Application and Admissions

The Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling is located on the second floor of the Social Science Building in SOC 204. At another site there is a USF Map available for downloading. The mailing address and telephone number for the Department are:

Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, SOC107
Tampa, FL 33620-8100
Telephone: (813) 974-2855
Fax: (813) 974-8080

Prospective students should contact:
Dr. Gary DuDell, Director of Graduate Studies
Telephone: (813) 974-1257
E-mail: gdudell@cas.usf.edu

The Department of Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling admits students both Fall and Spring semesters, but not during the Summer sessions. The application deadline for Fall semester is March 15th of each year, and for Spring semester October 15th. All students applying to the Department must submit GRE scores that are no more than five years old.

The application process involves the following:

1. Submit an application to the Graduate School indicating Rehabilitation Counseling as the selected major.

2. Have Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and transcripts sent to USF

3. Complete a Departmental application form and have three letters of recommendation sent to the Department via the U.S. Postal Service. Submit a personal statement to the Department. Please complete the Recommendation Request form at http://www.grad.usf.edu/newsite/forms/admission_forms.asp. Personal interviews are required at the discretion of the Department.

4. Applicants without an undergraduate statistics course or an equivalent research methods course must take one before admission or during the first semester after admission to the program. This course is not part of the 60 semester hours required for the degree.

Enrollment is limited and applications are judged competitively. Meeting minimum admission standards does not guarantee acceptance into the program.

Most students are admitted after earning a bachelor's degree in a social, behavioral or health sciences area, but no specific undergraduate major is required. Students enrolled through the Five-Year Program (REF) must have completed 90 hours of work and have satisfied General Distribution, CLAST, and Rule 6A-10.30 (Gordon Rule) requirements. Minimum admission requirements include a combined (verbal and quantitative) score of at least 1,000 on the GRE, or a "B" average on all work beyond 60 hours. All applicants must take the GRE. Five-Year Program students may earn a baccalaureate degree in another major under the conditions specified in the USF Undergraduate Catalog.