Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling with Advanced Standing (M.S.)

Interested candidates should submit a formal application to the rehabilitation and mental health counseling program. For current Illinois Tech undergraduate students who wish to apply for advanced standing, this should be done in the third or fourth year. Those Illinois Tech undergrads applying to the program must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application to the program, and must also meet the minimum graduate admission criteria for the rehabilitation and mental health counseling program.

Candidates who hold a B.A. or B.S. in psychology or another relevant degree (or international students holding a relevant professional degree from outside the United States) and who have completed some relevant graduate-level courses may qualify for advanced standing in the Master of Science in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program.

For a course to be accepted toward advanced standing, the student needs to obtain a grade of “B” or better. Candidates will be asked to provide additional evidence on their previous coursework, including projects and course syllabi, to determine eligibility.

International students who fit into any of the following categories will be considered to have met the requirement:

• Residents of a country where English is the only official language and who is a native English speaker
• Graduates of U.S. high schools
• Completed the equivalent of Iowa State’s English 150 or 250 with a grade of B or better at an accredited U.S. 2 year or 4 year college or university.
  

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

If you meet all admission requirements but do not meet our English proficiency requirements, Iowa State offers conditional admission to attend our Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP). If you would like to enroll in IEOP, on the application choose "I would like to enroll in Iowa State’s IEOP program before I begin the academic study.”

In addition to preparing you for practice in clinical mental health counseling, you will receive specialized training for a career in the rapidly growing field of rehabilitation counseling. This program prepares rehabilitation and mental health counselors for employment in:

• Community mental health facilities
• State, federal, and private rehabilitation agencies
• Hospitals
• Correctional institutions
• Public schools
• Rehabilitation centers
• Organizations serving individuals with physical, psychiatric, mental, social, or emotional disabilities