Ph.D. Application Process
Below you will find the application process for the doctoral specialization in School Psychology. Please note that the application deadline for Fall 2010 is December 15, 2010. A selected pool of approximately 10 to 15 applicants will be invited for a phone or in person interview to take place in early February 2, 2010. Please pay attention to specific dates, as some materials are due earlier than others. In addition, please note that certain materials must be received by the Graduate School, while others are sent directly to the School of Education, c/o Sara Jo Heiser.
The application process consists of two parts: A) Applying to the UWM Graduate School and B) Applying to the Department of Educational Psychology.
A. To the UWM Graduate School:
1) Applicants are encouraged to complete the Graduate School Application Form online at www.gradschool.uwm.edu. Click on "Apply for Admission" and follow the instructions.
* Note: The Graduate School recommends applying one year in advance.
2) One copy of official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate credits (if any) the applicant has accumulated to date at other institutions of higher learning must be submitted to the Graduate School. It is the applicant's responsibility to arrange for this to be done.
Admission applications cannot be processed until all official transcripts have been received by the Graduate School.
3) Request that an official copy of your GRE scores be sent to the Graduate School (Institution Code 1473 for the paper-based test). Scores more than five years old will not be considered. The GRE must be taken before completing the graduate school application. Score reporting options are provided at the time of testing. If you wish to obtain a copy of scores from a previous administration of the GRE, you can request scores by contacting Educational Testing Services at 1-888-GRE-SCORE.
3) Finally, the Graduate School application also requires a "Statement of Reasons for Graduate Study." Applicants are urged to take special care in describing long range goals, how they see themselves fitting into UWM's program, which has an urban and multicultural emphasis, and relating experiences which influenced their decision to pursue counseling.
Send materials to:University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Graduate School Office
P.O. Box 340
Milwaukee, WI 53201
http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/
B. To the Department of Educational Psychology (School Psychology Specialization):
1) Have letters of recommendation sent to the School of Education, c/o Sara Jo Heiser by December 15, 2009. Recommendations must be forwarded directly by the writers to the School of Education, c/o Sara Jo Heiser. Please submit letters of recommendation from a minimum of three appropriate persons that can comment meaningfully and knowledgeably on the likelihood that you can successfully complete an advanced scholarly program of study for the Ph.D. degree. It is helpful if the majority of references are written by college/university faculty. At least one reference must be from an academic source. In any case, select people who can comment with confidence on your academic qualifications. Be sure references are as recent as possible, ordinarily no more than one year old.
2) Finally, send a copy of your Statement of Reasons for Graduate Study to the Department of Educational Psychology. Be sure to indicate you are applying for the 'School Psychology' specialization. If you have not already done so (in your Statement of Reasons to the Graduate School) please articulate your research interests and goals, the relation of these interests and goals to the profession of School Psychology, your intended specialization in School Psychology and list any faculty members with whom you are interested in working.
PUT YOUR NAME ON ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS
Send materials to:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Education
Sara Jo Heiser
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
