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Master of Education
Workforce Development Education

Application Process

To be considered for admission to the Workforce Development program, all application materials must be in place by the following deadlines (Any applications received after these dates will be suject to deferral to the following academic semester):

For Fall admission: August 1
For Spring admission: November 20
For Summer admission: May 1

Admission Requirements:

To be accepted into the program, an applicant must meet at least one of the following requirements:

  1. Minimum GPA of 3.0 on the last 60 credit hours of attempted coursework prior to the receipt of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education;

    OR
  2. If GPA is between a 2.7 and a 3.0 on the last 60 credit hours of attempted coursework, applicant may be considered for admissions by special consideration, which includes satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test or an equivalent examination. Information regarding this test is available at:

    http://www.uark.edu/depts/gradinfo/recruit/admission/index.html

    OR
  3. A conferred post-baccalaureate degree (excluding professional degrees) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.

To apply for admission:

  1. Download an Application for Admission from the Graduate School at:

    http://www.uark.edu/depts/gradinfo/forms/student/appl-admission.pdf

    The completed application form must designate your intended area of study and your intended area of concentration:
    • Intended area of study (WDED)
    • Intended area of concentration (HRDE or ADED)
  2. Request that two official transcript(s) from every undergraduate institution you have attended be sent directly to you in a sealed envelope. Do not open the envelope.
  3. Include Application Fee ($40 check or money order payable to the University of Arkansas; $50 for international students).
  4. Send these items (the completed application, fee payment and sealed official transcripts) in one packet to the Graduate School at:

    Office of Graduate and International Recruitment and Admissions
    346 N. Arkansas Ave.
    Fayetteville, AR 72701
  5. Download the directions for the Admissions Essay and send the essay to the RHRC Student Center. The essay will be reviewed as part of the admissions process. Contact information for the Student Center is located on the form.

Note: Your file cannot be processed until the Graduate School has received all official transcripts.

Once the admissions packet has been received by Graduate Admissions, applicants will be notified by the Graduate School by mail or e-mail that the packet has been forwarded to the department. Please allow two to three weeks for this to process to take place. If you have not heard back within three weeks of submission of application, please contact the Graduate School Admissions office at 479-575-6246. Please do not contact the College of Education and Health Professions or the Workforce Development Education program.

WDED Admission Review

Once an applicant's packet is complete, the Graduate School will notify the applicant that the packet has been forwarded to the Workforce Development Education program for consideration.

The WDED program admissions committee will meet to prior to the deadline to review applications.  Acceptance is based on a number of factors that include:

Only applications that are received by the posted deadlines will be considered. There will be no exceptions made for late applicants.

Applicants will be notified as soon as possible after the review date regarding their admission status.

At that time, students who have been accepted to the program will be mailed a document that details advising and registration information.

Page last updated: 11/6/2009 11:35

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