Counseling and Higher Education

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The Department of Counseling and Higher Education (CHE) prepares students for professional positions in schools, colleges, and community agencies. Graduates function in a variety of roles, including administration, supervision, counseling, consultation, teaching, and research. Programs are designed to meet state licensing requirements where applicable, in addition to providing flexibility to meet specific student interests and competency needs.

To pursue graduate study in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education you must meet established graduate requirements and be accepted for admission by the relevant program faculty.

If you are an applicant for a master’s degree program and do not have a 2.9 overall (4.0 scale) or a 3.25 g.p.a. on the last 90 quarter hours (4.0 scale), you are required to submit scores (verbal plus quantitative) on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

If you are applying for a doctoral program, results of the GRE (verbal and quantitative) are required of all applicants.

Applicants at all levels must submit letters of recommendation and an autobiography, and may be required to appear for interviews. Ph.D. applicants are required to take a writing exercise at the time of the admission interview.

If you are considering graduate work in CHE, arrange to complete the application process well in advance of the quarter in which you expect to begin study. If you have not taken the GRE within the past five years, note that this examination is administered on specified dates and that the interval between administration and receipt of scores is ordinarily six weeks. You may also take this exam by computer at selected locations for a faster turnaround time.

You may apply for graduate assistantships and fellowships. If you are accepted for a graduate assistantship, you will do research or be assigned teaching responsibilities in the College of Education, other departments in the University, or other institutions or agencies outside the University.

Further information regarding programs and admissions procedures is available from the Department of Counseling and Higher Education, McCracken Hall, Ohio University, Athens OH 45701-2979, telephone 740.593.4440.