A limited number of scholarships as well as work-study positions and teaching assistantships are available to promising students. Living expenses vary considerably according to standard of living, housing and transportation. The Masters in Professional Counseling Program which began its first class in 1997 has 12 students and will be expanding to the Islands of Maui and Hawaii. The student body is an ethnically and culturally diverse group coming from a wide variety of backgrounds and reflecting the campus' location in the Asia-Pacific Region. The School is proud of the accomplishments of its graduates.
Graduates hold top positions in their field.
They include the chief executive officer of Child and Family Services in Hawaii, the director of a university counseling program, psychologists in APA-approved internship sites including Queen's Medical Center, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children and the Residential Treatment Center for Adolescents, a division of the Hawaii State Correctional System. The multi-cultural environment of Hawaii is especially well suited to preparing students to work with diverse populations. Applying An applicant's undergraduate or previous graduate experience should have included work in the following five foundation psychological subjects including general psychology, abnormal psychology, personality theory, Statistics or Research Methodology, and Tests and Measurements. Students may complete this foundation coursework prior to admission or during the first year of graduate study. Applicants must submit a completed application form and fee, a personal statement, a resume, three completed ASPP recommendation forms, and official transcripts of all academic work.