This information is prepared for students who currently attend Lewis & Clark College. Students who are not yet admitted to Lewis & Clark College should contact gseadmit@lclark.edu for information on transfer credit for new students and admission to the College.

Special Student Status Registration Application Instructions

With Special Student status, individuals may take degree-applicable credit prior to formal admission to the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. NOTE: Registration Application for Special Student Status is not an application for a degree or license program. The status of Special Student does not guarantee admission to a Lewis & Clark degree or license program. Please refer to each department's individual policies outlined below.

Application materials submitted for Special Student status may be used again for formal admission to degree programs. Additional materials are required for formal admission.

Counseling Psychology and School Counseling

Prior to admission, individuals may take a maximum of 9 semester hours of degree-applicable credit. Counseling psychology and school counseling require application materials and department approval for Special Student status. Please submit the following materials by the application due date for the semester you wish to attend: a completed and signed application form, a personal essay (as required by your program), two letters of recommendation, a resume, a $50 application fee (the fee is waived if you apply online), and transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate schools attended. (Unofficial transcripts are accepted when applying for Special Student status.)

Educational Leadership and Teacher Education

There is no required application process for individuals who would like to attend classes prior to admission to Educational Leadership and Teacher Education programs.

Candidates in Educational Leadership licensure-only programs may take a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit prior to formal admission. Master of Education in Educational Administration With Licensure Program participants may take a maximum of 9 semester hours of study as a Special Student prior to formal admission. There is no required application process for Special Student status.

Teacher Education students may take a maximum of 8 semester hours of study as a Special Student prior to formal admission. There is no required application process for Special Student status.

For more information, consult the Graduate Catalog