Psychology - Professional Counseling (PSCO), BS/MS

A student may apply for provisional admission to the Psychology-Professional Counseling (PPC) accelerated program once they have met the following conditions:

• Complete 45 hours of university credit with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
• Complete 12 hours of Psychology courses with a minimum GPA in those classes of 3.0

Application for provisional admission to the PPC (typically during the 2nd semester of the sophomore year) requires the following steps:

• Three letters of recommendation sent to the Department of Mental Health and Wellness with at least one letter written by a Psychology faculty member at Harding
• An application for admission to the graduate program in mental health and wellness

Application for full admission to the PPC (typically during the 1st semester of the junior year) requires the following steps:

• Successful completion of the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) with a minimum score of 385 or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with a minimum score of 286. When requesting the score from the Educational Testing Service please reference Harding University code 6267.
• Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis
• Interview and writing prompt
• Overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0
• Undergraduate Psychology GPA of 3.0

Admitted students in the PPC program may enroll in graduate counseling courses after they complete 90 undergraduate hours. PPC students will be fully admitted into a graduate mental health and wellness program once they have met the following conditions:

• Completion of the Bachelor’s degree
• Overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the required psychology and counseling courses.