Aug 22, 2025  
2025-2026 University Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Academic Catalog

Graduate Affairs


Office of Graduate Affairs

gradaffairs@radford.edu

(540) 831-5724

 

Campus Life  

Graduate Admissions Policies  

Graduate Student Academic, Retention, and Graduation Policies   

Graduate Student Fees and Financial Aid  

 

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.

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.