Graduation Checklist

At least one term before you plan to graduate or seek recommendation for a basic or standard license as a school counselor, you must meet with your advisor and complete the necessary paperwork (GO-12 or school licensure forms). At this meeting, the procedures for completing any remaining requirements such as thesis defense or comprehensive exams will be clarified. A Master's Degree Checklist outlining existing procedures has been developed. Please refer to this list when finishing up.

When completing these forms, remember that it is best to list only the credits that you want to apply toward the degree. Credits listed on this form cannot be applied toward other master's degrees.

The necessary forms and information are available online.

 

Steps To Complete Forms Required For Graduation In Counselor Education

 

Application for Awarding of Master's or Doctoral Degree form

1. Complete the Application for Awarding of Master's or Doctorate Degree

2. Take completed form to the Office of Graduate Studies at 600 Unitus Building.

The GO 12 form

1. Complete the GO-12 form

a. List all core courses and elective requirements taken at PSU after you were admitted into the program. Please use your official transcript as a guide. Refer to your Student Handbook to see the required courses for your specialization.

b. Do not list any prerequisites for admission into the program. Do not list 400 level courses.

c. List courses individually. Do not bundle courses, such as Internship. Internship is taken three times for two to three credits each term.

d. Note on the lines provided any courses that were taken to replace specific required courses.

e. List the current courses in progress. Leave the grade blank. The Office of Graduate Studies will check your grade as part of their audit process.

3. Have your advisor sign the form. Note: Students applying for graduation are required to meet with their advisor to sign GO 12 and the GO 21 if necessary.

4. Turn in the signed GO 12 and GO 21, if needed, to the front desk of ED 204.

 

The GO 21 form

1. Candidates who have taken PSU courses prior to admission or who are transferring courses from another institution must complete a GO 21 for those courses.

a. List all required counselor education courses taken prior to admission or required courses being transferred in from a different institution.

b. Do not list any prerequisites for admission into the program.

NOTE: Candidates who complete the forms incorrectly delay the posting of their degree.

 

 

MASTER'S DEGREE CHECKLIST

___ 1. If you are not able to take classes during the term you are admitted, contact the Office of Admissions (503-725-3512, 104 Neuberger Hall) to avoid invalidation of your admission.

___ 2. Meet with your assigned advisor as soon as possible after receiving your notice of admission. Discuss your program and verify license requirements if you are combining a TSPC license with your degree. It may be advisable to draw up tentative degree and license programs at this time and to discuss your choice of culminating activity: either written comprehensive examination, thesis, or project. (The Style Manual for Thesis and Dissertation is available from the Graduate School of Education, room 608).

___ 3. If you have taken coursework at any other university and want to count it toward your PSU degree, ask your advisor for assistance in completing a GO-21 (Transfer of Credit) form. You may request transfer of up to 24 graduate credits, providing a grade of B or better was earned, subject to approval by the Graduate School of Education and the Office of Graduate Studies. Courses taken at PSU prior to admission count as preadmission credits and need not be indicated on a GO-21. Please remember that no course work more than seven years old at the time of graduation may be counted toward a master's degree. Upon completion of the GO-11 form, obtain your advisor's approval and then take it to the department in 204 GSE. NOTE: Courses graded P/NP may not be transferred.

___ 4. If you have been admitted to the MS in Education program and decide to switch to the MA in Education program you must complete and turn in the GO-19M form.

___ 5. Complete the Application for Awarding of Master's or Doctorate Degree form online by the end of the first week of the term you intend to graduate. If you decide to postpone your term of graduation, please notify that office.

 

-Degrees will be processed several weeks after final grades are posted. Once degrees are processed they will appear on transcripts.

-Typically two terms after graduation, graduates will be notified by mail how to order diplomas.