Direct admission to the dual-degree program (B.A. and M.S.Ed.)

Students entering Hofstra as incoming freshmen may apply for direct admission to the dual-degree program. Applicants must have a combined SAT score of 1170 (in critical reading and mathematics) or an ACT score of 25 and an overall high-school GPA of 3.5 (or placement in the top 15 percent of their high school graduating class) in order to be considered for admission. Students admitted directly to the dual-degree program as incoming first-year students will be admitted automatically to the M.S. Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling program as students in advanced standing during their Senior year, provided that they meet the minimum requirements noted below.

1. Achieve an overall GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.0 in Psychology courses at the time of entry into the M.S.Ed. program, or upon completion of 90 semester hours of course work toward their B.A. degree;
2. Four letters of reference;
3. Personal essay outlining professional goals and objectives;
4. Professional resume highlighting any experience (work or voluntary) with the disability population;
5. Interview with the graduate program director; and
6. Fulfillment of all the undergraduate degree requirements with the exception of the semester hour and major requirements.

Admission to the dual-degree program for current Hofstra students

Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.0 in Psychology courses in order to be considered for admission. To maintain eligibility for graduate school matriculation at the end of the junior year, students admitted to this program must complete the following requirements:

1. A minimum of 97 s.h. of undergraduate courses (at least 96 s.h. in liberal arts courses with an overall GPA of 3.0, including a minimum of 12 s.h. in liberal arts electives outside the Department of Psychology);
2. All University requirements, including WSC 001  and 002 ;
3. All requirements for the B.A. , including distribution and language requirements; and
4. All requirements for the Psychology major as specified below, with a Psychology GPA of 3.0.

Undergraduate students must apply and be accepted into the M.S.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling program before being allowed to take graduate courses as part of their undergraduate program. Students should apply to the graduate program. Students expecting to begin their studies in September should apply by March 1 of that year.

B.A. in Psychology Degree Requirements

Students admitted to this dual degree program will receive a B.A. in Psychology upon completion of the following requirements:

1. All B.A. requirements described in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section  of the online Bulletin. In particular: Successful completion of a total of 124 s.h., including 106 s.h. of undergraduate course work (105 s.h. must be in liberal arts courses, including 21 s.h. in liberal arts electives outside the Department of Psychology) and 18 s.h. of M.S.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling graduate course work;
2. The specific major requirements described in the B.A. major in Psychology  section of this Bulletin.

M.S.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling Degree Requirements

Students admitted to the graduate portion of the dual degree program will receive a M.S.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling upon successful completion of the following requirements:

1. Completion of 36 s.h. of Rehabilitation Counseling course work;
2. Completion of 3 s.h. of Practicum;
3. Completion of 12 s.h. of Internship;
4. Completion of a Comprehensive Portfolio