Admission Requirements

Admission to the graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program requires:

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with undergraduate scholastic achievement indicating reasonable assurance of success in work for an advanced degree.  Normally this will be a “B” (3.0) in the general average and in the major field.

A minimum of 18 credits in the behavioral and social sciences that includes a course in statistics and another in research design.  Students who do not fully meet this requirement will need to make up deficit credits by completing course work in those areas in addition to the usual program requirements;

Two letters of recommendation from college instructors or field supervisors;

An interview with counseling faculty;

The interest, ability, and personality to function successfully in the field of mental health counseling.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores no longer required.