications accepted, Fall, Spring, and Summer

  • U.S. History, MA (Online)
  • Certificate in Teaching of History at the College Level (Online)

Program Specific Admissions Information & Deadlines

Graduate Non-Degree Seeking Student

Students with a conferred bachelor’s degree may take up to 12 credit hours as a graduate non-degree seeking student. Official transcripts are required to apply. Non-degree students are not eligible for financial aid, and enrollment is based on availability and departmental approval. A new non-degree application is required each semester. Upon departmental approval, you will receive instructions to set up your Workday Student Account and register for approved courses. Review our graduate courses offered per semester here.

Graduate courses in Counselor Education (COUN) are not available as non-degree.

Graduate Educator Professional Development (PD) Online applicants, please proceed here.

  • Spring 2026 Application Opens October 29, 2025 (select when prompted “Graduate Non-degree” in Program of Study dropdown option)

Not all graduate programs are available for every semester or applicant type.

Application Questions?:

Office of Graduate Studies
graduatestudies@adams.edu
Calls: 719-587-8173
Texts: 719-937-8982