To Apply
To apply to the Graduate Program in Human Ecology: Human Development & Family Studies (Major G549) at the UW--Madison you must submit information to both (1) the Graduate School and (2) the HDFS Department.
Deadline: January 10, 2010.
Submit to the UW Graduate School:
- Online application (including letters of recommendation*)
- Application fee
- GRE scores (Institution #1846; Dept #0000)
- TOEFL scores (for international students only)
Refer to the Graduate School Admissions website for additional information:
http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/education/admissions/requirements.html
Submit to the HDFS Department:
Graduate Admissions Committee
Human Development & Family Studies
University of Wiscionsin--Madison
3rd Floor Middleton Building
1305 Linden Drive
Madison WI 53706-1523
- The HDFS Supplemental Application Form, including attachment of a 500-750 word statement describing your reasons and plans for graduate student and your future professional goals.
- Original transcripts from all post-high school institutions.
*Note about letters of recommendation: We require 3 letters of recommendation. These are no longer sent by mail to the department, instead they are done electronically through your online Graduate School application. If your recommender does not use email, then have them send their signed letter directly to us. See the Graduate School website for more information.

