Counselor Education & Supervision

For admission into the Counselor Education and Supervision Ph.D. 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.

4. 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?
5. Submit writing sample (i.e., master’s thesis, previous course work, publication, etc.)
6. Participate in a group interview and individual interviews with faculty.
7. Submit your current resume.