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Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Office of Graduate Studies offers advanced study under the direction of dedicated educators.<\/p>\n

Students in the graduate programs benefit from a faculty whose commitment to teaching, to research, and to other professional activities has resulted in national recognition in widely varying fields. Guidance from this faculty helps strengthen the academic and professional ability of students by increasing their knowledge of a subject, improving their capacity for independent study, familiarizing them with the research in their fields and training them to conduct meaningful research of their own.<\/p>\n

The mission of the graduate programs is not confined within the perimeters of the university.\u2002The programs also make a significant contribution to the community at large. As a result of their intense, concentrated study at Western, students are well prepared to enter society, not only as trained professionals and specialists, but also, in a wider context, as thoughtful, sensitive human beings with personal integrity and an appreciation of intellectual and political freedom.<\/p>\n

Much of this understanding is developed in professional in-service and pre-service programs through cooperative efforts with regional businesses, industry, government, social service, and educational agencies.\u2002Western\u2019s faculty and programs are dedicated to forging and maintaining such ties through the assessment of regional needs and continual interaction with community, business, professional, and academic organizations, an interaction which also helps to refine the graduate curriculum.<\/p>\n

Students applying for the first time should contact the Office of Graduate Studies. An appointment with a program coordinator (an advisor) will be arranged by the student as part of the admissions process.\u00a0 Requirements for all degree programs must be completed within a six-year period.<\/p>\n

Western Connecticut State University is authorized by the State of Connecticut to award the degrees of Master of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Music Education, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Health Administration, and Doctor of Education to candidates who have successfully fulfilled the requirements for these degrees and diplomas.<\/p>\n

The following degree programs are offered at the graduate level:<\/p>\n

Master of Science Degree Programs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Addiction Studies<\/p>\n

Applied Behavior Analysis<\/p>\n

Artificial Intelligence<\/p>\n

Counselor Education: School<\/p>\n

Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health<\/p>\n

Education: Option in Instructional Technology<\/p>\n

Education: Literacy and Language Arts<\/p>\n

Education: Special Education (K-12)<\/p>\n

Homeland Security<\/p>\n

Human Nutrition<\/p>\n

Integrative Biological Diversity<\/p>\n

Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist<\/p>\n

Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<\/p>\n

Master of Arts Degree Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

History<\/p>\n

Mathematics<\/p>\n

Master of Fine Arts Degree Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creative and Professional Writing<\/p>\n

Visual Arts: Painting<\/p>\n

Visual Arts: Illustration<\/p>\n

Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary<\/p>\n

Master of Business Administration Degree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Master of Business Administration<\/p>\n

Master of Health Administration Degree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Master of Health Administration<\/p>\n

Master of Arts in Teaching<\/strong> Degree Programs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Secondary Education: Biology<\/p>\n

Secondary Education: Chemistry<\/p>\n

Secondary Education: English<\/p>\n

Secondary Education: Mathematics<\/p>\n

Secondary Education: Social Studies<\/p>\n

Secondary Education: Spanish<\/p>\n

Master of Music Degree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Master of Music<\/p>\n

Doctor Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doctor of Nursing Practice<\/p>\n

Doctor of Instructional Leadership<\/p>\n

Doctor of Education in Nursing Education<\/p>\n

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Western Connecticut State University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graduate Admissions, Old Main 101<\/strong><\/p>\n

181 White Street
\nDanbury, CT 06810
\ngraduateadmissions@wcsu.edu<\/a> \/ (203) 837-8243<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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