FOR CURRENT STUDENTS
FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
APPLY ONLINE for the M.A. in Counseling
The Counseling program is designed to prepare ethical, culturally competent counselors to provide professional counseling services in various clinical settings. The faculty-approved settings where students have served their internships include mental health centers, state hospitals and training schools, facilities for clients with dual diagnoses, as well as multipurpose mental health agencies.
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of 60 credit hours of counseling courses,
- supervised Practicum and Internship experience, and
- passing a comprehensive exam
More information can be found in the program handbook on Student Handbook
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Length of the program: Can take 3 to 5 years depending on the number of credits the students complete per semester.
Delivery method: Online
Cost of the program: This can be found through the Business Office
Formal admittance to the counseling program requires:
- A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning
- 2.75 Undergraduate GPA (last 60 hours)
- WTAMU Graduate School: https://wtamu.force.com
- Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions
- Two (2) letters of recommendation - professional/academic: to be requested and submitted through your WT applicant portal
- Upload the following to your WT applicant portal:
- NO GRE required
The deadlines for the M.A. Counseling is as follows:
- August 1 for fall admission
- December 1 for spring admission
- May 1 for summer admission
We also have that information listed on our Graduate Admission Requirements and Deadlines page (https://www.wtamu.edu/academics/graduate-school/apply/graduate-admission-requirements-deadlines.html) for your reference.
