1. General UMKC admission
- Applicants to the Institute for Urban Education must first be accepted into UMKC.
- Applications are available at umkc.edu/admissions. A $35 application fee payable to UMKC is required of students not already admitted to UMKC. (The fee is $45 when submitting a paper application.) Indicate on the admissions application that you are applying to the Institute for Urban Education.
- UMKC’s admissions office processes admissions application as they are received. Please note it may take up four to six weeks to be accepted into UMKC. Only after you are admitted will your information be shared with the IUE office.
2. Personal statement
Please attach to your UMKC Application for Admission a typed personal statement of approximately 750 words, addressing your interest and commitment to urban education. You may also explain why you have chosen education and why you think you will be an effective teacher in an urban school.
3. Supplemental application and supporting materials
In addition to the UMKC Application for Admission, you must also apply to the Institute for Urban Education. Click here for the 2009-10 IUE application.
Items 1-3 (above) must be submitted as a packet.
4. References
Two letters of reference are required. At least one should be from an educator or from someone familiar with your past experience working with youth. Both letters should be submitted using the attached reference forms located on the IUE application. They should be kept confidential, signed and submitted in sealed envelopes to the address listed on the forms. Do not ask relatives to provide a letter for you.
5. FAFSA
All students must complete the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. The form can be found at fafsa.ed.gov and must be submitted between Jan. 1 and March 1 of each year.
6. UMKC General Scholarship Application
IUE applicants also are required to complete the Application for UMKC General Scholarships each year. Forms are available at umkc.edu/finaid. General Scholarship applications are due before Feb. 1 of every year.
7. Interview
Files of applicants admitted to UMKC will be reviewed by the IUE and potential finalists will be contacted for personal interviews.