Type 73 School Counseling Endorsement
We invite you to apply to the Graduate School of Education and join a community of working professionals and full-time students who have chosen to advance their careers by pursuing a State of Illinois Type 73 certification.
Deadline for Summer or Fall: February 15
Application Requirements
To apply for admission to the Type 73 school counseling certification program in the School of Education, the following documents are required from domestic applicants:
- A completed admission application
- A $50 non-refundable application fee (fee waived for online application)
- One set of official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, showing a GPA of at least 3.0
- Three letters of recommendation
- A statement of purpose. Please write a narrative of one to three pages that describes your:
- Academic and research interests, as well as professional goals
- Any research and professional experiences
- Life experiences that have influenced your view of social justice
- TOEFL or IELTS scores
- A Declaration and Certification of Finances Form (PDF)
- Course-by-course evaluations of international transcripts by an outside credentialing service. Go to www.ece.org for information about this service and to download an application.
For more information about requirements for international applicants, click here.
