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Admission Requirements

Admission to the ME.d. Program

To be considered for admission, the candidate must submit the following:

  1. Regular Admission
    1. Appropriate undergraduate degree from an accredited university.
    2. A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a scale. Acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are no less than 350 on the verbal section and 350 on the quantitative or analytical sections, or less than 750 on the verbal plus either quantitative or analytical will be considered for admission.
    3. Three letters of recommendation from professionals acquainted with the applicant’ s academic and/or vocational background and interests.  These letters must reflect the ability, interest, and motivation of the candidate to be successful in the program of study and the career field.
    4. The satisfactory completion of an admission interview with faculty and members of the School Counseling Program advisory committee.

  2. Probationary Admission

The student may qualify for probationary admission by meeting requirements A-1), A-3), and A-4) as set forth above and a minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA and 700 combined Verbal and Quantitative GRE with neither score below 350.

  1. Irregular Admission

The graduate school may admit a student to irregular status if the applicant has not submitted all application documents.  Students in this category may not enroll in more than nine hours of coursework while in irregular status.  Students admitted as irregular students are not eligible for financial aid .

Admission to the Ed.S. Program

Admission Requirements

1.      A student must be a certified school counselor in the state of Georgia or hold the credentials to be certified.  If a student does not hold the credentials to be certified in the state of Georgia, all coursework needed for certification must be completed prior to beginning coursework for the Ed.S.

2.      A student must have one year experience working as a certified school counselor in a school setting. The one year of experience may not include practicum(s) and internship(s).

3.      A student will not be admitted with a grade point average of less than 3.0 on all previous graduate work attempted.

4.      A student will not be admitted with a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of less than 850 (verbal portion plus either quantitative or analytical portion).  The score on the verbal section may not be less than 400.  A minimum score of 36 on the Millers Analogy Test to be admitted to the Ed.S. Program in school counseling.

5.      Students must satisfactory complete both written and interview components of the admissions process.

6.      Only “Regular” admission status will be used for entry into the Education Specialist degree in school counseling.  Graduate work taken prior to admission to an Education Specialist Degree Program will not be counted toward the degree requirements.

Please note that the Ed.S. in school counseling is currently being revised.  The course requirements and outcomes are not yet available. The admission requirements may also change.

  • An application for each program can be picked up from VSU's Graduate School and may be completed online or in paper pencil format.

  • Information regarding fees, financial aid, housing, and the course descriptions may be found in the VSU graduate catalog.