Master of Science UW at Casper Program Admission

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure their application is for the correct program and term, and is 100% complete by the date listed (including reference letters). Applications not fully completed will not be reviewed.
 
Please do read the entire page and scroll to the bottom to view the required documents. 

Application Deadline - UW At Casper

January 17, 2025 for fall 2025- This 3-year counseling program admits students as a cohort that begins classes during the fall semester.  The application portal is closed! 

This program admits every 3 years in the fall. Please complete your application!

Check back in spring of 2027 for the application portal to open for fall of 2028.


Admission Requirements

Domestic Students
GPA: 3.0
GRE: no requirement

International Students
TOEFL: 80 minimum online score and 20 minimum score in each subset, OR IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score with 6 minimum in each subset.
GRE: 291 minimum


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.
  • Locate the Counseling MS-UW at Casper graduate program. Make sure to indicate you are applying for fall semester.
  • 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 from all colleges to:

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. 

Official transcripts do not need to be received by the UW Admissions Office by the application deadline.

But, in order to formally admit you for fall. Do not wait to do this.  

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. 


Step 3: Personal Interview Day 

Completed applications are initially reviewed, and faculty members invite the qualified applicants to attend the required interview day. Students will participate in several group activities, a personal interview, and possibly tour the campus and/or facility.

*Save the date: Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Casper.

Typically, we invite 1/2 the students to join us in the AM; 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, and the other 1/2, join us from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Light refreshments will be provided to all students from 12-1 pm while interviewees may visit and chat with current CNSL MS and PhD students.

We simply cannot replicate the face-to-face Interview Day Event via zoom. Please do try to attend in person.

Please make tentative and/or reimbursable travel arrangements as needed. 

Also, please pay attention to Wyoming weather and roads when traveling. Be safe!

-We may use Google Surveys to track RSVP's.

*The invites to interview day typically will go out mid to late February. 

Cohort Selection Process:

Please do allow us up to 6 weeks, minimum, after Interview Day, to meet, review Interview Day feedback, scores, completed application materials, and discuss, and select our cohort for summer. This is a very long process, and it does take time. We may send out 2 rounds of acceptance letters. We appreciate your patience.

UPDATES: If we have any updates to share regarding the Interview Day event and/or cohort selection process, we will post those details here!

  • January 17, 2025: Application portal for CNSL MS- UW At Casper for fall 2025 is closed.
  • January 23, 2025: List of completed applications sent to CNSL faculty for initial reviews.
    • Submitted applications were also included on list, but those applications need to reach 100% complete ASAP. 
  • February 11, 2025: Thank you for your patience. We will send out official Invites to Interview Day ASAP.

 

 


Required Documents

Please include and upload ALL documents listed below into your application in order it to be considered.

  • A letter of intent describing including:
    • The primary reasons for your desire to become a professional counselor
    • Your attributes as well as possible challenges in pursuing a counseling career
    • How your life experiences have prepared you for a career in counseling
    • What kind of student you are and how you manage stress
    • How your personal values and experiences prepare you to meet the ethical obligation of the counseling profession and practice with respect, knowledge and skills related to clients with a variety of different backgrounds and multicultural issues
    • Other factors that you believe may be helpful in evaluating your application
  • A summary of your academic background
  • A current professional resume
  • Copies of transcripts; (official transcripts should be sent from schools directly to UW Admissions)
  • Current recommendation letters addressing counseling and leadership skills from three different referees (the portal will send a request to each of them after you enter their email addresses)

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

 
Contact Us:
Amanda DeDiego
Mental Health Counseling Coordinator
UW at Casper
(307) 268-2056
adediego@uwyo.edu

Paul Maddox
School Counseling Coordinator
UW at Casper
(307) 268-2572
rmaddox1@uwyo.edu

 


 

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