Doctor of Education Program Admission

Educational Leadership

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure their application (for the correct term) is complete by the date listed (including reference letters). Applications not fully completed will not be reviewed.

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Application Deadlines

February 1 - If applying for following fall or spring term.

September 1 - If applying for following spring or fall term.

We do not admit in the summer. 

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Admission Requirements

Domestic Students
GPA: 3.0 in Master
GRE: 151 minimum verbal, 153 minimum quantitative and 4.0 minimum analytical writing

International Students
TOEFL: 550 minimum written or 80 minimum online, OR IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
GRE: 151 minimum verbal, 153 minimum quantitative and 4.0 minimum analytical writing

Additional Requirements
Must have a minimum of 2 years experience as an school administrator

 

GRE: The GRE IS REQUIRED for consideration into the doctoral program, unless you meet the requirements listed below for a GRE waiver.   

If your GRE scores do not meet the minimum score requirements, or you do not have GRE scores to submit, and/or you do not meet the criteria for a GRE waiver, please consider applying to the Superintendent Certificate program instead. 

Successful Superintendent Certificate students (who are about to complete their program) may apply to the EdD program without GRE scores, if they meet the requirements for a waiver. See below.

*The GRE waiver application is available starting with September 1, 2024 applicants for spring 2025.

The GRE requirement may be waived under the following conditions:

• • Applicant must be a current student in good standing in the Superintendent Certification program.
  • EDAD 5580 must be completed before completing an application to the doctoral program.
  • Please complete an EdD application.  Refer to required documents below.
  • Students will need to upload their GRE Waiver Documents into the GRE spot in your application.
  • Superintendent students applying (with the waiver) will not be required to provide new letters of recommendation. We will refer to your superintendent recommendation letters.
  • Applicant has a GPA of 3.7 or above for all graduate work.
  • Please collect and/or create the following documents to submit as your GRE Waiver.  Be sure to upload these documents into the GRE Scores spot of the graduate application

• GRE Waiver must include: 
  
  • The internship final reflection from EDAD 5580
  • A four page, formal paper, written in APA style that is based on a one of the activities that the applicant completed in EDAD 5580. The paper must include a literature review that highlights current research, implications/conclusion for practice and an APA compliant list of references.

 

The Educational Leadership program reviews applications for admission twice per year, on September 1 for spring semester and on February 1 for Fall semester.

** This is a high demand degree program and admission to the program is competitive.  Meeting the minimum requirements does not ensure that an individual will be admitted.

** Preference in admission to this program is given to individuals working in K12 Education Leadership in the state of Wyoming. Applications from individuals in other educational settings will be considered for admission provided that there is space available in the program to accommodate additional students. 

 

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How to Apply

Step 1: Apply to UW and the School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design through the online applicant portal.

• Access the UW graduate applicant portal. Make sure to use the corresponding application admittance semester indicated above.
• After completing the initial information page, you will receive an email from the system including a link and your temporary username and password.
• Please complete the contact, academic, residency information, etc.
• Submit the application fee
• Submit ALL required documents to the online document portal (see below for details)
• Agree to admissions terms and submit your application

Step 2: Submit official transcripts and GRE test scores to UW Admissions.

• Official copies of GRE scores should be sent directly from GRE Reporting to UW Admissions.
• Official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions should be requested and sent to UW Admissions at the following address:
  

  UW Office of Admissions
  Knight Hall 150
  Department 3435, 1000 E. University Avenue
  Laramie, WY 82071
  Phone: (307) 766-5160  
  Toll Free: (800) 342-5996
  E-mail: admissions@uwyo.edu

 

Note: Please do not wait to have ALL colleges send official transcripts to Admissions. It is University policy that the UW Admissions Office require official transcripts from every college you have attended. This includes your undergraduate transcript, AND all colleges that you have transferred coursework in from. This process can take some time to request, send, receive, and process. 

If you attended UW, you do not have to contact UW Admissions Office to send official transcripts to UW. They will know to "pull' them, when you are admitted. 

If you have questions about transcripts, please contact the UW Admissions Office directly. 

Official copies of GRE scores should be sent directly from GRE Reporting to UW Admissions.

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Required Documents

Please include ALL documents listed below in order for your application to be considered.

• A letter of intent addressing your potential for district level leadership
• A current CV or resume
• Unofficial copies of transcripts (official copies should be sent to UW Admissions)
• GRE Scores
• Current recommendation letters addressing leadership skills from three different referees (the portal will send a request to each of them after you enter their email addresses). Letters should be from those who are familiar with your leadership skills and one must be from your current superintendent or other administrator in the district office.

We prefer to review complete applications. Please be sure to complete your application!