Graduate Requirements

• Free online application
• Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 3.0 GPA. 2.5-3.0 will be considered with the submission of a personal statement. Official transcript required.
• GRE or GMAT are not required

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution
• 3.0 GPA
• Level A Teaching License and three years of successful teaching experience
• Three letters of recommendation from an individual who can attest to the candidate’s academic ability and/or leadership potential.  Physical signature required.
• Writing Requirement
  • Letter format using 12 point font (e.g. Times New Roman).
  • Double spaced text and addressed to the Division of Education
  • Essay length: 2-3 pages
  • The letter of application must include your personal definition of educational leadership and a description of your career goals and interests in pursuing graduate study.
• GRE or GMAT are not required

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution
• 3.0 GPA or eligibility determined by the Division of Education
• Level A Teaching License or eligibility determined by the Division of Education
• Three letters of recommendation from an individual who can attest to the candidate’s academic ability and or professional aptitude.  Physical signature required.
• Writing Requirement
  • Letter format using 12 point font (e.g. Times New Roman).
  • Double spaced text and addressed to the Division of Education.
  • Essay length: 2-3 pages
  • The letter of application must include your philosophy of education and a description of your career goals and interests in pursuing graduate study.
• GRE or GMAT are not required

As a part of the Master of Science in Counseling:  Clinical Mental Health, applicants will be required to:

• Submit response to two personal statements to include the following (250 word minimum for each question):
  1.  How does the Masters of Science in Counseling:  Clinical Mental Health program support your professional goals?  And, why is this graduate degree in counseling the right one for this season of your life?
  2.  Describe a time when you received feedback that was difficult to hear in the moment.  How did you respond?  How did the experience impact you directly?
• Submit a resume.
• Submit letters of recommendation from professional sources (e.g. undergraduate professors/advisers; employers; organizational leaders of volunteer organizations in which the applicant has worked; or clergy) that can speak to the applicant’s character, fitness for the counseling profession, ability to successfully manage graduate level coursework, two or three areas of personal and/or academic strengths of the applicant, and any areas for growth. Letters of recommendation submitted by the applicant should include the organization’s logo, a recommender signature, and recommender contact information (email and phone number).  Letters of recommendation should be submitted as a PDF document.
• Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 3.0 GPA. 2.5-3.0 will be considered based on submission of the personal statement. Official transcript required.
• Invitation to participate in a pre-admissions interview conducted by program faculty. Invitation to interview does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
• Online new student orientation is required prior to the start of the program.
• GRE or GMAT are not required.

• Free online application
• Bachelors degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 3.0 GPA. applicants below a 3.0 may be considered with the submission of a personal statement. Official transcript required.
• Completed collaborative mentor form
• Hold an active unencumbered RN license to practice in the state of North Carolina
• Current resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
• GRE or GMAT are not required