The FUTURE Program operates on a fall enrollment schedule. Applications are open for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please fill out the online application available here!
Application and supporting materials are due November 15th. For assistance or more information, please contact the Admissions Specialist, Macey Pierce. All completed applications will be reviewed.
After the application deadline, the Application Screening Committee will schedule on-campus interviews in for individuals chosen to go on to the next step in the admissions process.
Application Checklist:
- Student application
- Parent/guardian Information to be completed by parent/guardian
- Emergency Contact/Medical Information form
- High school transcript
- Copy of applicant’s IEP or equivalent documents.
- Educational evaluation (ideally conducted within the past three years) such as:
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
- Psychological/behavioral evaluation that includes the applicant’s Full Scale IQ and is valid within the past five years
- Results of a current physical examination (within last 12 months)
- Inventories completed by parent/guardian
- A picture of the applicant where the face is clearly visible.
- Three letters of recommendation from persons who have known the applicant for one year or longer which can be submitted here. The recommendations should represent three of the following areas:
- Education
- Vocational/employment
- Community involvement
- Personal
NOTE: Family members are not to complete letters of recommendation.
A paper application is available upon request to mpierc26@utk.edu.