Master of Science Program Admission

Application Deadline

December 1, 2023 for Summer 2024- This counseling program admits students as a cohort that begins classes during the summer semester. The application portal for SU 2024 should be open.

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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

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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 indicate you are applying for summer 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. 

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. 

Applications are reviewed, and faculty members invite the qualified applicants to attend the required interview day.

Step 3: Personal Interview Day
Please hold the date (annually the first Friday in February) to visit the UW campus, in Laramie, face-to-face, for an on-campus Interview Day Event with all the applicants. Students will participate in several group activities, a personal interview, and tour the WellSpring Counseling Clinic.

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

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

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 cohort selection process, we will post those details here, just fyi.

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Required Documents

Please include ALL documents listed below in order for your application 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 client diversity 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
• Unofficial copies of transcripts (official copies of all colleges should be sent to UW Admissions)
• 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)

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