Master of Science Program Admission
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure their application (for the correct program and term) is 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.
If you wish to apply to the CNSL MS-UW at Casper program, please refer to those directions.
These are the directions for the CNSL MS- Laramie program.
Application Deadline-CNSL MS-Laramie
Admissions information for UW Laramie campus
Please be sure your application is for the CNSL MS-Laramie program for summer term.
This is a 2-year, F2F, on-campus, in Laramie, cohort program that admits every summer.
Please complete your application!
Summer 2026:
Application Deadline is November 30, 2025, for summer 2026.
The application portal for summer 2026 is open!
Admission Requirements
GRE
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.
Please be sure you select Counseling MS-Laramie. Make sure you apply for the 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 the admissions terms and submit your application.
Step 2: Transcripts
Upload copies of all college transcripts into your graduate application.
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 the colleges that you have transferred coursework 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 be fully admitted to the UW.
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.
Applications are initially reviewed after the deadline, and faculty members invite the qualified applicants to attend the required interview day.
Step 3: Personal Interview Day
Please hold the date (annually the second 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.
SAVE THE DATE: Friday, February 13, 2026.
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 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 road conditions when traveling. Be safe!
-We may use Google Surveys to track RSVPs.
-The invites to interview day typically will go out before Christmas via email.
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!
Required Documents
Please include ALL documents listed below 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 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
Upload copies of all transcripts (official transcripts from 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)
Recommendation Letters (3 required)
In the application portal, please enter in the contact information for the 3 people you would like to write recommendation letters on your behalf. The application portal will email them directly with directions on how they will upload their letter into your application.
Name,
Professional title, and
Email address.
*Please be sure your 3 people are aware you are applying to graduate school and give them heads up to expect the email with directions and inform them of the application deadline.
They will receive emails with instructions. They may need to check their spam, junk, or other folder for the UW email. If they cannot locate it, their email may be blocking ours, so please reach out to UW Admissions Office.
We prefer to review complete applications. Please be sure to complete your application!
