Counseling and Student Affairs
Admission Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. No specific major is required.
- 3.0 grade point average, or at least 3.25 for the last 30 semester credits of graded coursework.
- Completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study form.
- Undergraduate and other transcripts sent directly from the institution to the Graduate Studies Office.
- Non-refundable $20.00 fee for first-time applicants to Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- Score from the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or from the Graduate Record Examination, General Test (GRE). Only official scores are accepted; no more than five years old. No specific minimum score is required.
- Counseling and Student Affairs Application.
- 350 word statement of personal career goals.
- A writing sample, which is completed at the department office. (If you live over two hours away, please call the CNSA Program Coordinator.)
- Three current or recent letters of recommendation from people who have been your professors, employers or counselors, or have known you in other professional capacities. Forms available online.
- An interview with the faculty in order to access your communication skills and readiness to enter the counseling and student affairs professions.
- Evidence of strong interpersonal skills.
- The two priority deadlines for completed application: September 15 and February 1.
