Graduate Admissions Process

Admissions Process

The Graduate Council of Counselor Education sets the admissions standards for the Counselor Education Graduate Program based on standards from the program faculty, Florida Department of Education, Florida Department of Health, and the Graduate Council of the College of Arts & Sciences.

Admissions Requirements

Admission to the Counselor Education Graduate Program requires an earned undergraduate degree from a college or university accredited by an appropriate regional association.

Completion of application packet 

School Counseling Applicants who are not fully certified teachers must submit passing scores
on the General Knowledge Test (GK).  General Knowledge Test

*Each student is required to submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam or Miller Analogies Test. (Scores in the 50th percentile or better on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or a score of 410 or better on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).).  However, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in upper-division courses may assist a student whose standardized test scores do not meet the minimum criteria.

A student with an earned Master’s degree from an accredited university is not required to submit test scores (GRE or MAT).

*A Stetson graduate who has a major in Psychology, has at least a 2.8 GPA for all work at Stetson, successfully completes the required group interview, and has satisfactory letters of recommendation will not be asked to take the GRE or the MAT and will be automatically accepted into any of the three master’s programs offered by the Department of Counselor Education.

Additionally, all international applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and submit a combined score of 550 or better (new scoring of 213 or better) or the Internet based test scoring of 80 or better.  Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies for additional information.

All materials should be sent to:

Stetson University
Graduate Studies Office | Unit 8419
421 North Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, Florida 32723
Email Address : dbelian@stetson.edu
Phone Number : 386.822.7075
Fax Number : 386.822.7051

Each applicant will be evaluated in the context of an overall academic record and/or accomplishments in an appropriate field.

The Graduate Council of Counselor Education makes final decisions on all applicants. Appeals are brought to the Graduate Council of Arts & Sciences.

Course Registration

Students who have been formally admitted to programs in the department may register for classes during the course registration periods established by the Registrar's Office.

To register, be sure to consult your advisor and the Counselor Education Department's up-to-date list of courses offered through the department, which is available prior to the University's regular registration period. You may obtain a copy of this list from the Counselor Education Department office.

Students are permitted to take six credits prior to being admitted to the program. Registration in additional graduate-level courses offered through the department is limited to students who have meet our entrance requirements and been accepted into the program or receive special permission from the chair of the department.

Tuition and Other Fees

Graduate & Post Graduate Tuition (per credit hour)                              $672

Tuition for students w/in-service discount (per credit hour)                   $403

General Fee (DeLand students only) – 6+ credits                                 $284/annually

General Fee (DeLand students only) – less than 6 credits                    $142/annually

Technology Fee (Celebration & DeLand students) 6+ credits                $336/annually

Technology Fee (Celebration & DeLand students) less than 6 credits   $168/annually

(Employed teachers and individuals working in not-for-profit agencies may be eligible for this discounted rate. Please download the in-service discount form here.)

Transfer of Credits

Transfer of course credit is not automatic. An individual who holds the baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university may apply only six (6) semester hours of graduate courses toward the graduate degree prior to admission to the program. A maximum of six semester hours may be transferred from another accredited graduate school provided these hours are approved by the department as part of the student's planned program. The student must fill out an appropriate form requesting transfer credit. A student wishing to take work at another institution after being admitted to a graduate program must first have the written approval of the department chairperson. Afterwards, he or she must provide an official transcript of the work completed for the department's final approval of the transfer of credit. Note: Transfer credits expire six years after their completion. Transfer credits will be credited to the degree program only after the student has been advanced to candidacy. No work gained by correspondence courses is acceptable toward a graduate degree.