Welcome to the University of Dayton Graduate Catalog—your guide to graduate education designed to advance your career, deepen your expertise, and expand your professional impact. The University of Dayton's graduate programs combine academic strength with practical relevance, offering rigorous coursework grounded in disciplinary excellence and informed by real-world challenges. Whether you are preparing for leadership in industry, education, healthcare, government, or nonprofit service, you will find programs built to enhance credentials, sharpen skills, and accelerate professional growth.

Graduate study at UD is also an opportunity to engage in high-impact research and creative work that matters. Across our rich portfolio of graduate programs, students collaborate with accomplished faculty mentors, contribute to funded projects, and apply advanced methods to solve complex problems. These experiences strengthen your career credentials, build your professional network, and produce outcomes that can include publications, presentations, patents, prototypes, and community-based innovations—evidence of learning that translates into career advantage.

Professional development is woven throughout the graduate experience. Many programs integrate experiential learning, internships, practicums, clinical placements, and partnerships with regional and national organizations. Students benefit from career-relevant advising, opportunities to develop communication and leadership skills, and exposure to emerging tools and technologies shaping their disciplines.

This catalog provides the authoritative requirements, policies, and program information you need to plan confidently—from admission and degree expectations to course offerings and academic standards. Use it to map your path, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions as you pursue graduate study at UD. We invite you to join a community committed to excellence, innovation, and outcomes that elevate your career and contribute to the common good.