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Admission Criteria
In addition to the general admission requirements for
all graduate programs, you are required to meet the following criteria:
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You must have completed the baccalaureate
degree at a regionally accredited institution of higher education
with an undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 on a
4.0 scale. All students are required to submit scores from either
the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller
Analogies Test (MAT). If you have NOT earned at least a 3.0 grade
point average, you must submit a minimum score of 50 on the MAT
or a minimum score of 1,000 (V+Q) on the General Test of the GRE.
Scores below the above criteria will be considered on an individual
basis.
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You must ask three professionals
to complete reference forms concerning your suitability for graduate
study in Counseling Psychology. At least two of these references
must be from professors who have taught or supervised you.
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You are to provide a curriculum
vita with your application for admission.
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All applicants are to provide a
typewritten statement (limited to three pages single spaced) in
which the following points are addressed.
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- Briefly describe yourself, e.g., Where are
you from? Whom do you consider to be your family? What are
you currently doing with your life in terms of education and/or
work? What are your recreational interests? Etc.
- What are your specific life and career goals
and aspirations?
- Are there significant life experiences that
you have had that were instrumental in your choosing a career
in counseling?
- Identify your current strengths and needs
for development.
- Describe the typical ways you deal with stress
and conflict with others.
- Why did you choose to apply to Frostburg State
University's Counseling Psychology program?
- After having read through the materials that
describe our program, what, if any, concerns or questions
do you have about our program
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You must interview with the Graduate
Program Coordinator. If additional interviews are required, then
the Coordinator will arrange them. If you cannot arrange to come
to the campus for an interview, the Coordinator will arrange for
either a telephone interview or for you to submit an audio tape
response to a set of questions. The purpose of the interview is
to provide another source of information regarding the applicant's
appropriateness for training as a counselor.
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Undergraduate preparation must include
the following courses for a total of 15 credit hours:
- Introduction/General Psychology
- Psychological Statistics or Research Methods
- Developmental (Child, Adolescent or Adult)
- Abnormal Psychology at an upper-division level
- Social Psychology or Theories of Personality
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Application Deadline: February 1
for the Fall semester. Degree program admissions are made only
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Prerequisites
Although not required for admission, the following
four courses represent needed background for the more advanced courses
in the program. If you have not completed these courses at a junior
or senior undergraduate level, you must take these courses at Frostburg
State University at the beginning of your program of study and receive
a grade of B or better in each course in order to remain in the program.
If you have taken one or more of these courses, then you must submit
proof regarding equivalence. You could be required to take an equivalency
exam in order to be exempt from taking that particular course at Frostburg
State University. If you are waived from taking Introduction to Counseling,
you may be asked to observe in that class as a review of basic counseling
skills.
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The three courses below
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| PSYC 508 |
Tests and Measurements |
| PSYC 600 |
Introduction to Counseling &
Assessment |
| PSYC 614 |
Advanced Developmental Psychology |
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| PSYC 520 |
Physiological Psychology |
| PSYC 530 |
Health Psychology |
| PSYC 686 |
Addictions Issues and Treatment |
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