Assumption College Graduate Program

M.A. in School Counseling

Application Process

The program uses a rolling admissions procedure. Candidates may submit their application to the Graduate Office at any time during the year. The completed application will be forwarded to the Director of the School Counseling program for review by the program Admissions Committee, and candidates will be informed of their decision in writing through the Graduate School office.

A complete application includes the following:

  • An application form and $30 application fee (fee is waived for Assumption matriculated students or alumni/ae);
  • Official transcript(s) of all undergraduate and graduate records;
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation. These letters must be academic or professional in nature, and therefore, should be from a professor who has taught the candidate for at least one course or from an individual who has supervised the candidate in a work setting. It is important that the letters are from people who can speak to the candidates' potential for successful graduate school studies, his or her academic ability, and his or her actual or potential teaching ability;
  • An updated, complete resume detailing the candidate’s academic and work experiences;
  • A personal essay describing the academic preparation, work experiences, and skills that the candidate brings to this graduate program, what he or she hopes to accomplish academically, and his or her professional goals;
  • A copy of teacher certification documents if the candidate already holds a license/ certificate in Massachusetts or another state;
  • An interview is required for admission into the program. Once the application is complete and forwarded to the program office, the School Counseling program office will contact the applicant to arrange an interview;
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required;
  • The School Counseling admissions committee reserves the right to request additional material in support of the candidate's application


Candidates for admissions to the Master of Arts in the School Counseling program should note the following:

  • All documents, transcripts, and other papers submitted for admission become the property of Assumption College and will not be returned.
  • Courses taken by correspondence will not satisfy prerequisite or program requirements.
  • A candidate is not officially admitted or rejected until he or she has been notified in writing by the Director of Graduate Enrollment Management and Services.
  • After official notification of acceptance, the candidate’s application and transcripts are kept on file for one year. If the candidate has not matriculated by the end of a year, he or she ordinarily reapplies to the program and is subject to the rules of the new application.
  • Incomplete dossiers are kept on file no longer than one year.
  • The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that students must be immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, Hepatitis B, and memingitis. For specific information, call the Graduate Medical Secretary at 508-767-7507.