Counselor Education

Admission Requirements:

• At least a 2.5 undergraduate GPA
• Passing a criminal background check (see COE Graduate Program section of catalog for complete requirements).
• GRE or MAT Minimum Scores (must have been taken within the last five years).

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Regular admission: minimum of 300 on the test overall

(Or a score of at least 146 on the Verbal subtest)

Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT)

Regular admission: minimum of 388

• Three Letters of Recommendation Applicants will include at least three professional recommendations using specified forms.
• Personal Autobiographical Essay Applicants will write an autobiographical essay in which they discuss their reasons for wanting to become a counselor, what attributes they may possess which would contribute to their effectiveness as a counselor, what personal characteristics they possess that might hinder their relationships with clients, and how they are planning to address those issues. The essay must be double-spaced and three pages in length.
• Personal Interview The personal interview with the faculty is the final requirement for full admission into the program. Shortly after the admissions deadline, faculty will select applicants to be invited to the interview based on the quality of the previous criteria. The interview is designed to assess:

1. applicants’ potential for forming effective interpersonal relationships in individual and group contexts;
2. applicants’ openness to self-examination and personal and professional growth;
3. applicants’ potential to develop knowledge, skills and dispositions in the field;
4. applicants’ potential to work effectively with diverse populations;
5. applicants’ emotional stability;
6. applicants’ receptiveness to supervision;
7. degree to which the Program’s objectives and mission are consistent with the vocational and professional goals of applicants; and 8) the degree to which applicants display the potential for success in the counseling program and profession. After the interview, applicants are evaluated by the faculty with a rubric which considers all of these factors, including both academic and non-academic issues.