Step one: Express your interest
Please complete the online interest form to the right to express your interest in joining a future School Library Studies MA cohort. We will use the information you provide to send you program updates, including important information about enrollment deadlines as they become available.
Step two: Apply for admission
We encourage you to apply for admission to graduate studies through the University of Northern Iowa as soon as possible. We are currently accepting applications for the Fall 2019 cohort. Submit applications by June 28, 2019 for early consideration.
Former UNI students: The online application requires logging in with your CatID credentials. If you have forgotten your username or passphrase, contact the IT Help Desk at servicedesk@uni.edu or 319-273-5555 and have them reset your password.
Need help with your UNI application?
Contact us at 800-648-3864 or Distance@uni.edu for assistance. Additional resources are also available from the UNI Graduate College.
- Complete the online Application for Graduate Study and the required application materials requested by the department (see below). (Note: required application materials can be attached at the time of application submission or after submission.)
- Please note that you are applying for admission as a Graduate student for Fall 2019.
- The program for which you are applying is School Library Studies - MA.
- If you have applied to the program in the past and would like to change your admit term to Fall 2019, please log into your application at admissions.uni.edu/apply and choose Change Application Term. You will then be prompted to enter Fall 2019 in the Admit Term dropdown.
- Entrance exams are not required.
- You must submit an Applicant Statement (limit 500 words) in response to a question about teacher librarianship. The question can be found in the online application, and your response should be uploaded as a pdf. The Statement will be waived for applicants who have a prior master's degree.
- Note that if you have received a degree from UNI, you do not have to pay the non-refundable $60 application fee or request your UNI transcripts.
- Criteria for admission include:
- 3.0 GPA in a completed degree program
- A teaching license or completion of teacher education coursework
- Suitability for the program as demonstrated through a well written statement
Required application materials can be attached (in .pdf format) to the application at the time of or after submission or sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
Additional information about admissions from the UNI Division of Library Studies.
What to expect
When your transcripts have been received, you will receive a confirmation email from UNI Admissions noting that your application is complete. If you have not received this notice in a timely manner, it is your responsibility to contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@uni.edu or 319-273-2281 to see what might be delaying the completion of your application.
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction will review your application materials and contact you about your admission status. Following admission to the program, you will be assigned to a cohort group and provided enrollment information for the upcoming courses.
Delivery of the program is contingent on a sufficient number of students being accepted into the program.
