Admissions

Graduate Degree Programs (M.S.)

If you want to pursue a masters degree in the Department of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation Programs you are required to be admitted to the School of Graduate Studies and Research as well as the department. Applicants should complete all of the admission requirements prior to their initial enrollment in courses in the department. Applicants must have all admission requirements completed or scheduled for completion prior to the second term of enrollment.

Submission of the following credentials are required:

• completed application form
• references
• all undergraduate transcripts
• all graduate transcripts
• and standardized examination scores for either the Miller Analogies Test or the       Graduate Record Exam.

A departmental admissions committee composed of three faculty members will consider the following criteria in deciding whether or not to recommend an applicant for admission to the department:

1. Undergraduate 3.0 and/or graduate 3.5 grade-point averages
2. Graduate Record Examination (850 combined verbal and math) or Miller Analogies Test (40)
3. Writing style and content of application letter
4. Experiences (education and employment history)
5. Three personal references (forms provided by department, at least one must be completed by a current or former supervisor)
6. Personal interview

The department reserves the right to waive some admission requirements for students with special needs.

Last Updated August 25, 2008