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Converse Celebrates Inaugural RISE Symposium
Converse’s RISE symposium aims to celebrate student scholarly activities and achievements across all areas of study at Converse University.
Our graduate students are innovative leaders, creative thinkers, and doers who are ready for the next step in their professional journey.
If you’re ready to take the next step in advancing your education or to explore a new path, Converse – a nationally recognized and regionally accredited doctoral university – is the place to do it.
Converse’s School of Graduate Studies offers:
- More than 35 masters programs
- A unique doctoral program for working professionals with the dissertation built into the 3 ½ years of coursework
- Five fully-online graduate programs
- A low-residency MFA program that boasts a long history of award-winning writers
- Five programs offered at our alternate location at the University Center of Greenville (UCG), including our EdD
We put your future first.
Converse is centered around opening doors for your success. Opportunities don’t just happen. We create them. From our professors who put you in the middle of it all – research, real-world experience, and personal guidance – we surround you with what you need to advance in your career. Our graduate and doctoral students thrive thanks to Converse’s deep scholarship, transformative mentorship, and experiential learning.
We have an awesome belief in one another.
Graduate Visits
Whether you are pursuing your graduate degree on-campus, through a low-residency program, or online, we invite you to campus to experience Converse first-hand. While you’re here, you can meet faculty and learn more about your program. Campus visits can be scheduled by calling the Office of Admissions at 864.596.9040 or by emailing graduate@converse.edu.
On-Campus Programs
- Master of Education (MEd)
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
- Master of Liberal Arts (MLA)
- Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (MMFT)
- Master of Music (MM)
- Graduate Performance Diploma in Music
- Doctorate in Professional Leadership (EdD)
- Education Specialist (EdS) in Administration & Supervision
Low-Residency Program
Online Programs
- Education Specialist in Literacy (EdS)
- Master of Education in Advanced Studies (MEd)
- Master of Education – Art Education (MEd)
- Master of Education in Gifted Education (MEd)
- Master in Management in Professional Leadership (MIM)
University Center of Greenville
Other Opportunities
Graduate Students
EdD Student Named District 6 Teacher of the Year
March 7, 2022
Melissa “Katie” Colwell ’07, currently a candidate for Converse’s Doctorate in Professional Leadership, has been named the Teacher of the Year for Spartanburg County School District 6. Colwell is an …
Graduate Students
Converse Debuts First Graduate Student Association Board
December 6, 2021
During the 2021 Fall term, Converse University introduced the Graduate Student Association Executive Board. The executive team, comprised of Marcus Morris (President), Lexi Stoneburner (Vice President), Emily Walker (Secretary/Communications), Alexis …
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Converse offers over 100 majors, minors, certificates, and graduate programs across 2 campuses and online.
Undergraduate Admissions
Phone: 864.596.9040
Email: admissions@converse.edu
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday - 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Evenings and weekends by appointment.
Graduate Admissions
Graduate Admission Office (MAT, MIM, MM, MEd, MLA, MMFT, EdD, EdS)
864.596.9040
graduate@converse.edu
MFA in Creative Writing
864.596.9111
rick.mulkey@converse.edu
