Application Deadlines:

Please note that your application and all supplemental materials must be received by the deadlines below to be considered.

Domestic Applicants:
TermDeadline
SpringNovember 
Fall July 

*Deadlines are subject to change. Deadline extensions may be granted on a case by case. Please contact Graduate Admissions for more information gradadmissions@njcu.edu 


Admission requirements:

  • A completed graduate application form, including a $55 non-refundable application fee
  • Official transcripts from all previous U.S. colleges attended or official  course-by-course evaluation of any foreign transcripts*
  • A 250-500 word essay discussing your goals and objectives for pursuing admission to the program to which you are applying and your main area of concentration.

Pre-requisites:

  • Must hold a master鈥檚 degree in Counseling or other equivalency

*Note: NJCU does not evaluate international transcripts. In lieu of a transcript, applicants with a non-U.S. degree need to submit a course-by-course evaluation from a  that includes U.S. bachelor鈥檚 degree equivalency information for their coursework.

International Applicants:

This program is not currently available to international students seeking an F-1 student visa.


Contact Us

We encourage you to contact graduate admissions with questions about our graduate programs, to get answers to your graduate application questions, or to schedule a visit to NJCU.

Hepburn Hall, Room 206
Phone: (201) 200-3409
Email: gradadmissions@njcu.edu