Admission Requirements

For admission into the Counselor Education and Supervision PhD program, you must:

  1. Complete a Bowie State University Graduate School application .
  2. Hold a master’s degree in counseling, psychology, or a related field with a minimum GPA of 3.50.
  3. Provide three letters of recommendation on official letterhead with an ink signature.
    • Two must be from a college professor or someone who can attest to your graduate-level studies.
    • One may be written by a supervisor or a professional who is familiar with your work.
  1. Present a 10-minute presentation for faculty that responds to the following:
    • Background information: Family history, education, and work
    • Goals: What do you expect to be doing in five years as a counselor educator? In ten years as a counselor educator?
    • Strengths: What strengths do you have that would contribute to your being a good counselor educator?
    • Change: What do you believe to be the facets of your personality, behavior, and outlook that, if modified or changed, would make you a better person/counselor educator? What plans, if any, do you have for making any such change(s)?
    • Why Bowie State University? Why did you decide to apply to the Counselor Education and Supervision program at Bowie State University?
    • Candidates’ comments: What additional information, thoughts, feelings, concerns, or questions do you have?
  2. Submit writing sample (i.e., master’s thesis, previous course work, publication, etc.)
  3. Participate in a group interview and individual interviews with faculty.
  4. Submit your current resume.