The applicant for admission to either Counseling and Development Program must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and provide official General Test scores on the Graduate Record Examination (combined verbal and quantitative score of 800 preferred) or Miller Analogies Test scores (scale score of 392 preferred) to The Graduate School office.  Additionally the applicant must submit an Application for Graduate Admission, a separate Counseling and Development Program Student Questionnaire, and three letters of recommendation.

   Finalists for admission are required to participate in a pre-entrance interview with the Counseling and Development Admissions Committee. Admission to the Counseling and Development Program is competitive.

   Graduate candidates applying for admission to the program must submit their application materials to The Graduate School office by February 1. Pre-entrance admission interviews will be conducted during the month of March. Applicants will receive notification of the Admissions Committee's decision from The Graduate School Office by April 15. Graduate candidates who are admitted to the program will begin their classes in the summer.

   Final admission decisions cannot be made until all application information has been received and the pre-entrance interview has been successfully completed. Applicants submitting incomplete materials after the above deadlines will not be considered for admission.

   The Counseling and Development Program restricts enrollment in its courses to graduate candidates who have been fully admitted to the program. If space is available, students may take counseling courses to satisfy professional obligations. Non-degree students seeking admission into restricted courses must obtain consent from the Counseling Faculty.