Overview
UNLV’s beautiful, modern main campus is located on 340 acres in dynamic southern Nevada. The University has grown dramatically since its founding in 1957. Recently, the University has expanded to include the Shadow Lane Campus and the UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park, both of which are also located in Las Vegas. The University is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Council of Graduate Schools, the Western Association of Graduate Schools, the American Council on Education, and the Western College Association. All programs are fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and many have disciplinary and professional accreditation as well. UNLV’s more than 800 full-time professors bring degrees and teaching experience from leading universities around the world. Faculty members are involved in important research for government and public service agencies and for scholarly books and journals. Many faculty members have won major awards. UNLV has two semesters (fall and spring) of approximately sixteen weeks each and three summer sessions.

Graduate and professional students make up more than 6,000 of UNLV’s 28,000 students. UNLV has a socially and ethnically diverse student population, as students who are members of minority groups make up more than 30 percent of the student body, and more than 56 percent of students are women. Graduate students come from all fifty states in the U.S. and fifty-eight other countries. UNLV’s programs are designed for traditional and nontraditional, full-time and part-time students. The median age for graduate and professional students is 29 years, and many work full-time while attending UNLV.

The Location and Community
Las Vegas is on the southern tip of Nevada in a desert valley surrounded by mountains. The main campus is surrounded by apartments, restaurants, shopping centers, parks, libraries, hospitals, and other facilities of this dynamic city of more than 1.3 million residents.

Within a 30-mile radius lie the shores of Lake Mead, the massive Hoover Dam, the Colorado River recreation area, the snow-skiing and hiking trails of 12,000-foot Mount Charleston, and a panorama of red-rock mountains and eroded sandstone landscapes. In addition, the city is only 4 to 5 hours by car from the beaches of southern California and the national parks of Utah and Arizona.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The Graduate College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), strives to advance its mission of becoming a premier metropolitan research university by supporting excellent graduate programs that focus on student interests, as well as issues of importance to the community, state, and region. Graduate education at UNLV is guided by an institutional commitment to the support of students through both the provision of administrative and financial assistance and the creation of enhanced learning opportunities through research, scholarly endeavors, and creative activity. Through its ten schools and colleges, UNLV offers more than 100 graduate degree programs, including thirty-four doctoral and professional degrees.

The College of Business offers the following programs and degrees: accountancy, M.S.; business administration, M.B.A., Executive M.B.A.; business administration/dental medicine, dual M.B.A./D.M.D.*; business administration/hotel administration, dual M.B.A./M.S.*; business administration/law, dual M.B.A./J.D.*; economics, M.A.; and management information systems, M.S. The College of Education offers the following programs and degrees: curriculum and instruction, M.Ed., M.S., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.; early childhood education, M.Ed.; educational leadership, M.Ed., M.S., Ed.S., Ed.D.; educational psychology, M.Ed., M.S., Ed.S., Ph.D.; executive educational leadership, Ed.D., Ph.D.; learning and technology, Ph.D.; physical education, M.Ed., M.S.; special education, M.Ed., M.S., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.; and sports education leadership, Ph.D. The College of Engineering offers the following programs and degrees: biomedical engineering, M.S.; civil and environmental engineering, M.S., Ph.D.; computer science, M.S., Ph.D.; construction management, M.S.; electrical and computer engineering, M.S., Ph.D.; materials and nuclear engineering, M.S.; mechanical engineering, M.S., Ph.D.; and transportation, M.S. The College of Fine Arts offers the following programs and degrees: architecture, M.Arch.; art/visual arts, M.F.A.; film/screenwriting, M.F.A.; music, M.M.; musical arts, D.M.A.; and theater, M.A., M.F.A. The Division of Health Sciences offers the following programs and degrees: dental medicine, D.M.D.; dental medicine/business administration, dual D.M.D./M.B.A.*; health physics, M.S.; health promotion, M.Ed.; kinesiology, M.S.; nursing, M.S.N., Ph.D.; physical therapy, D.P.T.; and public health, M.P.H. The College of Hotel Administration offers the following programs and degrees: executive hospitality administration, M.H.A.; hospitality administration, Ph.D.; hotel administration, M.S.; hotel administration/business administration, dual M.S./M.B.A.*; and sport leisure service management, M.S. The William S. Boyd School of Law offers the following programs and degrees: juris doctorate, J.D.; juris doctorate/social work, dual J.D./M.S.W.*; and juris doctorate/business administration, dual J.D./M.B.A.* The College of Liberal Arts offers the following programs and degrees: anthropology, M.A., Ph.D.; creative writing, M.F.A.; English, M.A., Ph.D.; ethics and policy studies, M.A.; foreign languages and literature, M.A.; history, M.A., Ph.D.; political science, M.A.; psychology, M.A., Ph.D.; and sociology, M.A., Ph.D. The College of Sciences offers the following programs and degrees: biochemistry, M.S.; biological sciences, M.S., Ph.D.; chemistry, M.S., Ph.D.; geoscience, M.S., Ph.D.; mathematical sciences, M.S., Ph.D.; physics, M.S., Ph.D.; science, M.A.; and water resource management, M.S. The College of Urban Affairs offers the following programs and degrees: communication studies, M.A.; counseling, M.S.; criminal justice, M.A.; crisis and emergency management, M.S.; environmental studies, M.S., Ph.D.; public administration, M.P.A.; public affairs, Ph.D.; and social work, M.S.W. Graduate certificate programs are offered in addiction studies, family nurse practitioner studies, food and beverage management, forensic social work, marriage and family therapy, nursing education, public management, rehabilitation counseling, Spanish translation, and women’s studies.

* These programs are offered jointly with other departments and require full admission into each program.

Facilities & Resources
The integration of the University’s research and graduate program management into the Division of Research and Graduate Studies supports UNLV’s commitment to high-quality graduate education. This structure strategically links the ongoing development of UNLV’s research infrastructure with the Graduate College directly and enhances research opportunities for graduate students. UNLV has nearly seventy research centers, laboratories, and museums, including, but not limited to, the International Institute of Modern Letters, International Gaming Institute, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, Nevada Institute for Children, Nevada Center for Advanced Computation Methods, Nevada Small Business Development Center, Center for American Indian Research and Education, Center for Energy Research, Center for Business and Economic Research, Center for Health Disparities Research, Center for Urban Horticulture and Water Conservation, Center for Urban Partnerships, and Center for Volcanic and Tectonic Studies.

UNLV also houses the National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment (NSCEE). Funded through the Department of Energy, the NSCEE has national network accessibility. It provides supercomputing training and services to academic and research institutions and government and private industry for research and development related to energy, the environment, medical informatics, and health-care delivery.

The computer facility located on the campus is part of the University of Nevada System Computing Network. UNLV computers are linked through the network to computers at the University of Nevada, Reno, and at Clark County Community College. Time-sharing terminals, remote batch terminals, and local batch terminals give students and faculty members access to the computer network.

UNLV’s new, state-of-the-art Lied Library, one of the most technologically sophisticated in the U.S., contains more than 1 million volumes and occupies more than 300,000 square feet within five stories. UNLV has additional libraries for the disciplines of curriculum and instruction, music, and architecture.

Expenses and Aid
For the 2007-08 academic year, residents and nonresidents paid a $176-per-credit fee for graduate courses. Full-time nonresident tuition (7 or more credits) was $5273.50 per semester, plus a $136-per-credit fee for graduate courses. Part-time nonresident tuition (1 to 6 credits) was $149 per credit, plus a $136-per-credit fee for graduate courses. Participants in the good neighbor program (7 or more credits) paid $149 per credit, plus a $136-per-credit fee.

Financial Aid:
Financial assistance for graduate students is available in a variety of forms, including competitive graduate teaching and research assistantships that provide partial tuition waivers, generous stipends, optional health insurance, and valuable teaching, administrative, and/or research experience. Generally, assistantships are valued at $10,000 to $12,000 per academic year. In addition, fellowships, scholarships, fee waivers, Federal Work-Study Program awards, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Stafford Student Loans, Nevada Incentive Grants, and many other opportunities are also available..

Housing/Living Expenses:
On-campus housing costs include room and board. Nine dorms are available. The Gym Road Residence Hall is available specifically for graduate and nontraditional students. Off-campus housing can be found close to the University; the cost of rent averages between $550 and $650 per month.

How to Apply / Application
Minimum requirements for admission include a completed admissions application, official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 for the bachelor’s degree or 3.0 for the last two years of work. Each academic department has its own additional admissions requirements, such as letters of recommendation, adequate undergraduate prerequisite courses, and/or a writing sample. Many programs require acceptable scores from standardized tests, including scores from the Graduate Record Examinations, Graduate Management Admission Test, or Miller Analogies Test.

International Students
International students must achieve a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Have translated copies of all post-secondary academic transcripts sent directly to the UNLV Graduate College by the college or university where the work was done. UNLV does not translate transcripts or accept transcripts from any source other than the institution where the work was completed.

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