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master of arts in school counseling
Applying to the Program
The program uses a rolling admissions procedure, and candidates
may submit their application to the Graduate Office at any time
during the year. The complete application package will be forwarded
to the School Counseling program admission committee
for their review. Candidates will be informed of the committee’s
decision in writing from the Graduate School office.
A complete application includes the following:
1. An application form and application fee (fee waived for
Assumption students or alumni/ae);
2. Official transcript(s) of undergraduate and graduate records;
3. Three (3) letters of recommendation. These letters must be
academic or professional in nature and should be from a professor
who has taught the candidate for at least one course or from
an individual who has supervised the candidate in a work setting.
It is important that the letters are from people who can speak to
the candidate’s potential for successful graduate school studies
and academic ability;
4. A current resume detailing the candidate’s academic and work
experiences;
5. A personal essay describing the academic preparation, work
experiences, and skills that the candidate brings to this graduate
program, what he or she hopes to accomplish academically, and
his or her professional goals;
6. A copy of teacher certification documents if the candidate
already holds a license/certificate in Massachusetts or
another state.
7. An interview is required for admission into the program.
Once the application is complete and forwarded to the School
Counseling program office, the office will contact the applicant
to arrange an interview.
Notes:
1. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required.
2. The School Counseling admissions committee reserves the
right to request additional material in support of the
candidate’s application.
Candidates are to note the following:
• All documents, transcripts and other papers submitted for
admission become the property of the College and will not
be returned.
• Courses taken by correspondence will not satisfy prerequisite
or program requirements.
• A student is not officially admitted or denied admission until
he/she has been notified by the Director of Graduate Enrollment.
Applicants are notified of their status in writing.
• After official notification of acceptance, application material
and transcripts are kept on file for one year. If the candidate has
not matriculated with that year, he/she ordinarily reapplies and
is subject to the rules and regu-lations that are in effect at the
time of the new application.
• Incomplete dossiers are kept on file no longer than one year.
• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that, prior to
attending classes, graduate students must be immunized against
measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, Hepatitis B and
meningitis. For specific information call the Graduate Medical
Secretary at (508) 767-7507.
Conditional Acceptance
Under extenuating circumstances, the admissions committee
may recommend that the applicant be accepted conditionally. In
these cases, formal admission to the graduate program is deferred
until an individual has successfully met criteria specified by the
admissions committee. For those students who were conditionally
accepted into the program, they will be informed in writing of the
status of their acceptance into the program.
International Students
Those applicants who have attained a level of education officially
considered as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an American
institution of higher education are eligible for admission to the
program. A transcript evaluation is often necessary to determine
if the degree obtained is equivalent to an American bachelor’s
degree.
Applicants whose native or official tongue is not English are
required to provide evidence of English profciency through the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International
Language Testing System (IELTS). Information about these tests
are available from TOEFL at www.toefl.org, Box 899, Princeton,
NJ, 08540 or from IELTS at www.ielts.org, IELTS Inc., 100 East
Corson Street, Suite 200, Pasadena, CA, 91103.
Students whose undergraduate or graduate transcripts are not
in English must provide certifed English translations of these
documents as well as the originals.
All international students must also complete Assumption
College’s International Student Information Form concerning
their financial resources or financial support. Forms and
information are available from the Office of Student Life at
508-767-7401.
Special Student Status
Special Students are those who are either considering applying
to the School Counseling program or who have an application
in progress. Special Students may take a maximum of two (2)
graduate courses. Students must complete their application for
admission before registering for any additional courses.