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- Graduate Assistantships
- Prospective Students
- Admissions
- Current Students
- Faculty and Staff
- 2019 Graduate Expo
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Graduate programs achieving the distinction of "First Choice" have applied for and been subjected to rigorous review from EIU's Council on Graduate Studies — with oversight from The Graduate School — to ensure they meet the highest standards of scholarly excellence as evidenced through sustained achievement of criteria developed and adopted by the council in 2006. |
Criteria for designation as a First Choice program can be accessed by clicking here. Eastern Illinois University graduate study programs that have achieved First Choice status are listed in the following table:
| Years | Programs |
|---|---|
| 2009-2013 | History |
| English | |
| Communication Disorders and Sciences | |
| College Student Affairs | |
| School Psychology | |
| 2010-2014 | Political Science |
| 2011-2015 | Biological Sciences |
| 2012-2014 | Counseling |
| 2012-2016 | Clinical Psychology |
| 2013-2018 Renewal | History |
| 2013-2018 Renewal | English |
| 2013-2018 Renewal | Communication Disorders and Sciences |
| 2013-2018 Renewal | College Student Affairs |
| 2013-2018 | MBA |
| 2014-2019 Renewal | School Psychology |
| 2015-2020 Renewal | Political Science |
| 2015-2020 | Elementary Education |
| 2016-2021 | Economics |
| 2016-2021 Renewal | Biological Sciences |
| 2016-2021 Renewal | Counseling |
| 2016-2021 | Technology |
| 2017-2022 Renewal | Clinical Psychology |
| 2018-2023 Renewal | History |
| 2018-2023 Renewal | Communication Disorders and Sciences |
| 2018-2023 Renewal | College Student Affairs |
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