Graduate Admissions
You’ve earned your undergraduate degree and you are ready for the next step in your education. At UWA, we offer a number of graduate degree programs and we want to make the process of applying as easy as possible. You can apply for admission to our graduate programs here.
For a full list of eligible graduate programs, click here.
Application Document Submission Deadlines
Fall Semester: July 1
Spring Semester: December 1
Summer Semester: April 1
We reserve the right of requesting all official documents at any point of the admission process. Submit your application documents to:
The University of West Alabama
Admission and Enrollment Management
Brock Hall 108, Station 4
Livingston, AL 35470
Email: goadmit@uwa.edu
Office: 205-652-3578
Transcripts
Students need to submit official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate work to the Office of Admissions from each university you’ve attended. You must be in good standing and eligible to return to the last institution attended. We may require that you have your official transcripts evaluated by an outside evaluation service if the official transcript is not in English. It will need to be a course-by-course evaluation. You must have your official college transcripts from each university attended sent by your previous universities, or an approved third-party organization, directly to goadmit@uwa.edu or mailed to the address listed above.
Evaluation
Foreign college transcripts of completed undergraduate degrees can be evaluated in-house at UWA; however, transcripts may be required to be evaluated directly from an evaluation service affiliated with the National Association of Credit Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). For a listing of NACES member organizations and their contact information, please visit https://www.naces.org/members. For a list of AICE endorsed member organizations and their contact information, please visit https://aice-eval.org/. Any course-by-course transfer credit of classes will be required to go through external evaluation by a NACES or AICE endorsed organization.
The following NACES member companies give special rates for UWA students using the associated links:
Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.: Application designed for UWA students
Spantran Evaluation: SpanTran Application for the University of West Alabama
International Education Evaluations, LLC (IEE): myiee application for UWA students
Student Deposit
Once your UWA student account is created, you are able to make a tuition deposit of $2,000 in your account using Flywire payment services. The $2,000 deposit will be credited to your first-semester tuition bill. No refund will be processed for withdrawals from a course or from the university fourteen (14) days after the close of business from the date classes begin for the fall, spring, and summer regular sessions. For refund/partial refund are allowed before the due date; students will be responsible for the transaction fees involved during the refund process. Refunds are paid by eRefund unless otherwise requested.
English Proficiency Tests
We accept different types of internationally recognized standardized tests for English proficiency: TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC*, Cambridge, GETC-CBT (Japan), PTE, Duolingo, and ISE. Official test reports need to be emailed to goadmit@uwa.edu or mailed to the UWA address listed above. *TOEIC is only available under prearranged agreements. Requirements for specific graduate programs may vary.
Copy of Passport
We accept an uploaded PDF copy. You can email your passport directly to goadmit@uwa.edu. The Passport must be valid with an expiration date of no less than 6 months from the start date of the term. Here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
Bank Statements
The total set of expenses for the 2021-2022 school year is $25,500. We require bank statements that verify that amount. The total includes expenses for tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, International Student Health insurance, and most other personal expenses. If emailed to goadmit@uwa.edu, here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
UWA Financial Statement Form
Download the Statement of Financial Support. It must be completed by your sponsor, indicating his/her willingness to finance your education. We accept an uploaded PDF copy. If emailed to goadmit@uwa.edu, here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
Dependent Information (If applicable):
If your spouse and/or children are coming with you, we will need a copy of all dependent passports. Only a spouse or children may be claimed as dependents. We accept uploaded PDF copies (email to cmarine@uwa.edu). Here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
UWA Medical History and Immunization Form
Please complete the medical history form and supporting documents available through the link below.
All students must submit completed forms and supporting documentation when applying.
Please review the following website for complete information regarding the required immunizations: https://www.uwa.edu/admissions/undergraduate/studenthealthservices