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    Provisional Acceptance Meetings

    Congratulations on having met the criteria for provisional acceptance to a master’s degree in the College of Arts and Sciences! Please read the following registration instructions carefully.

    To take the next step in the process, complete this form to receive instructions on how to proceed. If you have questions that you would like to discuss with a staff member, you can schedule a 15 minute appointment with a graduate enrollment coordinator by selecting a date and time below. These appointments are for students who wish to pursue a master's degree in the same field as their current major and have questions and/or those who are unsure if provisional acceptance is right for them. If you are interested in choosing a graduate program that is outside of your undergraduate major department, you must submit this form.

    Additionally, the following programs in the College of Arts and Sciences are unable to accept students provisionally:
    • MA in Art & Design for Social Impact
    • MS in Biological Sciences (MA is eligible)
    • MS in Chemistry, and MS in Medicinal Chemistry
    • MA in Communicative Disorders and Sciences
    • MS in Data Analytics for Social Sciences
    • MS in Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
    • MS in Geological Sciences (non-thesis option is eligible)
    • MA in Linguistics
    • MS in Computational Linguistics
    • MS in Media Study
    • MA in Music Composition
    • MA in Psychology
    • MA in Sociology 
    • MA in Visual Studies 
    • Any MFA, MM, AuD and all PhD programs
    • Graduate Interdisciplinary Degree Programs
    • All graduate programs outside the College of Arts and Sciences (ex. mental health counseling, school counseling, social work)
    If you are interested in any of the above, excluded programs, a graduate enrollment coordinator can help you start a full application, or you may choose an alternate program for provisional admission. Please visit our website to review a comprehensive list of graduate programs within the College.

    If the listed dates and times below do not work for you, please contact arts-sciences@buffalo.edu to find an alternate time to discuss graduate school in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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