Location:

Saint Cloud, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

School Counseling

Program Overview

Program Description:

The College Counseling and Student Development program will prepare you for work in a two-year or four-year college or university setting and develop a set of skills essential for a student services professional in higher education. You will learn the concepts and standards of the American College Personnel Association and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, which are woven into the program so that you can integrate helping skills, student development theory, current research findings and practical application. Faculty and staff have broad educational and experiential backgrounds and will help you gain an understanding of working as a student services professional. 

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Council for Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75. Three letters of recommendation. GRE-Not required. Personal statement. Language testing scores(International Students).

International Requirements:

In addition to submitting an application, application fee, GRE/GMAT scores if required by program, and 3 letters of recommendation, international students must also submit scores from a language admission exam and financial documentation showing ability to fund the cost of graduate study. Qualifying language admission exams and required scores are as follows: TOEFL: 550 on the paper exam or 79 on the iBT with no subscore under 17; Michigan Placement Test: 80; IELTS: 6.5.