Welcome to the College of Graduate Studies

At Austin Peay State University you will find programs designed to help you advance in your career field and faculty who are vested in ensuring your success. Whether you learn on campus or online, you will enjoy building relationships with classmates and professors as you work toward your educational and professional goals.

Please use the tabs to the left to learn more about the College of Graduate Studies, our programs and our faculty. For admissions-related questions, please contact Graduate Admissions at (931) 221-7662 or e-mail us at admissionsweb@apsu.edu. For all other inquiries, contact the Graduate Office at (931) 221-7414 or e-mail us at GradStudies@apsu.edu.

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Fast Facts About APSU's College of Graduate Studies:

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Congratulations to the Graduate Student Research and Creativity Forum Extravaganza Winners!!

Left to right:

Laura McClister (Languages and Literature) 1st Place Medallion and $100 Winner of the Performing Arts Category

Brittny Jones (Biology) 3^rd place Medallion Winner in the Empirical Research Category

Melissa Leccese (Health and Human Performance) 2^nd place Medallion Winner in the Empirical Research Category

Julie Capouch (Languages and Literature) 1st Place Medallion and $100 Winner of the Non-Empirical Research Category

Matthew D. Wagner (Biology) 1st Place Medallion and $100 Winner of the Empirical Research Category

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Clea Klagstad
Another example of success in APSU's Biology / Center for Field Biology

Clea will be graduating with her Masters in May under the direction of Dr. Dwayne Estes. She is working as a graduate research assistant with the Center for Field Biology.  University of Montana's Natural Heritage Program has offered her a position beginning in June as a lead botanist. She will be studying plants in the Rocky Mountain wetland/riparian communities, and the Great Plains of eastern Montana. In September when the snows come she will switch her duties to work on GIS mapping projects. Congratulations Clea!

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 Congratulations Courtney Gorman!

Courtney Gorman, Graduate Assistant in the Dept. of Biology & Center of Excellence for Field Biology working under Dr. Dwayne Estes, was offered a graduate assistantship from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's very competitive Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She will work on her Ph.D. with Dr. Joe Bailey and Dr. Jen Schweitzer, a team who runs the Genes to Ecosystems Lab.

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The 2012 Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity Grant

Please click here for guidelines and the application. Application is due May 15, 2012.