How many days until our next admissions deadline?

It's not too early to get your admissions package together. To start in the fall of 2019, you will need to apply by February 15, 2019. Admissions is conducted only once per year. 

School Counseling: Graduates from this program work in public and private schools that serve PK-12 students and some work in post-secondary institutions including career and technical centers, special training programs for youth, colleges, and universities.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Graduates from this program work in community agencies, mental health settings, and private practices after graduation and most seek and achieve licensure.

Some quick facts about the FGCU counseling graduate program and our graduates:

• There are more school and clinical mental health counseling jobs available in Southwest Florida right now than we have available professionals.
• Almost every one of our graduates are hired before they even graduate! All of our students seeking jobs are hired within 3 months of graduation -- most before graduation, some right afterwards.
• The FGCU graduate program in school counseling is DOE approved and both the school counseling and clinical mental health counseling programs are CACREP accredited. This is a big deal. It means that you can get to work right away and your degree is highly portable.
• Typically students attend their courses in the early evenings so you would not have to quit your day job.
• Several of our courses are "blended" or "hybrid." This means that some traditional face-to-face classes are replaced by online learning activities. This way, we can take advantage of the best features of both face-to-face and online learning.
• The Department offers a part-time option for students who are working and a full-time track for students who can take on a greater work load.
• The department recently received a $1 million dollar grant which we will be using to develop an on-campus counseling center as well as fund professional development opportunities for students.

Department website:  https://www2.fgcu.edu/mariebcollege/Counseling/

Learn more about the Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree here: https://www2.fgcu.edu/mariebcollege/Counseling/CHMC/index.asp

Learn more about the School Counseling degree here:
https://www2.fgcu.edu/mariebcollege/Counseling/SCMA/index.asp

 Want to learn more: 

Russell A. Sabella, Ph.D.

Professor of Counseling and School Counseling Director

Department of Counseling

Marieb College of Health & Human Services

Florida Gulf Coast University

10501 FGCU BLVD South

Fort Myers, FL  33965-6565

Office: 284 Merwin Hall

Work Phone: 239-590-7782

Fax: 239-590-7770