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Master’s degrees and programs
Take the next step with a master’s degree from NAU’s Educational Psychology
Take your education and your career to the next level with a master’s degree on campus, online, or at select statewide Northern Arizona University campuses.
Educational specialist and master’s degrees
School Psychology, Educational Specialist
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Master of Arts
Counseling – School Counseling, Master of Education
Counseling – Student Affairs, Master of Education
Human Relations, Master of Education
Psychology of Human Development and Learning, Graduate Certificate
College and Career Readiness, Graduate Certificate
Statewide campuses degrees
School Psychology, Educational Specialist
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Master of Arts
Counseling – School Counseling, Master of EducationÂ
Online degrees
Human Relations, Master of Education
Psychology of Human Development and Learning, Graduate Certificate
The application process Accordion Closed
To find out when your application is due, visit your chosen degree’s page or review our applications deadlines table. To apply to any program above, complete these steps:
- Complete the online combined (Office of Graduate and Professional Studies and Educational Psychology Department) . The online application will ask you to provide email addresses for three individuals who will provide recommendations. We highly recommend attaining recommendations from at least two academic professors/instructors. Recommenders can also be supervisors, but should not be friends or family members. All recommendation forms must be received by the application deadline. NOTE: please be advised that your electronic recommendation form won’t be sent to your identified recommenders until your application has been submitted. Also note that we only accept the electronic recommendation forms for consideration. The online application checklist will allow you and the EPS office to monitor when recommendations are received.
- Submit official transcripts from all previous universities attended to:
Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, NAU
PO Box 4125
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4125 - (Except for the MEd in Human Relations degree) Submit an official report of scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies at Northern Arizona University by the application deadline and use the following codes: institution code: 4006, department Code: 3403. GRE scores must be no more than 5 years old at the time of application.
- International students interested in applying to the M.Ed. Human Relations program — before applying online, please contact the NAU Office of Graduate and Professional Studies for advisement 928-523-9284 or email us.
For PhD candidates Accordion Closed
Applicant files are evaluated by faculty using an objective, multi-criteria system. Points are assigned for each applicant using the following weighted percentages associated with each criteria:
- 50% – academic aptitude for graduate study (GRE scores and GPA)
- Note: GRE Scores are valid for five years after the testing year in which you tested (July 1 – June 30).
- 20% – essay responses (autobiographical and professional interest questions)
- 5% – work related experiences (relevant paid and volunteer work)
- 10% – potential to contribute to profession and program (professional activities and letters of recommendations)
- 15% – goodness of fit to the program (areas of focus congruence, fit to College of Education mission, and professional characteristics)
Each applicant is ranked within the applicant pool after points have been assigned. Highly-ranked candidates will be invited to participate in interviews. Interviews will generally be held approximately one month after the application deadline.
The interviews will be worth 35 points (approximately 25% of the total points) and the average score from faculty interviews will be added to the overall score (file review [100 points] + interview [35 points]). Students scoring the highest on a combination of the application and interview scores will be offered admission. held during the second week of February. Approximately 5 to 7 students will be admitted in a given year for the combined doctoral program.
If you’re accepted, you ³¾³Ü²õ³ÙÌýbegin the program during the subsequent summer or fall semesters. If you’re unable to begin at this time, you ³¾³Ü²õ³ÙÌýre-apply to the program.
For EdS, MA, and MEd candidates (not for the MEd Human Relations Degree) Accordion Closed
Applicant files are evaluated by faculty using an objective, multi-criteria system. Points are assigned for each applicant using the following weighted percentages associated with each criteria:
- 50% – academic aptitude for graduate study (GRE scores and GPA)
- Note: GRE Scores are valid for five years after the testing year in which you tested (July 1 – June 30).
- 15% – life experiences (autobiographical questions)
- 15% – work-related experiences (relevant paid and volunteer work)
- 10% – potential to contribute to profession and program (professional activities and letters of recommendations)
- 10% – applicant fit to the program (areas of focus congruency, fit to College of Education mission, and professional characteristics)
Once applicants are ranked, top-ranked applicants may be interviewed (e.g., via Skype or phone) for final admission consideration into the EdS School Psychology, MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and MEd School Counseling programs.
Approximately 10-16 individuals (depending on degree program) are selected during the spring semester. If you are selected, you ³¾³Ü²õ³ÙÌýbegin during the subsequent summer or fall semesters.
Approximately 20 students are admitted into statewide cohort programs. You ³¾³Ü²õ³ÙÌýbegin the program in the semester specified and take coursework as planned for the cohort.
If you’re unable to begin during the semester specified, you ³¾³Ü²õ³ÙÌýre-apply to the program.
Doctoral degrees
For information on our doctoral programs, please visit our departmental doctoral degrees page.