Special Education Program
Admission Application Criteria and Procedures
General Admission Information
Special Education Program admission is competitive, admitting
candidates each fall and spring semester.
Meeting minimal requirements does not guarantee admission
to the Special Education Program. In the event candidates must
be denied admission to the Special Education Program, the
committee will select high quality candidates based on their
writing rubric scores and experiences submitted. Candidates may
apply more than one time. Careful consideration must be given
when applying after sophomore year, as applications in the
junior year or later will delay the candidate’s ability to
complete the program in a timely manner.
The Special Education Program admission process consists of
three phases:
Phase I: Pre-Application Requirements (major program
admission information, credit counts, combined cumulative grade
point average (CCGPA), completed coursework, emphasis area, and
PPST scores). Candidates may view a media caste recording posted
on the Special Education Program website (link to come).
Phase II: Application Material Submission Requirements
(Statement of Intent, Education-related experiences, unofficial
transcript)
Phase III: Special Education Program Admission Committee
Decision
Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Candidate Admission Information
(For traditional undergraduate degree-seeking teacher
candidates)
Undergraduate candidates must be admitted to a major teacher
education program major. Undergraduate candidates must declare a
major in education at either the Middle Childhood-Early
Adolescence (MC-EA), Early Adolescence-Adolescence/Secondary
Teacher Education Program (EA-A/STEP), or Early
Childhood-Adolescence (EC-A) developmental range with “special
education” as their minor.
Candidates interested in seeking MC-EA licensure (ages 6yrs to
12yrs) with a special education (SPE) minor, at the same
developmental range, will need to seek two admission decisions.
1.
Major Program admission from the Department of Educational
Studies (DES) for the MC-EA major. See the
DES Admissions for specific MC-EA admission
criteria and procedures. Admission to a major teacher education
program does not guarantee admission into the SPE minor.
2.
Minor Program admission from the Special Education Program for
the SPE minor. See the
SPE
minor Admissions for specific SPE minor admission
criteria and procedures.
Candidates interested in seeking EA-A/STEP (ages 11yrs to 21yrs)
with a special education (SPE) minor, at the same developmental
range, will need to seek two admission decisions.
1.
Major Program admission from STEP (Secondary Teacher Education
Program) for the content major (English, Mathematics, Broadfield
Social Studies, Broadfield Science). See the
STEP Admissions for specific STEP admission criteria
and procedures. Admission to a major teacher education program
does not guarantee admission into the SPE minor.
2.
Minor Program admission from the Special Education Program for
the SPE minor. See the
SPE
minor Admissions for specific SPE minor admission
criteria and procedures.
Candidates interested in seeking EC-A (5yrs to 21yrs) with a
special education (SPE) minor, at the EA-A developmental range
(11yrs to 21yrs), will need to seek two admission decisions.
1.
Major Program admission from the Department of Educational
Studies (DES) for the EC-A major. See the
DES Admissions for specific MC-EA admission
criteria and procedures. Admission to a major teacher education
program does not guarantee admission into the SPE minor.
2.
Minor Program admission from the Special Education Program for
the SPE minor. See the
SPE
minor Admissions for specific SPE minor admission
criteria and procedures.
Once admitted to the major and minor, the candidate’s WINGS
Advising Reports will reflect all required major and SPE minor
courses. You must be admitted to a Teacher Education Program
major prior to being admitted to the SPE minor. Candidates may
apply to both their major and the SPE minor in the same
semester.
Undergraduate Non-Degree-Seeking (Add-on) Candidate Admission
Information
(For teacher candidates who have already hold or are eligible to
hold a WI teaching license)
Teacher Candidates who already hold or are eligible to hold a
Wisconsin teaching license may “add-on” the Cross-Categorical
Special Education certification (#801) at the undergraduate
level. Candidates seeking admission to the add-on
certification track will need to seek two admission decisions.
1.
Admission to UW-L as a "special non-degree seeking
undergraduate" student via the UW-L Admission Office website (http://www.uwlax.edu/admissions/)
2.
Admission to the SPE Program by:
a.
Contacting the Special Education Program Director. See the
Director's contact information below.
b.
Completing the admission process. See the
SPE
add-on Admissions for specific add-on admission
criteria and procedures.
educational loan opportunities are also limited for non-degree
seeking students.
Graduate Special Education Program Admission Information
Admissions to the Special Education Graduate Program are
currently on hold.
Graduate candidates are admitted to both UW-L Graduate Studies
and to the Graduate Special Education Program. Graduate
candidates must be in good standing to be admitted and remain in
the graduate program. Graduate candidates should NOT take
classes at the undergraduate level or as a “graduate special”
student through the Graduate Studies Office.
Carol Angell, Ph.D.
Director, Special Education Program
300A Morris Hall
608-785-8135
cangell@uwlax.edu
Updated: May 2012