Professional Counseling - Clinical Mental Health

Program Specific Admittance Guidelines

The admission process begins with application to the Graduate Studies. The application and all materials are submitted to Graduate Studies. Files will be reviewed in the department only after all materials are received.

Admissions to the M.Ed. Professional Counseling Clinical Mental Health are in fall semester. Admission to the M.Ed. Professional Counseling School are in summer semester. Admissions to the M.Ed. Professional Counseling (College Student Affairs) are only in the fall semester. The application deadline for all M.Ed. in Professional Counseling programs are due the February prior to the admission semester.

• 2.7 Undergraduate GPA
• Resume
• Minimum GRE composite score of: 286 with a minimum of 146 verbal and 140/3.5 analytical writing
• Passing score on the GACE Program Admission Assessment, Combined Test I, II, and III; or
• The GACE Program Admission Assessment, Combined Test I, II, and III can be exempted with the following scores:
• SAT Composite score: 1000 on Verbal and Math
• ACT Composite score: 43 on English and Math
• GRE Composite score: 1030 on Verbal and Quantitative (before 8/1/2011); or GRE Composite Score; 297 on Verbal and Quantitative on or after 8/1/2011); and
• Satisfactory results on the College of Education Criminal Background Check.
• Written personal narrative describing the reasons for applying to the program, an analysis of personal strengths and weaknesses related to chosen option, career goals, and anticipated benefits from the program.
• Interview with faculty. This interview will focus on the assessment of factors such as emotional maturity, professional related experience, readiness for the program, life experiences, attitude, compatibility with department goals, and communication/interpersonal skills.