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Admissions

The following items are necessary for admission to the Master of Arts in Professional Counseling program:

  • Completed Graduate Application and payment of the associated fee
  • A completed Bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Official Transcripts must be received for all undergraduate and graduate coursework
  • Candidates applying for advanced standing must also submit a copy of their professional license
  • Submit a 500-word Statement of Purpose for graduate study
  • Submit two Letters of Reference from individuals commenting on the applicants academic and professional potential
    Online Recommendation Form
    Downloadable Recommendation Form

All admissions materials should be submitted to Graduate Admissions:

Graduate Admissions
University of the Cumberlands
6191 College Station Drive
Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769
Phone (606) 539-4390
Toll Free (800) 343-1609
Fax (606) 539-4534
Email gradadm@ucumberlands.edu

Provisional Admission
It is recommended that students choosing the Entry Level option have either a major or minor in Psychology in their undergraduate program. However, other candidates will be considered if they have completed a minimum of 12 hours in Psychology courses. It is also recommended that these students have had the following courses in their undergraduate program:

  • At least one course in Counseling
  • Research Methods or Basic Statistics
  • Abnormal Psychology

Students who lack one or more of these courses in their undergraduate program may be admitted provisionally at the recommendation of the Program Director.

Students whose GPA does not meet the minimum requirements may be admitted conditionally at the recommendation of the Program Director.

Transfer of Credit Policy
The M.A. in Professional Counseling degree program requires completion of 60 hours of graduate level work. This is also a requirement for licensure as a Professional Counselor in most states.

A maximum of nine semester hours of credit may be transferred from a regionally-accredited institution of higher learning. These transfer credits must be in courses determined to be equivalent to courses required in the program. All transfer credits must be approved by the Program Director and the Registrar.

Advanced Standing
Furthermore, students are not required to repeat courses that they have completed at state-approved (but not regionally accredited) institutions of higher learning. In this case, transfer credit, per se, is not permitted, because the course work was not completed at a regionally-accredited institution. Instead, these students would be granted Advanced Standing and may satisfy the 60-hour requirement by means of a combination of any of the following; (i) case reports; (ii) master’s thesis; (iii) graduate courses in school counseling, namely COOL 530 - Introduction to School Counseling, and COOL 531 - Social and Cultural Foundations of School Counseling