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To apply for admission to the Counselor Education Program:

1. Complete an application form, available for download in PDF or WORD format, and submit it to the Counselor Education Department office.
2. Submit a $25 non-refundable application fee.
3. Submit a resume.
4. Submit two NNU professional reference forms, available for download in WORD format.  The references should be from professional colleagues who are familiar with the applicant's academic and professional capabilities and/or faculty  members familiar with the applicant's academic ability.
5. Submit a two page typed double spaced paper covering the applicant's personal and professional biographical background.
6. Submit a two page typed double spaced paper with the applicant's definition of counseling and what the applicant believes he or she offers as a professional to this field in terms of personal qualities and professional experiences.
7. Request official sealed transcripts from the institution where the applicant received his/her baccalaureate degree (must be from a regionally accredited institution), plus any official transripts that show graduate work other than Continuing Studies courses.  Transcripts should be sent to:

                                          Northwest Nazarene University
                                          Counselor Education Department 
                                          623 Holly Street
                                          Nampa, ID 83686

Application material for a summer or fall start is due:  February 15
Application material for a spring start date is due:  September 15

After all application materials are received, qualified applicants are required to call the Counselor Education office (208-467-8345 or 1-888-901-7366) to set up an interview for the program.  No interview will be set up until all application materials have been received.  The deadline for setting up interviews is five working days after the application materials deadline (February 15 or September 15).  

The interview is designed to assist the faculty in determining the fit between the applicant and the program/profession.  Based upon available research and literature in counseling, the program seeks to admit students who best reflect key characteristics of effective counselors in the field. 

Admission interviews take place in March and October. 

Applicants will receive a letter informing them of admisson status about three weeks after the interview.

Most graduate students apply for financial assistance.  Please visit the web pages of the FINANCIAL AID OFFICE for current information regarding applying for financial aid.

Counseling applicants may complete a maximum of six credit hours at NNU before being admitted into the counseling program.  The Counselor Education program at NNU does not guarantee, either directly or indirectly, that students who take Counselor Education classes prior to admission will:

 1) Be admitted into the Counselor Education program,
 2) Receive a refund of monies spent on classes beyond the regular refund
      dates,                                                  
 3) Be able to transfer class credits into a degree program when classes are
      taken prior to admission.

Also, non-admitted students are not legally eligible to receive a student loan until they are officially admitted into a program.

 

If you have any questions concerning the application process or any of these requirements, please contact the Counselor Education Department at 208-467-8345 or   1-888--901-7366 or E-MAIL.