Admissions deadline is FEB 1

Coming Soon! The admissions deadline for applying to the FGCU Department of Counseling is FEB 1. Learn more by visiting https://www.fgcu.edu/mariebcollege/Counseling/. You can also call 239-745-4273 if you have any questions. The department offers two different master's degrees and several certificate programs. Go Eagles!

A few fun facts:

• There are more school and clinical mental health counseling jobs available in Southwest Florida right now than we have available professionals.
• Most 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 dual major track for students who aspire to become both licensed as clinical mental health counselors and certified school counselors.
• The Department of Counseling also offers a certificate in Marriage, Couples, and Family counseling.
• School Counseling: Graduates from this program work in public and private schools that serve PK-12 students and some work in postsecondary 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.
• 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. This center is scheduled to open in November 2019.
• The Department offers a standard plan of study for students who are working and an accelerated plan of study for students who can take on a greater work load and finish in two years.