View Mental Health Counseling Program of Studies
Admissions Criteria Process
Phase One: Screening Process of Academic Criteria for M.Ed. Applicants
1) "Clear Invitations" to continue to Phase Two: Admissions Day Participation
2) "Conditional Invitations" to continue to Phase Two: Admissions Day Participation
*The GRE's are changing their test with an updated/revised version that will launch on August 1, 2011, resulting in the scores to be reported differently than the format that they are currently reported in. Our admission requirements pertaining to the GRE scores have been adjusted according to the new scale. This change in score is only for candidates who take the GRE's after August 1, 2011.
Phase Two: Admissions Day Participation
All applicants with a completed application package and who meet the minimum admissions requirements as described above will be required to participate in the on-campus Admissions Day interview process. The Admissions Day is an opportunity for faculty to assess the applicant's potential for work as a counselor. Admissions Day is held on the third Friday of March and the third Friday of November each year.
All newly accepted students are required to attend a new student orientation session. Students who do not attend a session in the semester that they are accepted for admission will have a registration hold put on their account. Upcoming dates have been scheduled as follows: Spring 2012 - Thursday, May 10, 2012, and Tuesday, May 15, 2012, both from 5-6:30 p.m.; and Fall 2012 - Tuesday, December 11, 2012, Thursday, December 13, 2012, and Tuesday, January 15, 2013, all from 5-6:30 p.m.
Students must submit a completed application with supporting materials by October 1st for the spring semester and February 1st for the summer and fall semesters.
Download Application for Admission (pdf)
For additional information, contact either:
College of Graduate Studies
Maxwell Library
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA 02325
gradschool@bridgew.edu
(508) 531-1300
Counselor Education
Kelly Gym Room 104
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA 02325
(508) 531-2836
This 60 credit hour program is for those seeking license as a Mental Health
Counselor in Massachusetts by the Board of Registration. Program requirements
have been designed to meet current state licensing requirements (CMR 262).
American Counseling Association http://www.counseling.org
American Mental Health Counselors Association http://www.amhca.org
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health Professions http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International http://www.csi-net.org/
Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association (MaMHCA) http://www.mamhca.org
National Board of Certified Counselors http://www.nbcc.org
CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) http://cacrep.org
Last Modified: December 9, 2011