Application Deadlines

While most of our programs have one application period each year, some programs have multiple admission cycles throughout the year.  Below are the deadlines and the decision dates in which the review committee plan to make their decisions. Don't want to miss a deadline? Join our mailing list!  Most 2025 Graduate applications will open on September 1st.

Program Deadline Decision Date
High-incidence Disabilities Teacher Education ( SPED-TEP ) May. 31, 2025
Early Care and Education Jul. 15, 2025 Aug. 31, 2025
School Psychology (Ed.S.) Dec. 1, 2025 Apr. 17, 2026
School Psychology (Ph.D.) Dec. 1, 2025 Apr. 17, 2026
Elementary Teacher Education Program (ELTEP) Dec. 12, 2025 May. 15, 2026
Seattle Teacher Residency (STR) Dec. 12, 2025 Apr. 30, 2026
Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Dec. 12, 2025 Dec. 15, 2024
Danforth Educational Leadership Program Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 27, 2026
Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Policy Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
IslandWood Graduate Program Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Language, Literacy and Culture Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Leadership in Higher Education Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Learning Sciences & Human Development Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Science or Math Education Specialization Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Social and Cultural Foundations Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Special Education Doctoral Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Teacher Education and Teacher Learning for Justice Jan. 2, 2026 Mar. 13, 2026
Leadership for Learning (L4L) Feb. 1, 2027 Apr. 16, 2027

Passed deadlines

Program Deadline Decision Date
UW Accelerated Certification for Teachers (U-ACT) May. 16, 2025
Applied Behavior Analysis (Online) Mar. 3, 2025 Apr. 11, 2025
Bilingual Educator Capacity Program (M.I.T. Only) Jan. 31, 2025
Early Childhood Special Education Jan. 3, 2025 Mar. 7, 2025
Measurement and Statistics Jan. 3, 2025 Mar. 7, 2025
Early Childhood & Family Studies Oct. 15, 2024 May. 3, 2024
Education, Communities and Organizations Oct. 15, 2024
Education Studies Jun. 28, 2024
Instructional Leadership Apr. 15, 2024 Mar. 10, 2023
Applied Behavior Analysis (On-campus) Jan. 5, 2024 Mar. 15, 2024
Culturally Sustaining Education Jan. 5, 2024 Mar. 15, 2024
Educational Policy, Organizations and Leadership (Ph.D.) Jan. 5, 2024 Mar. 15, 2024