Social & Behavioral Sciences
Special Requirements: GRE, letters of recommendation, personal statement
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Kathleen Blue
Phone: 6370
International Student Evaluation: General
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Hanh Huy Phan
Phone: 5276
Special Requirements: Program admits students in the fall semester only, resume, 2 letters of recommendation (form available from the dept.), statement of interest and goals; complete graduate assistant applications must be received no later than January 30.
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Maria Bevacqua
Phone: 5024
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference, undergraduate GPA of 3.0, letter of intent
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Ginger Schmid Phone: 2617
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference, personal statement
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Donald Ebel
Phone: 1561
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Charles Piehl
Special Requirements: Two letters of recommendation, and a letter explaining your interest in Minnesota State University, Mankato's history program
Phone: 5316
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Special Requirements: GRE general test results, subject test results are recommended, 3 letters of reference, personal statement, program application (available from dept.)
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Jeff Buchanan
Phone: 2724
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: GRE general test results, subject test results are recommended, 3 letters of reference, personal statement, program application (available from dept.)
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Daniel Sachau
Phone: 5829
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: see program web page
Deadline: see program web page
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Daniel Houlihan
Phone: 6308
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: Program admits students for the fall semester only.
Deadline: March 1st
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Scott Granberg-Rademacker
Phone: 6939
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: Official copies of all transcripts, 3 professional/academic recommendations, statement of preparedness to enter the program, MSW program application available on the department web page
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons Phone: 1287
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: 3 letters of reference, resume or curriculum vitae, a statement of purpose, and a sample of written work
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Steve Buechler
Phone: 5613
International Student Evaluation: General
Special Requirements: 2 letters of recommendation, statement of background and goals, including familiarity with technology (ex. Word, Excel, GIS, etc.)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Filipovitch Phone: 1714
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Special Requirements: 2 letters of recommendation, statement of background and goals, including familiarity with technology (ex. Word, Excel, GIS, etc.)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Filipovitch Phone: 1714
International Student Evaluation: Detailed
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Anthony Filipovitch
Phone: 1714
*These programs also offer degrees for licensed teachers interested in enrichment in a teaching area. Please contact the department for additional information. In some instances, the listed program coordinator will refer interested teachers to other departmental faculty members. These programs do not lead to initial teaching licensure. Students who desire initial licensure should consult the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Graduate Coordinators can be contacted by email. Email addresses at Minnesota State University, Mankato are typically in the following format: first-name.last-name@mnsu.edu. All campus email addresses are available in the directory.
Deadlines: Unless otherwise noted, applications for the fall are due on July 1 for the fall semester, and November 1 for the spring term. Applicants applying for a graduate assistantship are encouraged to apply by February 3, although many programs will continue to review assistantship applications until all positions are filled. Applicants applying for graduate assistantships and international applicants should apply well before any published deadlines. Please consult the appropriate section of the view book for additional information. Application deadlines may be extended or changed by individual programs at any time, and applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.