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Masters Application Procedure

Thank you for inquiring about the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Please read all of the information regarding the Department's requirements and the Graduate School requirements before you apply.

Applications: The Department of Counseling Psychology accepts applications for Fall beginning enrollment between October 1 and February 1 for the M.S. program in Counseling Psychology. There is no beginning Spring enrollment for this Department. The application is responsible for collecting assembling and submitting all the pieces of the application as a complete package by the deadline.

Application procedures 2008-2009

Entrance Requirements 2008-2009

Department application checklist

Step 1. Apply online to the UW graduate school

Step 2. Mail supplemental materials to Counseling Psychology Department:

  • Department Application Form 2008-2009
  • 2 sets of Official Transcripts
  • Goal Statement  (If submitted electronically through grad school, a paper copy sent to the department is not necessary).

Step 3. GRE and TOEFL test scores--submitted electronically directly from ETS
Institution code: 1846

Application deadline:

Feb. 1st all materials must be received by this date to the address below:

Department of Counseling Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1000 Bascom Mall
321 Education Building
Madison, WI 53706

 

Criminal background checks will be conducted for all undergraduate and graduate students admitted to UW Madison School of Education programs that require field placements (e.g. practicum, student teaching, or clinical field experience).  These investigations are mandated by state statute for some programs and sites and have been requested by other sites.  Initial criminal history checks will be requested through the Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau.  Costs for these checks will be borne by the School of Education.