Overview

Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology / Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	School psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Counseling psychology
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational diagnostics	Educational diagnostics
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational diagnostics	Clinical mental health counseling
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational diagnostics	Clinical mental health counseling
Master of Arts (MA)	Educational diagnostics	Educational diagnostics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	27
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam See program requirements as this varies by program Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional Internship
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Internship
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted Internship as alternate

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

136

Applied

60

Accepted

46

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No
Spring deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	See program requirements as this varies by program
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

132

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	37.88%
Black or African American	4.55%
White or Caucasian	46%
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.27%
Asian	3.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.27%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (19%)

Female (80%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 9

Male (5)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Multicultural identity development; Gender role beliefs; LGBT psychology; Mindfulness; multicultural training; outreach, access, persistence/retention, and leadership development of diverse populations of students, staff and faculty in higher education; identity and self-concept, as well as sexuality and sexual satisfaction, counseling supervision and training; psychometrics and college student mental health, measurement and evaluation of dimensions of integrated mental and physical wellness; so

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

1,800,000

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3CEP
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Elas C Arroyos
Interim Department Head
Email: earroyos@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-6589
Fax: 575-646-8035

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