Admission and Application Information

Admission to the Program

Regardless of the area of concentration, students are admitted based upon their academic records (3.0 overall GPA required and 18 credits in the social sciences), breadth of experience, career goals and references.

Applicants who do not meet minimum academic requirements for admission may seek to qualify for probationary admission. To qualify for probationary admission, additional coursework and/or the GRE or MAT may be required to strengthen their academic record.

Applying to the Program

For formal admission to the Graduate Counseling Program, please submit all the materials outlined in the Counseling Graduate Program Admissions Procedure document. Please download this document and keep the instructions for easy reference.

The following materials constitute a complete application to the Graduate Counseling Program -

• application for graduate study
• $45 application fee ($100 for international students)
• transcripts (Use Mount Mary's transcript request form to help move the process forward.)
• three letters of recommendation
• career goal statement

Application materials should be submitted to the Office for Graduate Admissions, Mount Mary College, 2900 N. Menomonee River Parkway, Milwaukee, WI 53222.

From its inception, Mount Mary College has been a women's college. Male students are welcome to enroll in our undergraduate nursing, post-baccalaureate certificate, and graduate programs.

Selecting an Area of Concentration

Following admission into the counseling graduate program, students select an area of concentration - community, clinical mental health or school.