UW-Madison Department of Educational Psychology - Admissions Overview

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Educational Psychology
School of Education
UW-Madison
859 Education Sciences
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Madison, WI  53706-1796

Tel: 608/262-3432
 Fax: 608/262-0843
Email: edpsych@education.wisc.edu
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Admissions Overview

The following is a brief overview of the Department’s admissions process which starts on December 1 (application submission deadline) and ends on April 15 (the deadline for applicants to accept admittance).

  • Interested applicants submit application materials by December 1.
  • After the submission deadline, completed applications are routed to the Department faculty in each program area for their review.
  • After reviewing the applications, faculty generate a list of the selected applicants they wish to invite to Visitation Interview Day.
  • Selected applicants are contacted via phone/email/U.S. mail and invited to the Visitation Interview Day.
  • Visitation Interview Day is January 25, 2013.
  • After the interviews have been conducted, the faculty narrows down their recommendations for admission.  This is done at the next scheduled Department Faculty Meeting.
  • The recommended applicants are contacted via phone/email/U.S. mail and informed of their acceptance by the Department.
  • The Department notifies the UW Graduate School of the recommended applicants for admission.
  • The Graduate School sends each applicant his or her official letter of acceptance via U.S. mail.
  • The Department sends each applicant his or her letter of congratulations via U.S. mail.
  • Applicants have until April 15 to formally accept or decline the offer of admission.
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