Application Deadlines

All application materials, including exam scores, must be submitted by the application deadline.

Step 1: Preparation

• Review admission requirements
• Review the graduate admission process
• Note the deadlines for application submission
• Contact the SoE Graduate Advising Office at soegrad@uwf.edu with questions

Step 2: Application

• Complete the online application
  • NOTE: International students must complete the International Student Graduate Application.
• Applicants to the Reading Education, M.Ed., must submit a supplemental application to assess UCC requirements
• Pay the application fee online or by mail

Step 3: Transcripts

• Arrange to have one official copy of all college transcripts sent directly to The University of West Florida, Graduate School, Attention: Graduate Admissions, 11000 University Parkway, Building 11, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
• Transcripts for work completed at UWF will be obtained by the Office of Admissions

Step 4: Exam

• Register to take the GRE General Test or MAT and have official scores sent to UWF OR have official scores from a previously taken but current (within five years) GRE or MAT forwarded by the testing agency to The University of West Florida, Graduate School, Attention: Graduate Admissions, 11000 University Parkway, Building 11, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750

Step 5: Letter of Intent and Professional References

• Submit contact information for two professional references and a letter of intent here
• Your letter of intent should include the following information: your background,
  short- and long-term goals, contributions you would like to make to your field of
  study, and strengths you bring to the program

Step 6: Advising and Registration

• Upon admission, you will receive official notification from the university and the School of Education, which will include contact information for your faculty mentor
• Contact your faculty mentor to develop your degree plan
• Register for courses via MyUWF
• Activate your MyUWF Account

Step 7: Tk20 and Disposition Assessments

• By the fifth week of the first semester of graduate studies, the following must be
  completed:
  • Purchase of a subscription to the School of Education's assessment system,
    Tk20; a subscription can be purchased through the UWF bookstore (Student
    Access Kits - ISBN 0-9774408-1-8) or directly from Tk20 at http://uwf.tk20.com/
  • Completion the Professional Education Applicant Disposition Self-rating Scale
    within Tk20
  • Completion of the Professional Education Applicant Disposition Scale by those
    individuals you identified as professional references (the Graduate Advising
    Office will contact those individuals with instructions)

If you have any questions, contact the Graduate Advising Office: