Graduate Programs-Rehabilitation Counseling
Financial aid
Graduate students may apply for several forms of financial aid. They include loans, workstudy and scholarships. Students interested in applying for loans and/or workstudy need to contact the Financial Aids Office which is located in the Administrative Services Building . Scholarships, handled by each department, occasionally are available. Students interested in applying for scholarships should see the department secretary, Room A-253 of the Education Building , phone number 308-3131, to see if any scholarships are available at that time. Some scholarships may also be available through the School of Graduate Studies , Administrative Services Building AS-121, phone number 308-2113. Students who are interested in scholarships through the school that are need-based must be sure to complete the financial information form at the Financial Aids Office.
Graduate students may also apply for graduate assistantships. Limited aid may be available through the department in this form. Graduate assistantships require full-time status and include some work responsibilities (usually 10 to 15 hours a week). Graduate assistants are required to work the number of hours per week that is assigned. In addition to a salary, graduate assistants also receive a tuition waiver for part of their tuition.
There are other assistantships available elsewhere on campus (i.e., Counseling Center, Career Services, Handicapped Student Services, Atwood Center, and other departments). Students may qualify for these assistantships by taking as few as 8 credits.
Graduate assistants can expect the following of their assistantships:
First priority: Enhancement of graduate assistants' program of study.
Second priority: Enhancement of instruction in classes.
Third priority: Assistance to faculty involved in graduate programs.
For necessary application form, see the department secretary in Room A-253, Education Building , phone number 308-3131.
Mailboxes
Each graduate student has a mailbox in the Graduate Student Seminar Room A-252. It is important to check mailboxes at least once a week for notices or information distributed to students from the faculty or department.
Advisement/Fall registration
Each new student is assigned an adviser upon acceptance into the Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Not all advisers are immediately available for conferences, particularly in the summer. In these cases, the program coordinator or any adviser will assist you. For most students, it is not necessary to plan a program of study with an adviser before Fall Semester. If you are a full-time student, we will have already given you permission for “By Permission Only” courses, but you will still need to register by phone. See instructions for phone registration in your Fall Semester Schedule. Part-time students wishing to take a “Permission Required” course will need to contact the faculty member teaching that particular course.
Part-time students should meet with their adviser or coordinator of the Rehabilitation program to plan their Fall Semester registration. All part-time students should plan to see their adviser early in Fall Semester to plan their program of study.
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