{"id":54988,"date":"2026-03-31T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=54988"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:06:17","slug":"open-house-for-prospective-graduate-students-scheduled-in-waco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/open-house-for-prospective-graduate-students-scheduled-in-waco\/","title":{"rendered":"Open House for Prospective Graduate Students Scheduled in Waco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WACO, Texas \u2014 Graduate-level degree programs offered at Tarleton State University\u2019s Waco campus will be highlighted at an open house for prospective students 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Michaelis Academic Center at McLennan Community College, 1400 College Drive, Waco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees will be able to engage with graduate faculty to learn more about programs they are interested in. Personalized assistance will be available for starting and\/or submitting a Tarleton State graduate admissions application, and fees will be waived for those who apply within a week of the open house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate students and members of the public are encouraged to RSVP in advance&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonstate.my.salesforce-sites.com\/events\/targetX_eventsb__events#\/esr?eid=a0uQn00000ItJxKIAV\">here<\/a>; walk-ins are also welcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarleton State Waco offers master\u2019s programs in accounting, business administration, human resources, clinical mental health counseling, criminal justice, curriculum and instruction, educational administration and social work. The university\u2019s Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program combines individualized study with specialized coursework and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to day, evening and weekend classes, Tarleton State boasts a fully online campus offering several graduate degree programs. For more information about Tarleton State Waco\u2019s graduate-level degree programs,&nbsp;visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tarleton.edu\/graduate\/\">tarleton.edu\/graduate\/<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:\"><\/a>or email Dr. Mweni Ekpo, Graduate Recruitment Manager, at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ekpo@tarleton.edu\">ekpo@tarleton.edu<\/a>. To learn more about Tarleton State Online, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tarleton.edu\/online\/\">tarleton.edu\/online\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WACO, Texas \u2014 Graduate-level degree programs offered at Tarleton State University\u2019s Waco campus will be highlighted at an open house for prospective students 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":51964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":425,"footnotes":""},"categories":[425],"tags":[438],"class_list":["post-54988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","tag-college-of-graduate-studies"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"priddle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/priddle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/09\/Tarleton_State_Waco-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Graduate Studies<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">College of Graduate Studies<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 weeks ago","modified":"Updated 2 weeks ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on March 31, 2026","modified":"Updated on April 9, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on March 31, 2026 1:00 pm","modified":"Updated on April 9, 2026 2:06 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Aerial view of a university campus with trees and parking lots.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54988"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55032,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54988\/revisions\/55032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}