General Information
In addition to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge, the general objective of the Graduate School is to provide an opportunity for the development of the intellectual potential of individuals in an environment of freedom of expression and inquiry and to enhance the academic integrity of the institution. Click on the links below to view detailed information regarding all Graduate School programs.
GraduateAdmissions@uams.edu.Graduate School Programs
Program | Degrees Offered | Application Deadlines | Program Contact |
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Bioinformatics (Joint program hosted by UALR) | M.S. and Ph.D. | April 1st | Dr. Mary Yang (UALR) and Dr. Cesar Compadre (UAMS) |
Biomedical Informatics | Cert., M.S., and Ph.D. | – Certificate: March 1st – M.S.: February 1st – Ph.D.: December 1st | Dr. Horacio Gomez-Acevedo and Crystin Mullins |
Clinical Nutrition Clinical Nutrition – Fast Track | M.S. | – Priority Deadline: February 1st – Final Deadline: March 1st | Dr. Reza Hakkak and Sheena Joyner |
Clinical and Translational Sciences | Cert., M.S., and Ph.D. | – Certificate: March 1st – M.S.: February 1st – Ph.D.: December 1st | Dr. Robert McGehee (Co-Director) and Dr. Matthias Brochhausen (Co-Director) |
Communication Sciences and Disorders | Ph.D. | *** Applications are not being accepted at this time. Please check back later. | Dr. Samuel Atcherson |
Epidemiology | Ph.D. | – Priority Deadline: December 1st – Final Deadline: February 1st | Dr. Mohammed Orloff and Faye Bard |
Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences | M.S. and Ph.D. | – M.S.: December 1st – Ph.D.: December 1st Applicants are encouraged to submit materials as soon as possible. | Dr. Karl Boehme |
Health Promotion and Prevention Research | Ph.D. | – Priority Deadline: December 1st – Final Deadline: February 1st | Dr. S. Alexandra Marshall and Cheryl Lancaster |
Health Systems and Services Research | Ph.D. | – Priority Deadline: December 1st – Final Deadline: February 1st | Dr. Mick Tilford and Shawna Grisham |
Implementation Science | Certificate | – Priority Deadline: March 1st – Final Deadline: April 1st | Dr. Geoffrey Curran and Dr. Jennifer Naylor |
Nursing Science | Ph.D. | – Priority Deadline: December 1st – Final Deadline: February 1st | Dr. Martha Rojo |
Pharmaceutical Sciences | M.S. and Ph.D. | – M.S.: February 1st – Ph.D.: December 1st | Dr. Antino Allen and Ronda Warneke |
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Track | M.S. and Ph.D. | Master of Science – Priority Deadline: February 1st – Final Deadline: March 1st Ph.D. – Priority Deadline: December 1st – Final Deadline: February 1st | Dr. Jacob Painter and Kourtney Hinkson |
Regulatory Sciences | Certificate | – Priority Deadline: March 1st – Final Deadline: April 1st | Dr. Mitch McGill and Christopher Fettes |
Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program | Certificate | March 1st | Dr. Kevin W. Sexton (Co-Director), Dr. John D. Imig (Co-Director), and Pamela Kahler |
*Applicants can apply for an Application Deadline – Extension Request directly from the Program Director via email. If granted, the Program Director will contact the UAMS Graduate School to validate the Application Deadline – Extension Request.
Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (GPIBS)
The Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (GPIBS) has reorganized several former independent Ph.D. programs into a single GPIBS program with interdisciplinary tracks and unified admissions and a first-semester curriculum. GPIBS will also offer an MS degree.
The priority deadline for Ph.D. applications is December 1st. The final application deadline is February 1st. Applications will be accepted and reviewed following this date if there are slots available. Applications will open in the fall semester (there are no application fees). The GPIBS tracks include:
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology and Physiology
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Neuroscience
- Pathobiology
- Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Experimental Therapeutics
This reorganization does not include the Clinical and Translational Sciences track.