Counseling Psychology Doctoral Admission
Admissions
Counseling Psychology doctoral admission
APA Accredited Application deadline: December 10 for the fall semester.
Materials required by the Graduate College admissions office are:
- Online Graduate College Application for admission and application fee.
- Official transcripts
- Graduate Record Examination scores, including GRE Psychology score if applying on the basis of a bachelor’s degree
These materials are to be sent to:
Admissions and Orientation Office
1903 West Michigan Ave.
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5211
269-387-2000
Materials required by the Department include:
- Copies of all materials sent to the Graduate College, copies of transcripts and copies of GRE scores (when applicable)
- Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program application
- Three (3) current letters of recommendation
- A current resume or vita
- An autobiography which includes a clear and complete statement of the development of the applicant’s professional goals and how the applicant relates those goals to doctoral studies in Counseling Psychology.
These materials are to be sent to:
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
1903 West Michigan Ave.
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5226
269-387-5100
All the above materials must be received by December 10. If December 10 falls on a weekend or holiday all application materials must be received by the next business day. We recommend that you allow a minimum of two weeks for your materials to arrive by the deadline date.
Application Information for International Applicants
Graduate admission requires preparation of two sets of application forms--one for the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISS) and another for the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology. The deadline for receipt of all admission materials for the counseling psychology doctoral program is December 10 for the fall semester (our doctoral program admission deadlines are earlier than the general application deadlines for OISS). Application procedures for international students are available from the Office of International Services and Student Affairs.
Once completed, both sets of application forms must be returned to:
HIGE International Services and Student Affairs
1903 West Michigan Ave.
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49009-5245 USA
Admission Review Procedures
Initial screening of applicants is based on an assessment of a student's grade point average, Graduate Record Examination scores, appropriateness of academic preparation, relevance of professional experience, quality of references, appropriateness of career goals and quality of submitted writing samples. Applicants to the Counseling Psychology doctoral program should request current admission information from both the University Office of Admissions and Orientation and from the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology.
In mid-February, selected applicants are scheduled for interviews with faculty and current students. Applicants not selected for interviews will be notified. Following the interview process, the counseling psychology training committee decides which applicants will be offered admissions into the program. Notification of acceptance, alternate status, or denial is made in early to mid-March. Offers of admission must be accepted or declined by April 15.
The number of applicants recommended for admission each year varies and is determined primarily by the availability of faculty advisors for incoming students. The program received 69 completed applications for 2006-2007, and admitted 9 students. Over the last seven years, 90% of students who matriculated in the doctoral program remain current or have graduated. Over the same period, the mean and median number of years to complete the doctoral degree for students entering with a bachelor’s or master’s degree is six (14% took fewer than five years, 24% five years, 27% six years, 19% seven years and 16% took more than seven years).
Introduction to the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program
Questions regarding the doctoral program in Counseling Psychology should be sent to:
, Ph.D. (Ball State University). Associate Professor and Co-Training Director of Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program. Licensed Psychologist.
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
3102 Sangren Hall
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5226
Phone: (269) 387-5152
Fax: (269) 387-5090
All other questions regarding the doctoral program in Counseling Psychology should be sent to:
, Ph.D. (Michigan State University). Associate Professor, Co-Training Director of Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program and Director of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services – Grand Rapids. Licensed Psychologist.
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
WMU Graduate Center
200 Ionia St. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 771-4171
Fax: 616-742-5085