Tarleton State Grad Studies 2025

COLLEGE OF

GRADUATE STUDIES

ELEVATE YOUR FUTURE!

Graduate Degree Offerings

Minimum GPA Required*

Additional Requirements

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications (MS)

None

2.5

Agricultural Economics (MS)

None

2.5

Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (MS)

Departmental application and pre-approval

3.0

Agriculture in Animal Production (MAg)

None

2.7

Animal Science (MS)

Resume/Curriculum Vitae for Non-Thesis Students; Departmental pre-approval for Thesis students

3.0

DR. SAM PACK COLLEGE OF BUSIN Accounting (MAcc)

GMAT/GRE if below 3.0 GPA

2.5

Business Administration (MBA)

None

2.5

Human Resources Management (MS)

None

2.5

Information Systems (MS)

None

2.5

Logistics and Supply Chain Management (MS)

None

2.5

Management (MS)

None

2.5

Marketing (MS)

None

2.5

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Applied Psychology (MS)

GRE/GRE Subject/MAT/MFT if below 3.0 GPA

Child Development and Family Studies (MS)

None

2.5** 2.75

Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS)

Interview; program application and fee

3.0**

Curriculum and Instruction (MEd)

Departmental application

2.75

Educational Administration (MEd)

Departmental application (only applies to the Principal’s Certification track)

2.5/3.0

School Mental Health Counseling (MS)

Interview and program application

3.0**

Specialist in School Psychology (SSP)

Interview, curriculum vitae and additional essay questions

3.0 **

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Athletic Training (MSAT)

ATCAS application; interview

2.75**

Kinesiology (MS)

None

2.5

Medical Laboratory Sciences (MS)

Departmental application; departmental application fee

2.75**

Nursing (MSN)

Resume; BSN from an accredited institution; Current unencumbered RN license; Minimum C grade in a basic Statistics course; NursingCAS application

2.5**

Physician Assistant Medicine (MMSc)****

Interview

3.0**

Social Work (MSW)

Departmental application; resume; possible interview

2.5**

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE AR Communication Studies (MA)

None

2.5

Criminal Justice (MCJ)

Phone interview

2.5

English (MA)

Writing sample

2.75**

Music Education (MM)

None

2.5

Public Administration (MPA)

None

2.5

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEM Biology (MS)

None

2.5

Data Science (MS)

GRE if GPA below 3.0

2.5

Environmental Science (MS)

None

2.5

Mathematics (MS)

GRE if below 3.0 GPA

2.5

MAYFIELD COLLEGE OF ENGINEER Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (MS)

None

2.5

Computer Engineering (MS)

None

2.5

Construction Science and Management (MS)

None

2.5

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

None

2.5

Quality and Engineering Management (MS)

None

2.5

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Thesis optional

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No

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Yes, 3

Thesis optional

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No

None

No

None

No No

Online

Thesis optional

Waco

No

Fort Worth

Stephenville

Starting Semesters

Thesis/Dissertation Requirement

References or Recommendation Letter Requirements

Fall Spring Summer

Credit Hours Required for Completion

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None

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Thesis optional

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Yes, 1***

None

None

None

Upon request

None

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Yes, 2

None

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No

Thesis optional

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Yes, 3

Thesis optional

No

Thesis optional

Yes, 3

Graduate Research Project

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Yes, 3

None

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No

None

Yes, 2

Thesis optional

Yes, 3

Thesis optional

No No

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MASTER’S PROGRAMS Official transcript required for all *previous academic work with a required minimum 2.5 GPA (either cumulative or last 60 credit hours) unless otherwise indicated. Tarleton students and alumni should only submit official transcripts for academic work completed after their enrollment at Tarleton.

Minimum GPA requirement based ** on the last 60 credit hours earned.

Recommendation letter required *** for Principal’s Certification track only.

Tarleton State University has **** applied for Provisional Accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).

Tarleton State University anticipates matriculating its first class in April 2026, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the September 2025 ARC-PA meeting. Accreditation - Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding accreditationprovisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

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Thesis optional

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MATICS No

Thesis optional

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Project required

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No

Thesis optional

No

Thesis optional

No

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Thesis optional

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Visit the individual program pages for more detailed information at tarleton.edu/graduate.

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS Additional Requirements

Graduate Degree Offerings

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Natural Resource Sciences (PhD)

Departmental application, resume/curriculum vitae, and pre-approval

COLLEGE OF Counseling (PhD)

Must have a Master's degree in counseling or counseling-related field; Program application, writing sample, interview

Educational Leadership (EdD)

Electronic portfolio

Experimental Psychology (PhD)

Departmental application, interview and additional purpose statement

COLLEGE OF HE Occupational Therapy (OTD)****

OTCAS application; Interview; Observation hours with OTR/COTA

Physical Therapy (DPT)*****

PTCAS application and interview

COLLEGE OF LIBER Criminal Justice (PhD)

APPLY HERE

GRE waived for Fall 2026 admission; resume; research statement; Zoom interview

Official transcript required for all previous academic work with a required minimum 2.5 *GPA (either cumulative or last 60 credit hours) unless otherwise indicated. Tarleton students and alumni should only submit official transcripts for academic work completed after their enrollment at Tarleton.

**Minimum GPA requirement based on the last 60 credit hours earned. ***Recommendation letter required for Principal’s Certification track only.

The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program has applied for **** accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Visit the individual program pages for more detailed information at tarleton.edu/graduate.

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Yes, 3

Dissertation required

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3.0

Yes, 3

Dissertation required

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3.0

Yes, 3

Thesis and Dissertation

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3.0

No

Doctoral capstone project

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86

2.5

Yes, 2

Doctoral capstone project

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114

Yes, 3

Dissertation required

Online

Dissertation required

Waco

Yes, 3

References or Recommendation Letter Requirements

Fort Worth

Stephenville

Starting Semesters

Thesis/Dissertation Requirement

Minimum GPA Required*

Fall Spring Summer

Credit Hours Required for Completion

E AND NATURAL RESOURCES 3.0

45

F EDUCATION 72 •

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EALTH SCIENCES

RAL AND FINE ARTS 3.3

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Graduation from a physical therapist education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy ***** Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta. org is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states. Candidacy is considered to be an accredited status, as such the credits and degree earned from a program with Candidacy status are considered, by CAPTE, to be from an accredited program. Therefore, students in the charter (first) class should be eligible to take the licensure exam even if CAPTE withholds accreditation at the end of the candidacy period. That said, it is up to each state licensing agency, not CAPTE, to determine who is eligible for licensure. Information on licensing requirements should be directed to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT;www.fsbpt.org) or specific state boards (a list of state boards and contact information is available on FSBPT’s website.

Tarleton State University is seeking accreditation of a new physical therapist [assistant] education program from CAPTE. The program is planning to submit an Application for Candidacy, which is the formal application required in the pre-accreditation stage, on November 1, 2025. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status is required prior to implementation of the professional phase of the program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in professional courses until Candidate for Accreditation status has been achieved.

Further, though achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation, it does not assure that the program will be granted accreditation.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

Graduate student scholarships available through Tarleton State University.

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APPLICANT CHECKLIST Graduate Admissions online application plus departmental application, as needed $50 non-refundable application fee plus department application fee, as needed Official transcripts from ALL previous undergraduate and graduate work submitted to the College of Graduate Studies

FINANCIAL AID

Score from GRE, GMAT or MAT, as needed

Apply for financial aid: choose.tarleton.edu/cogsfinaid Tarleton FAFSA code: 003631

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VETERAN SERVICES

Recommendation Letters, as needed

Ample financial aid is available, including need-based grants, scholarships, student loans, and payment plans.

Military-connected students may be eligible for additional financial aid.

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