Overview
Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, a coeducational Catholic liberal arts college, was founded in 1904. Located on 175 acres of land, the entire campus was relocated and rebuilt after a 1953 tornado completely devastated the original site. The mission of the College at the graduate level is to provide programs designed primarily to prepare students for careers.

The total enrollment at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, is about 2,400 students, of whom approximately 330 are graduate students.

The Location and Community
Assumption College occupies a suburban campus in Worcester, Massachusetts, approximately 3 miles from the center of the city. Worcester is located approximately 50 minutes west of Boston. Cultural attractions in Worcester include the Worcester Art Museum, the Higgins Armory Museum, and the American Antiquarian Society. In addition, Worcester has several theater companies. The large college and university population in the area, as well as the Worcester Centrum, attracts an array of theatrical, musical, and artistic groups each year. Worcester is both an industrial center and a university community, home to nine of the thirteen institutions of higher learning that constitute the Worcester Consortium of Higher Education.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, offers four graduate programs that lead to a master's degree. These are the Business Administration (M.B.A.), Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Special Education Programs. In addition, the Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling Programs offer a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies and the Business Administration Program offers a Certificate of Professional Study in Business for advanced study in business.

Facilities & Resources
The College's Emmanuel d'Alzon Library's steadily growing holdings currently consist of more than 190,000 volumes, and the library subscribes to more than 1,100 journals. Electronic resources include more than 500 e-journals and more than 80 databases. Assumption participates in local, regional, and national library networks.

The Media Center houses a professional TV studio widely used for sign-language practice, practice-teaching, debating, foreign language study, and interviewing techniques.

Assumption provides a sophisticated computer network for student use. The computer labs and classrooms contain both IBM-compatible Pentium machines and Apple Power PC and Macintosh G3 and G4 systems. The multimedia production lab is equipped with Mac G3 and G4 computers, with multiple scanners and CD writers, and two Media 100 systems for video editing. The student computing facilities include more than 160 microcomputers. Students have complete access to e-mail and World Wide Web resources. A number of statistical packages and programming languages are also available.

Expenses and Aid
Tuition for all graduate students is $485 per credit, with most courses being 3 credits. There is a $20 registration fee required per semester.

Financial Aid:
Fellowships and traineeships are offered on a competitive basis by the Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling Programs, respectively. There are some campus aid opportunities available to graduate students as resident directors and assistants and in career services. Federal Stafford Student Loans are available for eligible students.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Assumption College does not provide graduate student housing. The Office of Residential Life assists students in researching housing in the vicinity. Graduate students who are resident directors or assistants are provided housing. Dining facilities are available in the fall and spring semesters.

How to Apply / Application
An application form, official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate records, and letters of recommendation (two for the M.B.A. and three for the Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Special Education Programs), preferably from professors of the proposed major study area or from employment supervisors, should be sent to the Director of Graduate Enrollment Management and Services. Applicants to the psychology program must have completed six courses in psychology at the undergraduate level, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Students should contact the Graduate School for each program's GPA admission requirements. The GMAT is required for M.B.A. candidates. (Some waivers may apply.) Applications are reviewed on a rolling admissions basis. Specific deadlines apply for fellowships, financial aid, and registration. International applicants who native language is not English must provide TOEFL or IELTS scores and certified translations of transcripts in addition to the above requirements. An evaluation of an international transcript may be required to determine if the degree obtained is equivalent to an American bachelor's degree. Applications are encouraged from qualified persons of all cultural, racial, religious, and ethnic groups.

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