The department's admissions process is designed to ensure that the most uniquely qualified students are identified, admitted, and retained. All student applications for admission must follow this sequence:

1. Application and admission to Graduate Study at WSU. An undergraduate GPA of 2.5 is the basic standard for admission to Graduate Study at WSU, as well as for CE applicants. Applicants with undergraduate GPAs lower than 2.5 are eligible only for Graduate Special Student admission status (see #2 below).

2. Completion of CE Department admissions application. All persons admitted to Graduate Study and all Graduate Special students are eligible to apply for admission into the CE Department. Deadlines for completed written application materials are January 15 for the following Fall Semester and September 1 for the following Spring Semester. Note to Graduate Special students: successful completion of the CE admissions process can only result in your being provisionally admitted into the department because you are not yet eligible for admission to Graduate Study. To complete the CE Department admission process, immediately upon completing 12 credits of A's or B's in the CE Department the student must complete their application for admission to Graduate Study with the WSU Graduate Office.

3. Notification of CE Department Administrative Assistant (507)457-5335 of intent to enroll in CE 601, Foundations of Counseling, for the next academic semester. In addition to completing all written application materials, all prospective students must attend a group screening process on a Friday morning in the semester prior to the semester in which they with wish to take 601 (the Third Friday in February for the Fall class, the last Friday in September for the Spring class). All written application materials and screening data will be assessed to select a cohort of no more than 15 persons per 601 section who will be admitted into the CE Department. Applicants will not be admitted to the department until they have committed to a specific semester to take CE 601. Specific screening dates and all materials are available through the CE Department offices.

4. After admission to the CE Department, each student will be assigned an academic advisor. All persons initially are admitted into the Professional Development program, and the decision to admit into either the Community Counseling or School Counseling programs will be made by the CE faculty based on all of the student's work in the department up to and including CE 660, Counseling Theory and Practice.

5. CE 601, Foundations of Counseling, must be among the first 12 credits taken in a student's CE Department program, and must be taken in the semester following successful screening. Refer to the CE Department's Recommended Sequence of Courses' in the CE Department Student Handbook.

Phone Inquiries Departmental AdminstrativeAssistant: Bonnie Woodford (BWoodford@winona.edu) (507) 457-5335 or 1-800-242-8978, x 5335 Departmental Chair: Tim Hatfield (thatfield@winona.edu) (507) 457-5337 or1-800-242-8978, x 5337

Mail Inquiries Winona State Univesity Counselor Education Box 5838, GI 132 Winona, MN 55987

On-Line Request for a CE Application Packet and Materials (click here)