Graduate and Professional School at UMKC :
UMKC currently offers more than 50 graduate degrees at the master's, educational specialist, professional and doctoral levels, plus a number of graduate certificates. Graduate students represent about 26 percent of the total campus enrollment. The graduate student population is diverse in ethnicity, gender and racial background. As an urban university, our programs strive to accommodate adult working students. Nearly two-thirds of all graduate students are enrolled part-time.

Professional Program Admissions (Dentisty, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy):

Students applying to the B.A. to MD (6-yr) program through the School of Medicine or applying to the Pharm.D. through the School of Pharmacy should complete the general application to UMKC and the supplemental application for their program of interest.  By applying online through this link you will automatically be sent all needed supplemental materials upon completion. 

Students applying to the MD Only program through the School of Medicine should choose one of these two options:

                                 MD Only - Read Below and Use This Link Only to Apply Online

1. Click here to apply online to the MD Only program.  By applying online through this link you will automatically be sent all needed supplemental materials upon completion. 

2. Click here if you wish to download and print hard copies of the UMKC application and the MD Only supplemental application materials.  If you choose this option, you will need to complete and mail in the UMKC application and MD Only supplemental application.  Please indicate on the UMKC application your desired degree program is MD Only.

Applications and supplemental forms must be postmarked by August 1.

 

M.S. in Anesthesia

Click here if you are interested in the Master of Science in Anesthesia Program. If you choose this option, you will need to complete and mail in the UMKC application and the MSA Only supplemental application. Please indicate on the UMKC application that your desired program is MSA Only.

 

Students applying to the School of Dentistry or School of Law should not complete the general application to UMKC and will need to apply for admissions directly through their specific program of interest.

Graduate Programs Admission Requirements:

The following are minimum requirements for admission to graduate study in all UMKC graduate programs.

1. A bachelor's or first-level professional degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. A satisfactory academic record.

For program-specific requirements, applicants should consult the pertinent degree program listing in this catalog.

Please Note: Many UMKC graduate degree programs require satisfactory scores from either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)(general and/or subject tests), the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Other academic units may require other national examinations.

Graduate Admissions Test applications and information can be obtained from the UMKC Counseling, Health, and Testing Center, (816) 235-1635, or by writing the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6004, Princeton, NJ 08541-6004.  

Ready to apply?
Click the red button at the bottom of the page, or click here to download a copy of the application that you can mail in.   If you are applying to the School of Dentistry of School of Law please contact those departments directly for an application.  If you are applying to the MD Only program through the School of Medicine please click the link ABOVE.