TOEFL: 79 (IBT), 56 (paper-delivered test), 550 (paper-based test)
IELTS: 6.5 (scores must be sent as hard copies from the British Council)

An applicant desiring to pursue this program must first meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School, and then must also be admitted to the department. The Ed.S. (Counselor Education Major) requires a 3.5 GPA in the master's program or a 1350 GRE score (if test was taken on or before October 1, 2002) or 850 GRE score and a 4.0 Analytical Writing score (if taken after October 1, 2002). A departmental application, personal statement, and references are required along with a personal interview. A departmental admission committee will review the information and make final recommendations regarding the applicant's eligibility. Before pursuing a specialist degree, the student must have earned a master's degree in counseling or a related subject area. Eighteen hours of prerequisite courses (or equivalents) must be included in previous graduate course work. If the course work was not a part of the student's master's degree, the following 18 hours must be completed before a student begins the specialist program. It should also be noted that these courses cannot be used toward the specialist program.