The MSIM program has multiple opportunities throughout the year to apply: 

Our residential enrollment option admits students once a year in autumn quarter. 

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Note: Each residential degree track has specific admission dates. 

Our online enrollment option admits students each quarter: autumn, winter, spring and summer. 
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Note: Deadline dates for a specific quarter are posted 6 months before the start of the quarter.

Admissions process and deadline policy

The MSIM program has a round-based admission process. Applications will be reviewed and decisions made for each round. The following basic guidelines will be observed:

• All applications submitted and marked complete during the application round will be reviewed after the stated deadline.
• All application materials must arrive by the application round deadline for an application to be marked complete.
• If an application is incomplete at a round deadline, the application will be reviewed once complete (in the next round of review for the quarter and year selected).
• Applicants should only apply once per admissions entry quarter. Apply when you can present the best application of yourself possible. 

As cohorts approach maximum capacity in the later cycles, our admissions decisions necessarily become more selective. Additionally, funding opportunities decrease throughout the academic year, so applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.

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Application Deadlines

Select a modality and track for details.

Please be aware that our application system operates on the U.S. Eastern Time Zone, which means the time displayed in your application may be three hours later than the current time in Seattle/Pacific Time. All applications submitted by the deadline and marked as received by the following day at 2:59 a.m. Eastern Time will be considered acceptable.