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Placement,
Counseling Services, Financial Aid and Graduate Assistantships
Refer
to the Western Connecticut State University's Graduate Catalog
for information
concerning campus counseling services. Students receiving
financial assistance under the
federal supported Title IV Programs must comply with the following
criteria to be eligible
for such assistance.
- Quality
of academic performance: Students must be matriculate and
must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain a matriculated graduate
student in the University.
- Speed
of completion of the graduate object, i.e. satisfactory
progress.
a. For full-time graduate students, satisfactory progress
is defined as the work
toward completion of a minimum of 18 semester hours of academic
work toward completion of a graduate degree or planned program
per academic
year of students who enroll in the fall and nine (9) semester
hours for students initially enrolling in the spring or
enrolling only for the fall or summer terms. Failed courses
or audited courses will not be counted. Students may not
receive financial assistance for more than 4 semesters of
full-time attendance or until the student is certified for
program completion by the University, whichever comes first.
b. For part time graduate students, satisfactory progress
is defined as the successful completion of a minimum of
twelve (12) semester hours of academic work toward completion
of a graduate degree or a planned program per academic year
for students who enroll in the fall and six fall or summer
term. Failed courses or audited courses will not be counted.
Students may not receive financial assistance for more than
eight (8) semesters of part-time attendance or until the
student is certified for program completion by the University,
whichever comes first.
- Students
who do attain the levels of satisfactory progress indicated
above may complete the required credits in summer school
without Title IV financial assistance. Students who increase
the number of semester hours which have been required for
satisfactory at the end of the semester when they lost this
status will again be eligible to apply for school will not
be eligible for any Title IV financial assistance for the
following a academic year.
- Upon
presentation of evidence of medical emergencies or other
legitimate personal or family emergencies, students who
have been denied financial assistance under this policy
may appeal to the campus officer designated by the President.
- Title
IV Programs are:
a. College Work-Study Program (CWSP)
b. Carl D. Perkins National Direct Student Loan
c. Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSLP)
d. Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students Program (PLUS)/Supplemental
Loan Program (SLP)
The Financial
Aid Office is located in room 301 Old Main at the Midtown
Campus. The office will assist you in obtaining information
on how to apply for grants, work-study, and loans. Several
Graduate Assistantships are available to matriculated graduate
students. Application forms can be secured in the Office of
Personnel Administration, and the Graduate Admissions Office.
Also, contact the Dean of Professional Studies for details
on Assistantships.
ENDORSEMENT
Students
who successfully complete all requirements for the Master's
degree in
Community Counseling or in School Counseling will receive
formal endorsement in their
area of specialization by the faculty of the training program.
Formal endorsement includes recommendation for state certification
and employment for those students successfully completing
the program in school counseling, or recommendation for employment
as a community counselor in a setting consistent with the
training provided by the community counseling program. Students
will receive formal program endorsement only in that program
for which they have met training requirements. Successful
completion of a program means the completion of all didactic
and experiential coursework including practicum and internship,
and marked by performance sufficient to insure that the candidate
possesses the skills and
competencies necessary for ethical provision of services to
clients in the setting for which endorsement is made. Completion
of all requirements means that the candidate has completed
the 48 semester credit Masters Degree as required by CACREP.
Candidates must maintain a 3.0 (B) average throughout the
48 credit program.
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