Graduate Admissions

Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references.
  • Once the application is submitted, the references will receive an email inviting them to complete a recommendation questionnaire.
• Application essay
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts
  • Unofficial transcripts that show a bachelor’s degree conferral are acceptable for an applicant to receive a conditional admissions decision.
  • Official transcripts showing a conferred bachelor’s degree are required by the end of the first term.
  • Official transcripts of graduate coursework are optional if you wish them to be considered for transfer credit.
  • Official transcripts must arrive electronically or in a sealed envelope directly from the institution providing them.
• An admissions interview is required.

Master of Education, M.Ed., which includes: (Educational Leadership, School Counseling)

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references.
  • Once the application is submitted, the references will receive an email inviting them to complete a recommendation questionnaire.
• Personal Statement
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts
  • Unofficial transcripts that show a bachelor’s degree conferral are acceptable for an applicant to receive a conditional admissions decision.
  • Official transcripts showing a conferred bachelor’s degree are required by the end of the first term.
  • Official transcripts of graduate coursework are optional if you wish them to be considered for transfer credit.
  • Official transcripts must arrive electronically or in a sealed envelope directly from the institution providing them.
• Admission interviews may be required on a case-by-case basis.

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references.
  • Once the application is submitted, the references will receive an email inviting them to complete a recommendation questionnaire.
• Personal Statement
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts
  • Unofficial transcripts that show a bachelor’s degree conferral are acceptable for an applicant to receive a conditional admissions decision.
  • Official transcripts showing a conferred bachelor’s degree are required by the end of the first term.
  • Official transcripts of graduate coursework are optional if you wish them to be considered for transfer credit.
  • Official transcripts must arrive electronically or in a sealed envelope directly from the institution providing them.
• Admission interviews may be required on a case-by-case basis.

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references. 
• Personal Statement
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts
  • Unofficial transcripts that show a bachelor’s degree conferral are acceptable for an applicant to receive a conditional admissions decision.
  • Official transcripts showing a conferred bachelor’s degree are required by the end of the first term.
  • Official transcripts of graduate coursework are optional if you wish them to be considered for transfer credit.
  • Official transcripts must arrive electronically or in a sealed envelope directly from the institution providing them.
• Completion of the following prerequisite courses: accounting, economics, and statistics or quantitative analysis or equivalents (e.g., ACE-recommended transfer credits).
• Admission interviews may be required on a case-by-case basis.

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references.
  • Once the application is submitted, the references will receive an email inviting them to complete a recommendation questionnaire.
• Personal Statement
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts
  • Unofficial transcripts that show a bachelor’s degree conferral are acceptable for an applicant to receive a conditional admissions decision.
  • Official transcripts showing a conferred bachelor’s degree are required by the end of the first term.
  • Official transcripts of graduate coursework are optional if you wish them to be considered for transfer credit.
  • Official transcripts must arrive electronically or in a sealed envelope directly from the institution providing them.
• Admission interviews may be required on a case-by-case basis.

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references. 
• Personal Statement
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts
  • Unofficial transcripts that show a bachelor’s degree conferral are acceptable for an applicant to receive a conditional admissions decision.
  • Official transcripts showing a conferred bachelor’s degree are required by the end of the first term.
  • Official transcripts of graduate coursework are optional if you wish them to be considered for transfer credit.
  • Official transcripts must arrive electronically or in a sealed envelope directly from the institution providing them.
• Admission interviews may be required on a case-by-case basis.

All undergraduate students at Prescott College are welcome to apply to an accelerated master’s degree, which allows them to begin taking graduate level courses while still completing their bachelor’s degree.

Students interested in accelerating should meet with their Success Coach in their junior year to discuss their degree plan and begin the application process, which includes:

• Personal Statement
• Completing a new admissions application form at prescott.edu/admissions/apply
• PDF of your Degree Plan

Adventure-based Counseling Certificate

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references
• Application essay
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts. Official transcripts indicating a conferred undergraduate and graduate degree. Unofficial transcripts can be used for an admissions decision, with official transcripts due by the end of the first enrollment term.
• Prerequisites:
  • Four non-credit bearing expedient field intensives
  • Current Wilderness First Responder
  • Proof of Adventure Skill Competency
  • Documentation of 100 direct service hours that utilize adventure-based counseling interventions

Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references
• Application essay
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts. Official transcripts indicating a conferred undergraduate and graduate degree. Unofficial transcripts can be used for an admissions decision, with official transcripts due by the end of the first enrollment term.
• A portfolio with 12-15 examples of your creative practice

Nature-based Counseling Certificate

• Completed admissions application
• Two professional and/or academic references
• Application essay
• Resume or CV
• Transcripts. Official transcripts indicating a conferred undergraduate and graduate degree. Unofficial transcripts can be used for an admissions decision, with official transcripts due by the end of the first enrollment term.