Master of Arts in Counseling

Governors State University

In addition to the GSU graduate application for admission, applicants must:have a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher for all undergraduate course work attempted;or have a G.P.A. of 3.0 for the last 60 hours of bachelors degree.If a student meets neither of the above minimum requirements, but the cumulative G.P.A. for all undergraduate coursework attempted is between 2.5 and 2.74, a student must:attain a score of at least 302 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination - General Test ; ORtake ENGL-1010 (writing course), COUN-6600, and COUN-6630 and complete with “Bs” or better. (NOTE: completion of these courses does not guarantee admission.)any cumulative G.P.A. below a 2.5 will not be considered.Admission to the counseling program and one of its three sequences is competitive. There is no guarantee of admission just because an applicant meets or exceeds the minimum criteria.