Admission
The Graduate Admissions Committee reviews applications after February 1 each year. The application can be found at http://www.applyweb.com/apply/uomont/menu.html . Submit the application, and pay the $45 fee online. Then submit the following materials to the address found below.
- Letter of intent with academic and professional goals
- Narrative statement (250 words) of professional counseling philosophy
- Résumé
- One official copy of transcript(s) of all previous college work
- Three letters of recommendation (form only available during online application procedures)
- Scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Doctoral: combined verbal and quantitative of 1100 or higher; International students whose first language is not English: submit TOEFL scores of 580 or higher, 237 or higher on computer-based test, or 92 or higher on Internet-based test; contact Helen at (406) 243-6257 for GRE testing information.
John Sommers-Flanagan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of Counselor Education
School of Education
32 Campus Drive
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
John Sommers-Flanagan
Phone: (406) 243-5820
Please note that while our Master's level programs are CACREP approved, our Doctoral program is not.
English requirements
Applicants whose native language is not English, must submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) scores. If the TOEFL score is below 580 (paper-based test), 237 (computer-based test) or 92 (internet-based test), the IELTS score is below 7.0 or the MELAB score is below 82, applicants may be admitted provisionally into a graduate program or as a graduate nondegree student and be required to complete English as a Second Language course(s) before they can take courses in their major.
Applicants who are graduates of English-speaking universities are not required to take the TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB, however, applicants must submit scores for the graduate administration test required by the program (i.e. GRE/GMAT). In some programs the TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB scores may substitute for GRE scores (check with the department).