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Graduate admission to the Educational Psychology department at the University of Utah follows a general process, but each program within the department has its own specific application requirements. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; however, prospective students are encouraged to complete their application at least one month before the semester start to allow time for processing the application.
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admission
The Literacy Education, M.Ed. 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 on our tuition and financial aid page.
Apply to the Program
Applicants apply to the master’s program through 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
The application fee is $55 for domestic applicants or $65 for international students.
Apply online through the Slate platform:
- 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 your personal statement or the writing section score of GRE. 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.
Personal Statement
Submit a personal statement in the application describing your career goals in 1 to 2 pages.
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Submit the most updated resume or a CV, a detailed overview of your accomplishments relevant to the realm of academia.
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.