You found your passion. Now help others find theirs.

COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELING CERTIFICATE Respond to the ever-changing landscape of college admission with a certificate designed to prepare professionals in any venue to counsel high school students through their postsecondary planning and admission processes.

With a College Admission Counseling Certificate from Hamline, you will:

• Gain a comprehensive overview of postsecondary • Examine issues pertaining to special populations education options and key stakeholders to create (students of color, first generation, low a college-going culture. socioeconomic status) and how to best counsel

these populations for success in the college • Develop the skills to prepare and assist students in admission process. applying to postsecondary institutions.

• Apply what you learn through a field-based project • Build tools to help students with career in a counseling venue that is close to you. development and assessment so they can make

good decisions about their postsecondary education.

For more information about Hamline’s College Admission Counseling Certificate program, visit hamline.edu/CAC.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW Program delivery Online

Program start Fall, spring, and summer terms

Time to complete 12 months

Curriculum (16 credits)

• Fundamentals of Counseling the College Bound Student (3 credits)

• Understanding the College Admission Process (3 credits)

• Career Development and Assessment (3 credits)

• Special Populations in College Counseling (3 credits)

• Practicum in College Counseling (4 credits)

Make your credits count for more. Hamline’s College Admission Counseling Certificate may be applied to fulfill electives for Hamline’s Master of Arts in Education, Master of Arts in Education: Natu­ral Science and Environmental Education, or Master of Arts in Literacy Education programs.

ADMISSION To apply for admission to the College Admission Counseling Certificate program, please submit:

• Online application (no fee for U.S. residents).

• Official transcript of a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 2.5 from a regionally accredited college or university. This should be sent directly from the institution to Graduate Admission or provided in a sealed, signed envelope. You do not have to provide transcripts for courses taken at Hamline University.

APPLY hamline.edu/general-admission/apply