May I still apply for Fall admission if I’ve missed the January 15 deadline?

January 15 is the first deadline for Fall admission to the graduate program; however, our department works under a rolling admission period.  Admissions committees continue to review files for applications throughout the Spring semester. You must have your file complete and ready for distribution to admission committees before the end of Spring semester. This is because faculty disperse during the summer to work on various research projects, and they will not be available to review files. Application files that are completed after May 15 will be considered for admission in the following Spring semester. Regarding the distribution of Graduate Instructorship (GIs), students who complete applications by the January 15 deadline and who express an interest in a graduate instructorship will be considered in the first distribution of those instructor openings. Openings are limited.  Later applicants will may still be eligible for instructorships, but will be considered in the second pool of GI-applicants. GI positions are distributed based on quality, promise for good work in the classroom, as well as available openings.