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Graduate Admissions Requirements

AUB offers over 90 master's and PhD degrees that span the fields of humanities and social sciences, natural and computational sciences, health, nursing and medical sciences, agricultural and food sciences, business and economics, and engineering and architecture.

Applications to graduate programs may be submitted online for the fall and spring terms as per the following deadlines:

For On-campus Programs
Term	Application Window Status	Application Deadline	Decision Notification (Starting Date)	Classes Begin
Fall 2025-26	Closed	March 13, 2025	May 16, 2025	August 25, 2025
Spring 2025-26	Launching Date August 2025	November 6, 2025	December 15, 2025	TBA
For Online Programs
Term	Application Window Status	Application Deadline	Decision Notification (On a Rolling Basis)	Classes Begin
Fall 2025-26 (For all online programs except Online-MBA)	Open	August 13, 2025	August 19, 2025	August 25, 2025
Fall 1 2025-26 *7 week format - Only for Online-MBA*	Open	August 11, 2025	August 19, 2025	August 25, 2025
Spring 1 2025-26 *7 week format - Only for Online-MBA*	Launching Date October 23, 2025	January 2, 2026	January 7, 2026	January 12, 2026

Browse through our Graduate Studies brochure to explore our offered programs, funding opportunities, and get insights into the graduate student experience at AUB.

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