Boilerplate: CMHC Low Residency Admission Requirements

Admissions

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How to apply

1. 1. 1. Completed the online admissions application.
      2. A Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution is required. Submit official transcripts from ALL colleges/universities you have attended to the Admissions Office. Transcript evaluations are required for all coursework completed outside of the U.S. or Canada (except Quebec). See Transcript Evaluation section on International Students webpage for details.
      3. Two recommendations are required. Use the online application form to enter the names and email address of your recommenders.
         Your recommenders should include people who can best assess your capabilities and readiness to enter a graduate clinical training program. These include social science instructors that you may have had in college as well as professionals who have provided supervision of work you have been involved in a helping role with people in a mental health, social service or educational setting. Recommendations from peer co-workers, friends, relatives, or personal therapists are not acceptable and will not be reviewed.
      4. Admission Essay
         Submit a typewritten, double-spaced, one to two-page (between 250 and 500 words) response for each question and clearly number your response for each question.
         Essay questions:
         • We are curious about your previous experiences (e.g., personal,professional, and academic) and would like to know how these experiences have led you toward the choice to apply to the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Antioch University Seattle. Please describe a few of those fundamental experiences.
         • The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is both academically and emotionally rigorous. What challenges, if any, do you foresee encountering during your studies? What forms of support will you use to meet those challenges?
         • Antioch University Seattle and the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program are committed to preparing professional counselors to be culturally competent and become advocates for social, economic, and environmental justice. How does social justice and becoming culturally competent align with your interest in becoming a professional counselor?
         • What are your professional goals in relation to the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program and how will this program specifically help you to reach those goals
      5. Abnormal Psychology is a required course for all Creative Arts Therapy Clinical Mental Health Counseling(CMHC) students as a pre or co-requisite and must have been taken within the past 5 years or before a student takes Psychopathology.
      6. Select applicants may be invited to participate in a group interview with faculty.

All admission application supporting materials, transcripts, essays, etcetera, should be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to the:

Admissions Office
Antioch University Seattle
2400 3rd Avenue, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98121

Application Deadlines

Quarter	Application Deadline*
Summer	February 1
* Complete applications received after the Deadline date may be considered if space is still available in that quarter or will be reviewed for the next available term.
Please review the Academic Calendar for additional details.

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Cost

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MA in Counseling- Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Cost per Credit	$868
Full-Time Credits per Quarter	6
Total Program Credits	90
Residency Week Fee (Winter and Summer Semesters)	$1500 per residency (a total of 4)
View the Cost of Attendance Components

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid is also available to most students.
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