COUNSELING GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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Program Details:
 

  • Please see the Department website for more specific details.
  • Program Directors: 
  • Master's programs are on campus.
  • College Admissions Counseling Certificate program is online.


Application Details:
 

  • Application Requirements:
    • Online application form
    • Transcripts
    • 3 recommendation letters
    • Essay Questions
    • Resume
    • Brief funding essay (only for applicants interested in graduate assistantships or tuition scholarships): Explain how your skills would assist you as a graduate assistant or tuition scholar in the Department of Education & Counseling, as well as what you hope to gain from the experience.
    • $50 non-refundable application fee
  • Deadlines:
    • January 8, 2024
    • Fall admittance only.
  • Funding available: Yes
  • Credits and Tuition:
    • 60 credits
    • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
    • Tuition and fees subject to change.
  • The application for Fall 2024 is now closed. The application for Fall 2025 will open in September 2024.

Please note: Students who enroll in this degree may decide to pursue licensure/certification, the requirements for which vary by location. For more information on educational requirements, please review the professional licensure/certification disclosures

  • Application Requirements:
    • Online application form
    • Transcripts
    • 3 recommendation letters
    • Essay Questions
    • Resume
    • Brief funding essay (only for applicants interested in graduate assistantships or tuition scholarships): Explain how your skills would assist you as a graduate assistant or tuition scholar in the Department of Education & Counseling, as well as what you hope to gain from the experience.
    • $50 non-refundable application fee
  • Deadlines:
    • March 1, 2024.
    • Fall admittance only
  • Funding available: Yes
  • Credits and Tuition:
    • 60 credits
    • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
    • Tuition and fees subject to change.
  • APPLY NOW

Please note: Students who enroll in this degree may decide to pursue licensure/certification, the requirements for which vary by location.  For more information on educational requirements, please review the professional licensure/certification disclosures

  • Application Requirements:
    • Online application form
    • Transcripts
    • 2 recommendation letters
    • Statement of Purpose: In 250 words or less, please explain your motivation for pursuing a certificate in college admissions counseling from Villanova University, including your hopes for applying the certificate to your professional experiences.
    • Resume
    • $50 non-refundable application fee
  • Deadlines:
    • Fall:  Rolling until August 1
    • Spring:  Rolling until December 1
    • Summer:  Rolling until May 1
  • Funding available: No
  • Credits and Tuition:
    • 12 credits
    • $925 per credit, plus $100 general fee per semester
    • Tuition and fees subject to change.
  • APPLY NOW

 

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