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Kiwanis Program Student-Counselor Application Process

Prerequisites

  • Completion of a Kiwanis Camp Application Packet. This packet is to be turned into the Department of Special Education.
  • Attendance at PSU orientation meeting prior to camp, unless you live outside Oregon
  • After you are provisionally accepted into the program, completion of the Kiwanis Camp health history signed by a physician.
  • Dedication, enthusiasm, and teamwork

Application process

To become a counselor you must print out, review, and complete the following materials and submit them to the Department of Special Education.

Application materials: 

Campers and counselors spend a lot of time together doing a variety of activities.

After you are accepted into the program

Print out and complete this form. Appointments may be available for you at PSU's Student Health Center.

Undergraduate courses

  • UNST 421 CAP: Learning about persons with disabilities - 6 credit hours (Senior Capstone - Required at PSU for BA degree). Capstone students may enroll in either the spring term (with an In Progress grade until completion of course in the summer) or in the summer term.
  • SPED 199 Outdoor ED/REC for the Disabled - 6 credit hours (undergraduate-freshmen)
  • SPED 460 Outdoor ED/REC for the Disabled - 6 credit hours (undergraduate)

Graduate courses

  • SPED 560 Outdoor ED/REC for the Disabled - 6 credit hours (graduate)

Note: Credit may be transferable to other colleges and universities. Contact us for information.

"I am so grateful for the experience I got at Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp this summer. It is by far the most useful and meaningful class I have taken at PSU." -Jeanne Zoppo