Apply: Literacy Education, MED
The Literacy Education program uses rolling admission and will review students for a possible admission to the upcoming semester when all application materials are submitted. Students who apply for summer or fall admission can also submit application to Olene Walker Scholarship along with their admission application. The scholarship is due on the second Monday of April; more information can be found at the tuition and financial aid page: https://ed-psych.utah.edu/grad-programs/reading-literacy-med/tuitionandfinancialaid.php
Admissions has implemented a new online application process called Slate. Please contact the Department of Educational Psychology if you have any concerns. If you have any further questions, please contact the University of Utah Admissions Office at (801) 581-7283 or the Department of Educational Psychology at (801) 581-7148.
- Graduate Application: Apply online here: https://futureu.admissions.utah.edu/apply/. The application fee is $55 for domestic applicants or $65 for international students.
- Select Educational Psychology as the program and Literacy Education, Masters of Education, as an emphasis.
- Transcripts: Please upload your transcripts into the web application. These are unofficial, scanned images. (After you are admitted by the program, you are required to submit official transcripts for an official process.)
- Writing Requirement: You are required to submit evidence of your writing proficiency, either using writing section score of GRE or your academic writing sample . If you are going to submit GRE scores, please plan to take GRE test at least one month before your application date, as it takes an average of three weeks to get your scores back. This test is administered by Educational Testing Services (ETS). Your GRE Scores must be forwarded to the University of Utah (Code 4853) by ETS. Personal photocopies are not sufficient. For more information you may contact ETS or your university's testing center. If you are going to submit your writing sample, make sure the sample is an academic writing on a topic related to literacy and/or education with a proper list of references.
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume:Submit the most updated resume or a CV, a detailed overview of your accomplishments relevant to the realm of academia,
- Personal Statement: Submit a personal statement in the application describing your career goals in 1 to 2 pages.
- Recommendations: You will need to get 3 letters of recommendation. You will be prompted to add your recommenders' email addresses. They will receive an email with a copy of the necessary Recommendation Form to fill out. They will be required to fill it out and upload it with their letters into your online application. At least one of the recommendations should be from an individual at higher education institutions (e.g., professor) who can assess your academic potential for graduate study.