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Note! You must send some material to the Graduate School and some information directly to Counseling and Educational Psychology (CEP) Department.

Send the following materials directly to the CEP Department:
Address your packet to:
Eve M. Adams, Ph.D., Director of Training,
Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program
Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology
MSC 3CEP/Box 30001
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Telephone: (575) 646-2121

  1. Send one unofficial transcript from each college or university previously attended.
  2. Send a copy of the GRE report that you have received from ETS with your application materials. The scores must be current (within the last 5 years). There is no required minimum GRE-Aptitude score for admission.(GRE Code for NMSU is : R4531)
  3. A Vita or resume.
  4. A Letter of Intent, requesting admission to the Counseling Psychology doctoral program. This letter should give a sense of who you are and the ways in which the NMSU Counseling Psychology Program will meet your professional goals.
  5. Three letters of reference from former instructors and counseling supervisors concerning the applicant's competency to complete doctoral level work. These letters need to be accompanied by the Letter of Reference Form and the Doctoral Program Information Booklet.
  6. Click here for forms:
    Letter of Reference Form
    Doctoral Program Information
  7. A sample of the applicant's recent graduate writing that demonstrates an understanding of research (course paper, master's thesis, professional publications, etc.)

Send the following materials to the New Mexico State University Graduate School.

  1. Obtain a current copy of the New Mexico State University Graduate Application. Request a copy from their website at http://gradschool.nmsu.edu/admit-form.html.
  2. Application fee. (Applications cannot be processed without the required fee).
  3. Send one official transcript from each college or university previously attended.
  4. Have an official copy of Graduate Record Examination-Aptitude scores sent to NMSU. The scores must be current (within the last 5 years).
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