Master of Science Program Admission

CNSL MS-Laramie Application Deadlines and Requirements:

Please refer to these directions while you are completing your application.

 

Working on updates now! 

 

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Summer 2025 CNSL MS Application Requirements

Summer 2026 CNSL MS Application Requirements; updating on 9.17.2025.

*Notice of Changes/Updates to application process

 

Note: We are changing the name of the Letter of Intent to the Personal Statement and updating new directions, and replacing the Academic Summary Form with a new Counseling Application Packet form.

*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!

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. 

Please Upload Required Documents for a Complete Application:

  • New Counseling Application Packet – (docx or pdf) Please do type form. Note: This is replacing the Summary of Academic Form. Please make sure this is the form in your application.
  • Personal Statement (3-4 pages double-spaced) Instructions updated!
  • Motivations and goals in pursuing a career in professional counseling.
  • Life or professional experiences that prepare you for a career in professional counseling.
  • Your strategies for managing stress and emotions.
  • Your ability to recognize and navigate conflicts between personal values and professional ethical obligations.
  • Describe an instance where you received challenging feedback and how you utilized or addressed the feedback going forward.
  • Anything you would like us to know.
  • Resume or CV
  • Unofficial Copies of Transcripts for all institutions (including current enrollment)
  • Three letters of recommendation addressing your interpersonal, professional, and academic ability related to the field of professional counseling (upload contact information)

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 and submit your application!

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!