1. Apply online at www.missouriwestern.edu/graduate/admissions.asp as a degree‐seeking applicant for the Graduate Certificate in Writing at Missouri Western.
    
2. Request official copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts to be sent to this address:
   • Graduate School Admissions Office
     Missouri Western State University
     4525 Downs Drive
     St. Joseph, MO 64507
      
3. Pay the one‐time graduate application fee of $45
    
4. Fill out Prairie Lands Writing Project Graduate Certificate Data Sheet available at www.missouriwestern.edu/plwp/Graduateapplicationform.pdf and attach:
   • Two pieces of your own writing: one must be related to writing and/or teaching writing.
   • Letter of recommendation from a principal, department chair, or colleague.
   • A professional resume.
      
5. Send these application materials by November 1, March 1, and/or August 1 to:
   • Jane Frick, Director, Prairie Lands Writing Project
     Eder Hall 201
     Missouri Western State University
     St. Joseph, MO 64507

Applications will be reviewed by the PLWP Graduate Certificate Admissions Committee in mid‐November, mid‐March, and mid‐August each year. Each accepted applicant will then meet with a MWSU faculty member for an advising conference, program planning, and course selection.

Prairie Lands Writing Project Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing Admissions Committee:

• Dr. Jane Frick, MWSU English professor and PLWP site director
• Dr. Cindy Heider, MWSU Assistant Provost and PLWP Advisory Board member
• Mr. Thomas Pankiewicz, MWSU English instructor and PLWP institutes director
• Dr. Elizabeth Sawin, MWSU English professor and Honors Program director and PLWP Teacher Consultant
• Dr. Melody Smith, St. Joseph School District superintendent and PLWP Advisory Board member