Master of Arts Program Admission

All courses for Special Education programs are offered through Online Education, either by video conference, intensive weekends, web-based instruction, or a combination of these formats. This makes the program accessible to Wyoming educators outside of the Laramie area. 

The program is NOT entirely online, but is accessible around the state through the variety of delivery methods listed above. Classes may be offered either in online asynchronous or online synchronous formats.

Please refer to the UW Online Student Resources FAQ to view more on online education course formats.

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Application Deadlines

June 15 - If applying for the fall semester.

September 15 - If applying for the spring semester.

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Admission Requirements

Domestic Students
GPA: 3.25
GRE: no requirement

International Students
TOEFL: 550 minimum written or 80 minimum online, OR IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
GRE: 900/291 minimum

Additional Requirements
Current teaching certificate from the United states and must be K-12 (any grade band or subject area)

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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. When filling out your application, please be sure to scroll all the way down, and follow all the directions.

• Access the UW graduate applicant portal. Make sure to use the corresponding application admittance semester indicated above.
• 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 attended 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. 

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Required Documents

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

• A 3-4 page, double-spaced professional writing sample (download scoring rubric), including:
  • A description of your professional goals
  • An explanation of your commitment to Special Education
  • An explanation of your philosophy of education
  • An explanation of how this Special Education program fits your goal
• A complete and current resume, including:
  • Educational experiences
  • Work experiences
  • Activities/honors
  • Other relevant information
• Current recommendation letters addressing skills from three different referees (the portal will send a request to each of them after you enter their email addresses)
• Program application (download here)
• Copy of current teaching certificate
• Signed Memo of Understanding (see student handbook )
• Unofficial copies of transcripts (please have schools send all official transcripts directly to UW Admissions)