Rehabilitation Counseling

Students seeking admission into the M.R.C. degree program must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School for unconditional or conditional status and the specific program requirements. Applications to the M.R.C. program are accepted for any enrollment period. Applicants for the M.R.C. degree are expected to complete the program within five years beginning at the point of admission to the program. A completed application packet is due at least four weeks prior to the beginning of the student\'s first term of enrollment. In addition to the Graduate School application, applicants must complete the M.R.C. application. Applicants must:

• Have three letters of recommendation from professionals in the fields of psychology, rehabilitation, or a related discipline sent directly to the Graduate School that will support the student\'s request for admission and address the student\'s academic skills, personal attributes, strengths, and/or limitations.
• Submit a completed M.R.C application and a letter that requests acceptance into the M.R.C. Program. Students should state their academic goals and interests.
• Submit verbal and quantitative scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
• Appear for an interview with the M.R.C. Admissions Committee prior to acceptance into the program.

Unconditional Admission

Applicants who are admitted will be placed in the unconditional admission status if they meet one of the following:

• A minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.75 (or 3.00 on the last 60 hours), and a cumulative score of at least 850 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, or
• A minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.00 (or 3.25 on the last 60 hours), and a cumulative score of at least 800 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, or
• Unconditional admission to the Graduate School, a minimum score of 800 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, and a minimum cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.00 on 12 or more semester hours with no more than one course with a grade of "C" and no grade less than a "C".

Conditional Admission

Applicants who are admitted will be placed in the conditional admission status if they meet one of the following:

• A minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.50 (or 2.75 on the last 60 hours), and a cumulative score of at least 790 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, or
• A minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work, or
• A minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on at least 6 hours of previous graduate work with no more than one grade of "C" or below.