Santa Clara University

Admission to the School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral
Ministries graduate programs is open to students who hold a bachelor’s degree from
an accredited institution of higher learning, have demonstrated superior scholastic
aptitude, and have given evidence of good citizenship and moral character. A student
who has been disqualified from any college or school of Santa Clara University is ineligible
for admission to these programs.

Students may apply for degree or nondegree status. Degree status refers to students
admitted by letter into a degree, credential, certificate, or pre-license program offered
by the school. Students admitted to nondegree status are eligible to take up to 9 quarter
units. Please refer to specific department guidelines pertaining to nondegree
status. All applicants must have a cumulative 3.0 grade point average (GPA).

International students and all students whose first language is not English must
take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and submit their score
before a decision on their application can be made. Arrangements for this test can be
made through the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-
6151 (Bay Area telephone: 510-873-8000). TOEFL scores are valid for two years. If
there is a question about the applicant’s skill in spoken English after receiving a
TOEFL score, he/she may be required to have an oral interview. If it is necessary to
conduct the oral interview by phone, it will be at the applicant’s expense.

All documents submitted to Santa Clara University for admission purposes become
property of the University and cannot be returned to the applicant in their original
or duplicate form. Students wishing to view their file must submit a written
request to the Graduate Services Office and allow five working days for availability of
the file. The University staff is committed to abiding by the guidelines of the Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). For more information on FERPA, please
visit the University Web site at www.scu.edu/ferpa.

All application documents are available online at http://www.scu.edu/ ecppm/
about/admissions/index.cfm. For questions, please call 408-554-4355.