Graduate Affairs

Office of Graduate Affairs

gradaffairs@radford.edu

(540) 831-5724

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Office of Graduate Affairs

The Office of Graduate Affairs is dedicated to enhancing your academic and professional development by providing resources, guidance and opportunities that will help you succeed. Whether you’re an incoming student exploring our diverse programs, a current student seeking support, or an alumnus looking to stay connected, we’re here to assist you every step of the way.

The Office of Graduate Affairs Mission

The Office of Graduate Affairs at Radford University is committed to providing students with exceptional resources and opportunities in academics, research, and scholarship and to promoting innovation, professional development, applied learning, and the betterment of society.

The Office of Graduate Affairs Vision

The Office of Graduate Affairs at Radford University empowers students to prosper both intellectually and professionally, as well as envision, advance, pursue, and accomplish professional learning goals and innovative and ethical scholarly engagement.

Master’s

A degree represents the academic level of a program and the general category into which it falls. For example: Master of Arts, Master of Science, etc. At Radford University, the term “Arts” in a graduate degree generally implies a language and thesis requirement. The minimum number of semester hours for a Radford University graduate degree is 30.

• Art, M.F.A.
• Athletic Training, M.S.A.T.
• Business Administration
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, M.A.
• Communication Sciences and Disorders, M.S.
• Counseling and Human Development, M.S.
• Criminal Justice, M.S.
• Data and Information Management, M.S.
• Education, M.S.
• Educational Leadership, M.S.
• English, M.A.
• English, M.S.
• Health Sciences, M.S. - Radford University Carilion Campus
• Healthcare Administration, M.H.A. - Radford University Carilion Campus
• Literacy Education, M.S.
• Master’s of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
• Music, M.A.
• Music, M.S.
• Occupational Therapy, M.O.T.
• Physician Assistant, M.S. - Radford University Carilion Campus
• Psychology, M.A.
• Psychology, M.S.
• Social Work, M.S.W.
• Special Education, M.S.
• Strategic Communication, M.S.

Doctoral

Certificate

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate is generally a series of 15-18 hours of graduate level coursework related to a focused academic topic or competency area. A Post-Baccalaureate Certificate may enhance the education of matriculated (degree seeking) students as well as provide continuing education to non-matriculated (non-degree seeking) students, generally in a specialized or emerging field.