Admission Requirements to Counseling

Students who meet the graduate admissions requirements to the SoE (see Graduate Admissions Requirements) must meet additional requirements prior to applying for candidacy to the counseling plan. Counseling student guide information booklet is available on the SoE website at http://prtl.uhcl.edu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SOE/FORMS/FORM_FILES/COUN_Grad_Student_Guide.pdf.

Each application for candidacy must include:

1. Completed application form (checklist and application).

2. Brief essay (500-800 words) stating the reasons for applying to this program and students' career goals.

3. Documentation of completion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

4. Official transcripts from all universities attended. The last 60 hours including the full semester in which the 60th hour appears will be used to calculate GPA.

5. Three professional recommendations discussing potential ability in counseling field.

6.  Candidate self-rating sheet.

Applicants who submit properly completed applications may be invited to participate in a structured interview.  The admissions process is conducted during the fall, spring and summer semesters of each year.  Application forms and instructions may be obtained in the SoE Office of Academic Advising.  Questions about the content of the application packet and process should be directed to the Office of Academic Advising.  Applicants are solely responsible for ensuring that their packets of completed application forms, essays, supporting transcripts, documented MAT or GRE scores, letters of recommendation and self-rating sheet are received by the Office of Academic Advising on or before the deadline:  October 1 for spring entry, and June 1 for fall entry.  If the application deadline falls on a weekend or a university holiday, applications will be accepted before the close of business on the following working day.  Faxes and late applications will not be accepted.

Applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview with the admissions committee.  Notification of admissions decisions will be sent to applicants in December for spring entry, and August for fall entry.  If admitted to the counseling program, students must attend a mandatory orientation.

Students who receive written notice that their packets are incomplete must write a letter requesting reactivation of their counseling application and submit the documentation requested to B1231 by the deadlines given above in order to be reconsidered for the program.

Restricted Courses

All counseling plan (COUN) courses are restricted to students who have been formally admitted to the counseling program unless otherwise approved.