The Graduate School
Our Campus
Winthrop University is a public, co-educational university of
distinction founded in 1886. Winthrop’s beautiful, tree-lined campus
is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, about 20 minutes from
Charlotte, North Carolina, and an hour from Columbia, South
Carolina. Visit our campus online:
• ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition
and Dietetics
• CACREP - Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs
• CAEP - Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
• CSWE - Council on Social Work Education
Virtual tour: www.winthrop.edu/virtualtour
• NASAD - National Association of Schools of Art and Design
Web cam: www.winthrop.edu/visitors/webcams
• NASM - National Association of Schools of Music
• NASP - National Association of School Psychologists
Our Students
Tuition
Total Winthrop enrollment: 6,024
2015-2016 ACADEMIC YEAR*
Part-time (per hour), in-state: $579
Graduate enrollment: 1,050
Minority graduate students: 23%
24 states and 16 countries represented by graduate students
Excellence Achieved
Part-time (per hour), out-of-state: $1,114**
Full-time (12+ hours per semester), in-state: $6,914
Full-time (12+ hours per semester), out-of-state: $13,319**
Winthrop University has been recognized for its quality and value by:
* Subject to change
• U.S. News & World Report
**In-state tuition is offered to residents of the 12 N.C. counties in the
Charlotte Regional Partnership.
• The Princeton Review
• Barron’s Best Buys
• Association of American Colleges and Universities
Graduate School Accreditations
Winthrop University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award
baccalaureate, master’s and specialist degrees. Also eligible graduate
degree programs are nationally accredited by the following associations:
• AACSB International - Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business
Financial Assistance
A number of graduate assistantships, associateships and scholarships
are available to fully-admitted graduate students. Scholarship and
assistantship recipients are selected on the basis of ability and future
promise, and the amount of the awards vary. Eligible students may also
apply for federal student loans and VA benefits. For complete details
please visit the Tuition & Assistance page at www.winthrop.edu/
graduateschool.
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Application Deadlines
FOR U.S. CITIZENS
Application deadlines vary based on program. Please visit www.
winthrop.edu/graduateschool/admissions to view all deadlines.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS*
Applications and supporting credentials for prospective international
students must be received by April 15 for fall semester enrollment or
September 15 for spring semester.
*Some programs have special application deadlines. Visit www.
winthrop.edu/graduateschool to find out if your program of interest
has a different application deadline.
Admission Requirements
1. Application: Each applicant must submit a completed application
with the appropriate nonrefundable application fee. Applications must
be received by the specified deadline based on desired program and
entry term.
2. Official Transcripts: Applicants must submit official transcript(s)
(sent directly to the Graduate School from the issuing institution) from
all institutions attended for undergraduate and graduate work. All
applicants must have a baccalaureate degree.
3. Standardized Test Scores: Most graduate programs require an
official score on a standardized test (GRE, GMAT, MAT, PRAXIS,
etc.). To determine which test is required for your program of interest,
go to www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/programs, click on
the program and then choose admission requirements; or, contact the
Graduate School.
4. Preparation: Applicants should have demonstrated adequate
academic preparation in their proposed area of study. Those with
deficiencies in academic preparation may be required to take additional
work to strengthen their backgrounds.
5. Additional program-specific requirements: Some graduate
degree programs have additional requirements such as letters of
recommendation, a writing sample, additional test scores, experience,
an audition or personal interview, etc. It is important to submit all
required credentials. Go to www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/
programs, and click on your program of interest to review the specific
admission requirements for that program.
6. Approval for Admission: Each applicant for admission to a degree
program must have the approval of the college in which the student’s
area of specialization is located. Although admission documents are
submitted to the Graduate School, all credentials are reviewed by the
individual college where the admission decision is made.
7. Additional details, forms, and links to the online application can be
found at www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/admissions.
Graduate Degree Programs
ARTS ADMINISTRATION - M.A.
BIOLOGY - M.S.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - M.B.A.
Accounting
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Strategic Leadership
COUNSELING & DEVELOPMENT - M.ED.
Clinical Mental Health
School Counseling
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION - M.ED.
Early Childhood/ Elementary
Educational Technology
Secondary Education
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP - M.ED.
ENGLISH - M.A.
HISTORY - M.A.
HUMAN NUTRITION - M.S.
LIBERAL ARTS - M.L.A.
Political and Civic Engagement
LITERACY - M.ED.
MUSIC CONDUCTING - M.M.
MUSIC EDUCATION - M.M.E.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE - M.M.
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY - M.S.
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY - S.S.P.
SOCIAL WORK - M.S.W.
SPECIAL EDUCATION INTERVENTION - M.ED.
SPORT & FITNESS ADMINISTRATION - M.S.
STUDIO ART - M.F.A.
TEACHING - M.A.T.
Art (K-12)
Biology
Chemistry
English
Mathematics
Music (K-12)
Physical Education (K-12)
Social Studies
Spanish (K-12)
TEACHING - M.A.T., ONE YEAR OPTION
Art (K-12)
Biology
Chemistry
English
French (K-12)
Mathematics
Social Studies
Spanish (K-12)
Graduate Certificate Programs
ARTS ADMINISTRATION
DIETETIC INTERNSHIP
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
MANAGEMENT
MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION
SCHOOL COUNSELING (POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE)
The Graduate School
211 Tillman Hall
Rock Hill, SC 29733
803/323-2204 • 800/411-7041
gradschool@winthrop.edu
www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool
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