COMMUNITY COUNSELING PROGRAM APPLICATION INFORMATION

To apply to the community counseling program, you must submit the following application materials:

1)  SCSU Graduate School application form and fee.

2)  Transcripts with official seal.

Important - Send #1 and #2 directly to:

SCSU School of Graduate Studies - Engleman B-110
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515

3)  Three completed recommendation forms. At least one recommendation should be from someone who can speak to your intellectual and academic skills.

You can download this form here.

4)  Personal essay: Write your reasons for wanting to enroll in the counseling program. This typed essay should be approximately 250-500 words in length.

You can download the cover letter for this essay and send to the address provided below.

Important - send #3 and #4 to:

Dr. Uchenna Nwachuku
Coordinator, Community Counseling Program
Davis Hall - Room 126
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515

When all the above have been received, the admissions committee will screen your application. Candidates selected will be contacted for a personal interview.

We strongly recommend that you contact our office (203-392-5910) to be sure that all your application material has been received. Critical parts of your application materials may be lost in the mail; references may not be received; applications and/or transcripts sometimes get misdirected, etc. Please contact us if you have questions about our program or the admissions procedure.

 

ADMISSIONS DEADLINES

Admissions to the program occur twice a year.  All application material must be received by February 1 for fall admission and October 1 for spring admission.