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Admission guidelines and application process

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Find a graduate program that helps you reach your professional goals! Application deadlines and admission guidelines vary by program. Please see programs below for information about deadlines and required application materials when submitting your application.

Graduate Programs Offered and Application Process/Deadlines

How to apply

  • Summer 2024 or fall 2024 applicants: Apply using the UW System application
    Note: Official transcripts are required before your application will be reviewed for admission.
  • Spring 2025 or later applicants: Apply using UWEC's application
    Note: Applicants for the Athletic Training and Communication Sciences & Disorders programs will not need to complete this application. If you are applying to one of those programs for Summer 2025 or later, please see your program details below for application process information.
Graduate Programs
Graduate Certificates
Learn more about graduate studies at UW-Eau Claire.

Non-degree-seeking graduate students

Taking graduate courses without seeking a degree

If you would like to take graduate coursework for personal or professional development but are NOT seeking a degree, you are considered a graduate non-degree student. You still need to have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. View more information about courses and registration information here.

  • Term available: Spring, summer, fall
  • Application dates:
    • Spring: The application opens April 1 with a deadline of January 15.
    • Summer: The application opens on September 1, with a deadline of May 15.
    • Fall: The application opens on September 1, with a deadline of August 31.
  • Materials needed when submitting your application:
    • Application fee
    • Unofficial transcripts from the institution(s) where you earned your bachelor's degree(s) and any other advanced degrees
  • Contact information: graduate@uwec.edu

International graduate students

Additional materials required for international graduate students

In addition to the application materials listed for each program above, the following materials are also required:

  • Evidence of English proficiency. A TOEFL score of 76 iBT, an IELTS score of 6.0, or a Duolingo score of 115 - see approved scores and ESL programs
  • If admitted to a graduate program, a completed financial verification form and a copy of your passport will be required before immigration documents will be issued.

Official College Transcripts

Prior to enrollment, admitted students are required to send final official transcripts from the institution(s) where they earned their bachelor's degree(s) and any other advanced degrees. 

All transcripts must be sent by the institution through a secured electronic delivery service (Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, etc.) or by US Postal mail to the address below. Emails and faxes are not official documents.  

UW-Eau Claire Admissions Office
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701

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Eau Claire, WI 54701
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