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Application Information


Applicants are responsible for verifying that all materials are received in the department office. It is recommended that applicants actively track the progress of the completion of their file by contacting Maureena in department office at 307-766-6325 or mwalke22@uwyo.edu. Admissions are scheduled for once per semester. Please contact Maureena for more information.

You may enroll in one course prior to be formally admitted to the program. In order to enroll, please complete a Non Degree Application: www.uwyo.edu/uwgrad/apply.

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Admission Procedures:

UW Admissions Requirements:


        1. Completion of the online graduate application. Payment of a $50 fee is required.

     Official transcripts from all Post-Secondary Institutions must be sent to UW

     Admissions. We do not require official transcripts from UW.



Special Education Department Requirements:


         1. Current resume
         2. Contact Information (complete and submit Application Contact Information

     Form
         3. A copy of current Wyoming Teaching Certificate
         4. Submission of a three page writing sample discussing the applicant’s academic

     goals and philosophy of education.
         5. Three letters of recommendation from qualified references. One letter is          

      requested from a current or former professor, who can comment on the

      applicant’s potential to benefit from a graduate-level certification program.

      (Only one of these letters may be from a University of Wyoming Special

      Education faculty member.) Here is a link to the reference letter form.

  6. An interview may be required. The department will schedule interviews with

     candidates when necessary.

  7. Signed Prospectus- The Prospectus must be reviewed and signed. Students

      will be responsible for being aware of the information listed in the Prospectus.


Please send your application to Dept. 3374 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071