Admission requirements
Applicants to the doctoral program must meet requirements for admission to the Toulouse Graduate School. The general requirements for admission are described in the College of Education section.
A completed application for admission to the doctoral program, including the names of three professional references, must be submitted to the program. The program makes independent inquiry of the applicant’s references.
Applicants must submit evidence of holding a master’s degree from an accredited college or university and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on all graduate credit hours. Applicants are expected to meet requirements of a CACREP-accredited master’s degree in counseling. Applicants who do not meet this criterion must complete deficiency course work to meet CACREP-equivalent standards. Applicants must submit GRE scores and any program-specific admission materials. Contact the academic program for information concerning holistic admissions process including possible deficiency course work.
The admission examination and interview process for the counseling program are administered once each year early in the spring term/semester for acceptance to the doctoral program cohort for the following academic year. All required admission materials must be filed in the department office by November 1. All academic prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolling in the first semester of required doctoral course work. Contact program for specific requirements, deadlines and academic schedules.
Upon successful completion of the admission examination and interview process, admission to the counseling doctoral program is provisional until the student’s progress is evaluated by the counseling faculty upon completion of COUN 6090 , COUN 6210 , COUN 6220 , COUN 6230 , COUN 6651 , and COUN 6680 . The student’s progress is evaluated on the basis of the demonstration of adequate course knowledge and personal, interpersonal and counseling skills required for effective counselors/counselor educators. After the progress review, the counseling faculty will recommend that the student continue or continue with specific conditions attached, or reserves the right to withdraw the student from the program.