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COUNSELING GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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Program Details:
 

  • Please see the Department website for more specific details.
  • Program Directors: 
  • Master's programs are on campus.
  • College Admissions Counseling Certificate program is online.


Application Details:
 

  • Application Requirements:
    • Online application form
    • Transcripts
    • 3 recommendation letters
    • Essay Questions (150 – 250 words each):
      • Relevance of career goals: Briefly explain your motivation for choosing the profession of counseling, including your hopes for your population of practice.
      • Aptitude for graduate-level study and forming effective counseling relationships: Counseling requires that we (as the counselor) are open to receiving feedback and make the necessary changes to enact positive change or growth. Give a brief example of a time that you received constructive feedback and discuss how you responded to it and what you learned from it.
      • Respect for cultural differences: Briefly explain two meaningful (e.g., significant/in-depth) experiences of engaging with others across sociocultural identity differences through personal, work, education, volunteer, or professional activities. State briefly the most important point learned in each exchange. Please do not list more than two experiences.
    • Resume
    • $50 non-refundable application fee
  • Deadlines:
    • January 6, 2025
    • Fall admittance only.
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  • Credits and Tuition:
    • 60 credits
    • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
    • Tuition and fees subject to change.

Please note: Students who enroll in this degree may decide to pursue licensure/certification, the requirements for which vary by location. For more information on educational requirements, please review the professional licensure/certification disclosures.Ìý

  • Application Requirements:
    • Online application form
    • Transcripts
    • 3 recommendation letters
    • Essay Questions (150 – 250 words each):
      • Relevance of career goals: Briefly explain your motivation for choosing the profession of counseling, including your hopes for your population of practice.
      • Aptitude for graduate-level study and forming effective counseling relationships: Counseling requires that we (as the counselor) are open to receiving feedback and make the necessary changes to enact positive change or growth. Give a brief example of a time that you received constructive feedback and discuss how you responded to it and what you learned from it.
      • Respect for cultural differences: Briefly explain two meaningful (e.g., significant/in-depth) experiences of engaging with others across sociocultural identity differences through personal, work, education, volunteer, or professional activities. State briefly the most important point learned in each exchange. Please do not list more than two experiences.
    • Resume
    • $50 non-refundable application fee
  • Deadlines:
    • January 6, 2025
    • Fall admittance only.
  • Funding available: Yes
  • Credits and Tuition:
    • 60 credits
    • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
    • Tuition and fees subject to change.

Please note: Students who enroll in this degree may decide to pursue licensure/certification, the requirements for which vary by location. For more information on educational requirements, please review the professional licensure/certification disclosures

  • Application Requirements:
    • Online application form
    • Transcripts
    • 2 recommendation letters
    • Statement of Purpose
      • Prompt: In 250 or fewer words, please explain your motivation for pursuing a certificate in college admissions counseling from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, including your hopes for applying the certificate to your professional experiences.
    • Resume
    • $50 non-refundable application fee
  • Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
    • Spring: December 1
    • Summer: May 1
    • Fall:  August 1
  • Funding available: No
  • Credits and Tuition:
    • 12 credits
    • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
    • Tuition and fees subject to change.

 

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