Graduate School
Earn Your Graduate Degree
Explore the exciting opportunities available for completing your advanced degree at SIU. Join the many successful alumni who have chosen SIU as their preferred destination. Follow the links to select a graduate program, review admission requirements, explore financial aid options, and register for classes. We are thrilled about your interest in SIU and can't wait to embark on this journey with you!
Explore Grad Admissions
You must meet minimum general Graduate School requirements to be eligible to be considered for admission by a department. To be eligible to be considered for admission to a graduate program, the following minimum GPA's are required:
For admission to a Master's program:
- 2.7 (on a 4.0 grading scale) on approximately the last two years of your Bachelor's degree
- Minimum GPA of 3.00 on all previous graduate coursework
For admission to a Ph.D. program:
- 3.00 on all previous graduate level coursework
Any student not meeting the above minimum GPA requirements, please see Non-Declared Admissions.
Popular Programs
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Zoology
Research is an essential component of graduate study in Zoology at SIU Carbondale. Our students acquire hands-on experience and expertise in their chosen specialty through intensive and original research.
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Architecture
Our energized campus/studio atmosphere fosters community support and scholarly discourse. Meanwhile, unique campus opportunities and activities allow students to customize degrees around individual professional goals.
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Computer Science
The M.S. degree program has been designed to provide students with relevant graduate-level education and to prepare them for careers as professional computer scientists or advanced doctoral-level studies.
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Public Safety Administration
Graduates of this program acquire enhanced problem-solving tactics and knowledge of complex public safety and homeland security solutions, ready to fulfill leadership roles.