Master's degree and certification candidates must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all courses taken as part of an approved graduate degree. The GSE Office has a listing of all courses in which comprehensive exams are available. Prior to recommendation for Washington State Certification as an ESA school counselor, candidates must pass the state-required written ESA comprehensive exam as well as a review board where skills are demonstrated. Community agency counselors take the Washington State Licensing exam. Individuals make arrangements for this licensing exam directly through the state office.
School administrators take the written comprehensive exam for administrators.
No credit toward a master's degree or certification program will be allowed for a course in which the student receives a grade of C- or below. Courses in which a grade of C- or lower is earned, if required for the degree or certification program, must be repeated. Following any term in which a student's grade point average is below 3.0, the student will be placed on academic probation. If not, the student must re-enroll and pay tuition again for the course. All credits toward a graduate degree must be within six-year recency at the time of program completion.