Counseling &

Human Development Services

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310 White Hall

Kent State University

P.O. Box 5190

Kent State University

Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

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Phone: (330) 672-2662

FAX: (330) 672-2472

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Last Modified: 3/2009

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Requirements for Master’s Degree Admission to the College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services

1. The first requirement of the admission process is that the applicant qualify for graduate standing in the College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services at Kent State University. The academic criteria include an overall undergraduate average of 2.75.

2. Present satisfactory recommendations from two persons regarding the applicant’s professional experience, potential strengths as a counselor preferably from counselors and/or professors who know your potential as a graduate student in community or school counseling.

3. Faculty review application materials. In reviewing materials and interviewing applicants the faculty assess the applicants with regard to each applicant's: (a) potential success in forming effective interpersonal relationships; (b) aptitude for graduate study including technological competencies and computer literacy (see note below); (c) career goals in relationship to the program; (d) openness to self-examination; and (e) openness to personal and professional development. NOTE: Technological competence and computer literacy include using software to develop web pages, presentations, and professional papers; using audiovisual equipment such as video recorders and playback units; using computerized testing programs; using e-mail; helping clients search for various types of counseling-related information via the internet; being able to subscribe and participate in and sign off counseling related listservs; and using the internet for continuing education opportunities in counseling (ACES Technology Interest Network, 1999).

4. Sign endorsement of moral character. The CHDS Program provides informed consent to students regarding the fact that licensing boards and professional liability insurance providers may deny licensure or coverage due to prior felony or some misdemeanor offences. Please contact the Program Coordinator if there are questions regarding the endorsement of moral character.

NOTE: The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is NOT required for admissions.

Procedure for Admission to the College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services

1. Request from the College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services a graduate catalog and application materials for the Master’s degree program. Application deadlines are: October 1^st, March 1^st, and June 1^st. On the application for the master’s degree you are asked to identify your Major. Write “Community Counseling” or "School Counseling" in the blank which asks for Program; write “Community Counseling” or "School Counseling" in the blank which asks for Area of Concentration. After the forms have been completed, mail them to: College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services, Office of Academic Services, 418 White Hall, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242

2. Participate in an interview to help ascertain the applicant’s aptitude for graduate school level work, to better understand the applicant’s career goals and their relevance to the program’s mission, and to help ascertain the applicant’s interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with people. Application packets and interviews are completed before recommendations for admission are made to the College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services, in which final responsibility for admission decisions is vested. The interview serves a dual purpose; one, to provide the applicant an opportunity to ask questions about the program and get an idea of what the faculty are about, and, two, to provide the faculty with first hand data as to how well they think the applicant might fit into the program specifically and into counseling in general. If there are any questions about the program or admissions procedures, applicants are encouraged to contact the Program Coordinator.