Application Process
Components of the Graduate Admissions Application Process:
Application Fee
The completed application should be submitted with a processing fee of $50.00 (U.S. currency). Checks and money orders must be made payable to Northeastern University. International Students must have this fee drawn from a U.S. bank or a bank which has a branch in the U.S. The fee is waived for alumni of NU.
Personal Statement
The personal statement is the applicant's opportunity to educate the admissions team about him or herself. It should include applicant's background, interests and reasons for enrolling in the College Student Development and Counseling program. Applicants should include any information that they feel would be useful to the review team in determining their understanding of the field of student affairs and their abilities to complete the program.
Professional Resume
Applicants must submit a professional resume as part of their application.
Transcripts
Applicants must submit official transcripts of their academic record from each of the colleges and universities they attended, regardless of whether or not they received a degree. Transcripts from within the U.S. should be requested by applicants and submitted with their completed application. Transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. must include official documentation of academic materials including diplomas and grade sheets. If an applicant is submitting a transcript from an institution outside of the U.S. s/he may need to pay an additional fee of $50 to have the transcript evaluated for U.S. equivalence. Applicants should contact the admissions office directly if they have questions regarding transcripts from institutions outside the U.S.
Letters of Recommendation
The admissions process requires three recommendations from persons with whom applicants have professional or academic relationships and not from relatives, friends, or neighbors. The application comes with three recommendation forms which should be mailed to each person you are requesting a recommendation from. Recommendations should be returned to applicants in a sealed envelope, which should then be submitted with their completed application.
Test Requirements
Applicants to the College Student Development and Counseling program are required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller's Analogy Test (MAT). These tests must have been taken no more than five (5) years prior to the application process. The GRE code for Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University is 3629. Applicants who do not hold an undergraduate degree from a U.S. institution and whose native language is not English must also take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).