Graduate Admission Requirements & Procedures
Admission to Graduate School at UTPA does not automatically mean admission to the graduate Rehabilitation Counseling program. Each department or program often has other additional admission requirements which students must meet. Below, are some guidelines and criteria required from the Graduate School and, separately, the Masters program in Rehabilitation Counseling.
Procedures and Requirements for Graduate School Admission
Students must follow the formal procedures for application to the Admissions and Records Office printed in the University of Texas-Pan American Catalog. It is the student's responsibility to read the Catalog regarding admission deadlines, transfer credit from other programs (6 hours maximum may be transferred), probationary status entry and other pertinent information. The following information contains some of the basic steps in applying:
- Application for Admission to Graduate School to be completed and submitted directly to:
Admissions and Records Office
The University of Texas-Pan American
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
- A separate, official transcript from each college and/or university attended since leaving high school to be sent from the school attended directly to the Office of Admissions and Records in the Student Services Building., Room 108.
Note: the separate deadlines for Graduate School in the University Catalog. Deadline for application to the Rehabilitation Counseling Program is April 15 for fall admission.
Procedures for Applying to the Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling Program
In addition to the requirements for admission to Graduate School, the following information for admission to study in the Master of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling must be submitted online.
The deadlines for the Rehabilitation Counseling Program are November 7 for spring admission and April 7 for summer/fall admission.
- Submit online a double spaced, two-page typed essay as to why you want to pursue a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and become a counselor. Applicants must include educational and career goals as well as any other pertinent personal characteristics deemed appropriate.
- Submit online two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from a professor and the second from an employer or supervisor.
- Official college transcripts are to be sent to the Graduate Studies Office directly from all the institutions attended. If the applicant attended UTPA at any time, those official transcripts will be handled by the Graduate Studies Office; however, the applicant is responsible for requesting official transcripts to be sent directly from all other institution(s).
Application Form
Planning Form
