Step 1: University Admission


Admission to Webster University is a simple process. We do not require admission test scores on the GRE or GMAT. However, we do require the following:

• A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies.
• A final official transcript mailed by your previous college to the Louisville campus.
• A program planning meeting with an Academic Advisor at our site.
• An official application that can be downloaded from the Internet and/or completed during the initial advising visit.
• A $50 application fee that accompanies the admissions application.

Full acceptance requires an undergraduate G.P.A. of at least 2.5. Students with a G.P.A. between 2.0 and 2.5 may be provisionally accepted. We place the responsibility on the student to demonstrate the ability to do graduate level work. All students must maintain a B or better average to remain in the program. Foreign students must meet the above requirements plus proof of English proficiency and appropriate education, visa, and passport documentation.

Step 2: Counseling Admissions

The counseling program requires both an academic background in the social sciences and the emotional intelligence and skills needed by counselors.

1. Successful completion of 30 credit hours of behavioral or social science courses such as: sociology, psychology, anthropology, demographics, criminal justice, etc.
2. Completion of five courses with content similar to the following (the courses need not have "PSY" prefixes).

[A] human growth and development; (i.e. child development, adolescent development, life-span development, human development, adulthood)
[B] psychology of learning and/or cognition; (i.e. educational psychology, psychology of learning, theories of learning, cognition, cognitive psychology)
[C] personality theory; (i.e. psychology of personality, theories of counseling, etc.)
[D] abnormal psychology or psychopathology; (i.e. any course covering the Broad spectrum of pathological behavior.  A combination of courses in special education, learning disorders, special education, or assessment may satisfy this pre-requisite)
[E] social psychology; (i.e. attribution theory, social perception, labeling theory, criminology, or sociology)

3. Applicants lacking the above academic background should provide documentation of experiences and or continuing education units, in-service trainings, etc. covering the content within any of the areas not in transcripts.
4. Application essay of 200 words explaining why you are seeking this particular degree?  Explain why you would want to be a counseling professional.
5. An interview with representatives from the Counseling department.