How to Apply:
Master of Arts in Community Counseling
Along with your completed application accompanied by $50 non-refundable application fee, you’ll need to provide a few supporting materials. Because there’s lead time required for some items, here’s a step-by-step process that seems to work best for candidates:
Complete your online or paper application. While you wait for your transcripts to be processed, you can begin your online application,
which lets you build, edit and save sections of your application along
the way. Or you can download one of our paper applications per location: Main Campus or Philadelphia Center.
If you would like an application mailed to you, please email
or call the appropriate Graduate Coordinator at
1-888-ALVERNIA and choose: extension 6 for the Main Campus or extension 7
for the Philadelphia Center.
Order your official transcript(s). Official transcript(s)
indicating that the applicant has earned an appropriate baccalaureate
degree from an accredited college or university. Transcripts from all
institutions are required. Also, the following three undergraduate
courses are required for acceptance: Introduction to Psychology,
Statistics or Research, and Psychopathology. The courses must be
completed prior to acceptance.
Three letters of recommendation. Letters are accepted from former
professors, employers, or supervisors familiar with the applicant’s
professional experiences, or from religious or community leaders.
Personal Statement. One-page personal statement
that summarizes the value of the program of graduate study for his/her
personal and professional growth and development.
Scores from a graduate entrance exam. Scores submitted from a graduate entrance exam such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
Professional Resume.
Interview with the MACC program coordinator. After all the
required application materials have been received, each applicant will
be contacted to arrange for a personal interview.
Additional Evidence of potential for success. Items such as academic or professional awards, special certifications, samples of scholarly or creative work, and completion of specialized examinations. (not required, but encouraged)