New freshmen and transfer students are admitted directly to the School of Education as Pre-Rehabilitation Psychology students (PSR classification). On-campus students wishing to be admitted as Pre-Rehabilitation Psychology students must formally apply for admission to the School of Education. Choose this link for a pre-professional application form. Contact Education Academic Services (EAS), Rust-Schreiner Halls, 115 North Orchard Street, 262-1651, for more details. This classification does not guarantee acceptance to the professional program or benefit students in the application process. Admission with a PSR classification requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, based on all UW-Madison course work. This admission GPA may be modified by the Last 60 Credits rule.
Applicants who are not already enrolled on the UW-Madison campus must be admissible to the University to enroll in a School of Education professional program. Thus, program admission is contingent upon admission to the campus. Admission to UW-Madison requires a separate application and admission process. See UW-Madison Undergraduate Admissions for application information.
Students are admitted to the Rehabilitation Psychology undergraduate program twice a year, for the fall and spring semesters. To be eligible for admission, applicants must have
For fall admission, a professional application and accompanying transcripts must be submitted to EAS by March 1 of the spring preceding fall admission. For spring admission, the professional application and accompanying transcripts must be submitted to Education Academic Services by November 1 of the fall semester preceding spring admission. With the application submit transcripts from all other colleges or universities attended. Students may obtain photocopies from the Dean's office of the Madison campus college or school in which they are currently enrolled. Applications cannot be processed unless a complete academic record is presented for consideration.
Two grade point averages will be calculated to determine candidates' eligibility and selection to programs. GPAs will be calculated using (1) all transferable college level course work attempted, and (2) the last 60 credits attempted. The higher GPA of these two will be used for purposes of admission. If fewer than 60 credits have been attempted, all credits will be used to calculate the GPA. Graded graduate course work will also be used in all GPA calculations. ("Attempted" course work indicates course work for which a grade has been earned.) For more information on this rule, click here.
Applicants who are not already enrolled on the UW-Madison campus must be admissible to the University to enroll in a School of Education program. Admission to UW-Madison requires a separate application and admission process. See UW-Madison Undergraduate Admissions for application information. Find more detailed information for prospective transfer students at this link. Prospective transfer students are strongly advised to meet with an Education Academic Services advisor in advance of their application.
Selection to the program will be made at the end of the fall and spring semesters, after the previous semester grades are reported. The number of applicants admitted each semester will be determined by the faculty according to available resources. While all eligible applicants have been admitted to the professional program in recent years, this may not always be the case; see stipulations below. Admission is not final until all acceptance related materials are received by EAS and criminal background investigation results are reviewed.
If the applicant pool exceeds the resources available for any admission period, admission will become limited and competitive. Selection will be based upon cumulative grade point average. Remaining students will be placed on a waiting list based on ranked order of cumulative grade point average.
Criminal background checks will be required of all admitted students. Applicants will also be asked to complete a disclosure statement. See this link for more detailed information.
Persons who already hold an undergraduate degree are admitted to the School of Education as either an Education Special student or a Second Degree student, depending on their interests and academic background. The term Special student indicates that the student has an interest in pursuing certification in a subject area studied during the initial degree; the student does not receive a degree for this "certification only" course work. Second Degree students are seeking a second, unrelated degree from the School of Education, which may, or may not, include teacher certification. Candidates for limited enrollment programs must meet all admission eligibility requirements for the program and must compete with the eligible applicants for program admission. See this link for more details.