The Application for Graduate Admissions form and your official undergraduate transcripts must be sent directly to the University Admissions Office . There will be a processing fee for this application. A separate Rehabilitation Counselor Education program application must be submitted to the Rehabilitation Counselor Admission Committee. The completed program application is sent back to the Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program. Program applications are accepted February 15 through March 15, and interviews are arranged sometime in April.
Early application is recommended.
The RCE program staff generally interviews 25-35 prospective students each spring, accepting a total of 10 new students each year. Notice of acceptance by the program is usually sent by June. Please note, that acceptance by the Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program does not guarantee acceptance by Western Oregon University . You must be accepted by both the University and the RCE Program before you can begin your graduate studies in Rehabilitation Counseling. Those students in the RCD option have a fourth academic area in their coursework which is the deafness specialization.