ADMISSIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Admissions to the MA in Ed School Counseling and MA in Mental Health Counseling:
All graduate school admissions requirements must be met which includes a
minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and completion of the Graduate
Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). The applicant must also
submit documentation as described in the admissions packet: Admissions Packet MS WORD, Admissions Packet PDF
Additionally, the applicant must meet one of the following requirements for admission to the programs:
an undergraduate overall grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or
an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last 60 hours ora minimum of 400 on the verbal section of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) ora minimum of 400 on the performance section on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or
a total raw score of 30 on the Miller Analogy Test (MAT) or an adjusted score of
375 on the new MAT.
School Counseling Students Only
Successful passing (as defined by your teaching certification) of the PLT
portion of the PRAXIS exam has officially been approved and now will be
considered as a substitute for the GRE or MAT. The PLT portion is the ONLY
part of the exam that we will consider and this will ONLY apply to the students
entering into the School Counseling Program.
Admission to the Master of Arts in Human Services:
All graduate school admissions requirements must be met which includes a
minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and completion of the Graduate
Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). The applicant must also
submit documentation as described in the admissions packet: Admissions Packet MS WORD, Admissions Packet PDF
Additionally, the applicant must meet one of the following requirements for admission to the program:
a minimum of 300 on the verbal section of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) ora minimum of 300 on the performance section on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) ora total raw score of
at least 30 on the Miller Analogy Test (MAT) and adjusted score of 365 on the
new MAT.
If the student meets the above criteria, they must then complete the departmental application process which requires:
1. Biographical/Philosophical Statement
2. 3 Structured References
3. Responses to 3 Visualizations
4. Structured Vita
5. Completion of Effective Counselor Characteristics Review
6. Agreement Contract (located at end of the Student Handbook)
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