Graduate Admissions Process

Admission to the Counselor Education Graduate Program requires an earned undergraduate degree from a college or university accredited by an appropriate regional association.

Admission to the Counselor Education Graduate Program requires at least one from Category I and all of the following in Category II

Category I

1. A composite score of 1000 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
2. A score of 50 on the Miller's Analogy Test (MAT)
3. Undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in upper division courses
4. Earned master's degree

1. Application
2. Goal Statement
3. Undergraduate transcripts
4. Letters of recommendation
5. Group Interview
6. Technology assessment
7. Passing scores on the College Academic Test (CLAST) and General Knowledge Test scores if applying to the School Counseling Program

Each student is required to submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogy Test (MAT) for admission into the program. However, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in upper division course may assist a student whose standardized test scores do not meet the minimum criteria.

Each applicant will be evaluated in the context of an overall academic record and/or accomplishments in an appropriate field.

The Graduate Council of Counselor Education makes final decisions on all applicants. Appeals are brought to the Graduate Council of Arts & Sciences.

Students who have been formally admitted to programs in the department may register for classes during the course registration periods established by the Registrar's Office.

To register, be sure to consult the Counselor Education Department's up-to-date list of courses offered through the department, which is available prior to the University's regular registration period. You may obtain a copy of this list from the Counselor Education Department office.

Students are permitted to take six credits prior to being admitted to the program. Registration in additional graduate-level courses offered through the department is limited to students who have meet our entrance requirements and been accepted into the program or receive special permission from the Chair of the department.

Graduate & Post Graduate Tuition:     $575.00 per credit hour
Tuition for students w/ in-service discount:     $345.00 per credit hour

(Employed teachers and individuals working in not-for-profit agencies may be eligible for this discounted rate)

Cohorts begin classes in the spring (January) and summer (May) terms. Applications are accepted until April 25th for summer and December 10th for spring.

Note: Yearly cohorts are limited to 20 candidates per program and site. Highly qualified candidates will receive first priority. If a candidate is not accepted for the current year’s cohort, he/she may opt to resubmit the application for consideration in the following year’s cohort.

Transfer of course credit is not automatic. An individual who holds the baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university may apply only six (6) semester hours of graduate courses toward the graduate degree prior to admission to the program. A maximum of six semester hours may be transferred from another accredited graduate school provided these hours are approved by the department as part of the student’s planned program. The student must fill out an appropriate form requesting transfer credit. A student wishing to take work at another institution after being admitted to a graduate program must first have the written approval of the department chairperson. Afterwards, he or she must provide an official transcript of the work completed for the department’s final approval of the transfer of credit. Note: Transfer credits expire six years after their completion. Transfer credits will be credited to the degree program only after the student has been advanced to candidacy. No work gained by correspondence courses is acceptable toward a graduate degree.