Admission Requirements
Frequently asked questions
Department Facts
Clinical Courses
100

Education Level to Apply to WIUs Counselor Education Program

What is any bachelor's degree?

100

The Department of Counselor Education location

What is the Quad Cities in Moline, IL 

100

Programs offered 

What is School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling?

100

The educational settings school counseling students work in

What is elementary, middle school, and high school?

200
GPA Requirement to get into WIU Counselor Education Program

What is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or last 2 years of 3.25

200

The length of the WIU Counselor Education Program

What is 3-4 years depending on part time or full time. 

200
Student Field Experience
What is practicum, internship I, and Internship II
200

Person you meet with once a week to assess your skills and experience as a counselor

What is a supervisor?

300

Admission materials needed

What is an Essay, College Transcripts, and three letters of recommendation?

300

The days and times classes are held in the Counselor Education Program. 

What are Mondays-Thursday after 4pm?

300

States students qualify for licensure upon graduation

What are Illinois and Iowa... and more

300

Time spent sitting face-to-face with a client or group, or communicating, consulting, or preparing for a session

What are direct client hours?

400

Required date for Faculty to meet with Prospective students applying for the WIU Counselor Education Program

What is an Interview on Friday, February 21st, 2025 

400

Department Clubs and Activities 

What is the Counseling Association and Chi Sigma Iota (CSI)
400

Faculty 

Who is Dr. Matthew Beck, Dr. Haley Wikoff, Dr. Leslie O'Ryan, Dr. Carrie Alexander-Albritton, Dr. Rebecca Mclean

400
Clinical experiences before working in a school

What is counseling a fellow classmate and counseling a WIU undergraduate

500

What are characteristics the department look for in prospective students?

Genuine, empathetic, openness, and more!

500

The financial and learning opportunities of WIU's Counselor Education Program.

What are Graduate assistantships and scholarships? 

500

Western Illinois University Counselor Education Accreditation 

What is Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

500

Number of hours required for each clinical course

What is 100 for practicum and 300 for each internship?