Overview

Program in Professional Counseling / Program in Professional Counseling is located in San Marcos, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Clinical mental health
Master of Arts (MA)	Marriage & family
Master of Arts (MA)	School counseling

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	51

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam official GRE (general test only) required with competitive scores in the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

164

Applied

53

Accepted

26

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No
Summer deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Official GRE (general test only) required with competitive scores in the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections
Master's Degree Requirements	Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university, a copy of an official transcript from each institution where course credit was granted, minimum 3.0 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses), resume/CV, Statement of purpose, three forms of recommendation (not general reference letters)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 78
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$26,730

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

207

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	16.91%
Black or African American	3.86%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	1.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	3.86%
Unknown	2.42%

Gender

Male (16%)

Female (83%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 2

Male (3)

Female (12)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Campus Victim Services
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	11,941

Location & Contact

Address 601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX  78666
United States

Contact Dr. Kathy Ybanez-Llorente
Graduate Advisor
Email: profcounadm@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-2452579

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