Counseling Program Admissions Deadlines

View more about the Counseling program admission process; including important deadlines, requirements, transcripts, GRE information, and reccomendation letters for each program in Counseling.

Master of Science in Counseling - Laramie

Admissions information for UW Laramie campus

Application Deadline is November 30, 2025 for summer and/or fall 2026.

The application portal for summer/fall 2026 is open! 

 

*Notice of Changes/Updates to application process:

1.  New directions for the Personal Statement, and

2. Replaced the old Academic Summary Form with a new Counseling Application Packet form.

3. The CNSL MS-Laramie program is considering changing to a 2-3 year program and admitting in the fall. Final decisions and details TBA.

 

Please be sure your application is for the CNSL MS-Laramie program for summer/fall term.

This is a 2 to 3 year, F2F, on-campus, in Laramie, cohort program that admits every summer/fall.

 

Concentrations: Mental Health or School Counseling

 

Master of Science in Counseling - UW at Casper

Admissions information for UW Casper campus

Application deadline is January 20, 2027 for fall 2028.

The application portal for fall 2028 will open in spring of 2027.

Please check back at that time to complete an application!

 

*Notice of Changes/Updates to application process TBA:

1.  New directions for the Personal Statement, and

2. Replaced the old Academic Summary Form with a new Counseling Application Packet form.

The website will be updated shortly.

 

Please be sure your application is for the CNSL MS-UW at Casper program for fall term.

This is a 3-year, hybrid, cohort program, (with both online courses AND intensive weekends in Casper) that admits every 3 years in fall. The next cohort will be in fall of 2028. 

 

Concentrations: Mental Health or School Counseling

 

 

Play Therapy Certificate

Admissions Information for the Play Therapy Certificate.

Application Deadline is July 1, 2026 for fall 2026.

This is a post-master's certificate with three courses; one offered fall, j-term, and spring semesters that admits every fall term. Courses are offered in online synchronous or asynchronous formats.

 

Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

Admissions information for UW Laramie campus

We are no longer accepting applications to the CNSL PhD program.

As of October 2024, we will not be running another doctoral cohort.