Application Checklist (Domestic)

Master of Arts in Women’s & Gender Studies

University of Northern Iowa

225 Sabin Hall

Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0509

319.273.7102 (phone) 319.273.3053 (fax)

The application forms are available online at:

_____Complete theApplication for Admission to Graduate Studyand Program Entrance Form and send to the UNI Women's & Gender Studies office.

_____Submit a Sample of Scholarly Writing to the UNI Women's & Gender Studies office.

  • Ensure the sample demonstratesyour ability to discuss, analyze, and critically synthesize information and ideas. Also, include a cover sheet identifying the course for which the paper was written, the nature of the assignment and the date it was written.

_____Submit a Statement of Purposeto the Women's & Gender Studies office.

  • Statement should be 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced.

Include the following:

  • Draw relationships between your previous education, life experiences, and the master’s program in Women’s & Gender Studies at UNI
  • Identify specific personal and academic goals you hope to achieve through graduate education in women’s and gender studies
  • Describe academic areas of interest that you plan to pursue in the course of your graduate studies at UNI
  • Outline tentative professional career plans you hope to pursue after completing your degree
  • Identify any forms of civic engagement or activism in which you have participated

_____Distribute 2 Personal Recommendation Forms to persons providing references

for you.

  • Write or type your name and address at the top of the forms
  • Check the appropriate box if you are waiving the right to see the recommendations before they are submitted for consideration

_____If applying for funding, submit the Graduate Assistantship Stipend Form and the Graduate Tuition Scholarship Form to the UNI Women's & Gender Studies office.

_____File official transcript(s) and $50.00 application fee:

UNI Office of Admissions

002 Gilchrist Hall

Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0018.

Ask your degree issuing institution(s) to send an official transcript of your academic record directly to the Office of Admissions.