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Steven T. Sarratore

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The Office of Graduate Studies at IPFW provides an ever-growing array of programs ideally suited to serve the educational needs of Northeastern Indiana. Graduate education serves three vital functions for our community. First, graduate education is an important component of workforce development, providing the high level skills and abilities required in the marketplace. Secondly, graduate education supports the development of the education infrastructure, providing teachers, professors, and administrators with the knowledge and skills they require to shape the future of education in the region and the country. And finally, graduation education offers the opportunity for discovery and re-discovery, creating new knowledge to help us understand our rapidly changing world.

Through the Office of Graduate Studies, IPFW addresses all of these vital functions. The M.B.A. provides the advanced study required in the corporate community, while our programs in education serve teachers, administrators, and professional staff in K-12 schools across the region. The Public Affairs and Public Management programs and the Nursing program prepare graduates to work in the public and health sectors, while Professional Communication graduates work as communication specialists in both public and private organizations. Advanced scientific and technical education is available in Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematical Sciences. Professionally oriented programs are also available in English and Sociological Practice and the Master's of Liberal Studies program offers a flexible liberal arts curriculum. The new program in Organizational Leadership and Supervision offers specialties in Leadership and Human Resources. Advanced certificate programs are available in a number of areas including statistics and public management. Additional programs are always under development to meet the ever-growing and ever-changing needs of the community.

The IPFW Office of Graduate Studies is here to serve its students and its community. Please let us know how we can help.


Steven T. Sarratore Director of Graduate Studies

IPFW is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS).