Application Forms
Fall 2008 ADRS ClassesMission
Welcome from Auburn University's Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education. RSED's central Mission is to provide quality programs of Instruction, Research, and Outreach as they pertain to people with disabilities and their significant others.
At RSED, we believe it is essential to share our knowledge beyond the university walls. We strive to extend our teachings through distance education, model our practices through community service, and mindfully expand the professional boundaries of our leadership. The mission of AU’s Rehabilitation Counseling Master's Program is to improve vocational rehabilitation services through the provision of qualified rehabilitation practitioners. Our program offers training resources and technical assistance to existing rehabilitation programs, as well as research thrusts into new areas.
Our objectivesGeneral• To offer innovative distance education and training
• To recruit experienced rehabilitation practitioners
• To recruit students from diverse backgrounds
• To retain and graduate over 90% of those who enter
• To assist graduates in maintaining suitable employment
• To offer continued career development assistance
Through the distance education M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling students can take advantage of educational technologies to advance their skills and earn a degree - all without disrupting a career or relocating to campus. Graduate students are prepared to serve people with disabilities at the postschool level as rehabilitation counselors in the public and private sector. Persons currently employed as Rehabilitation Counselors in Region IV’s 12 Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies may be eligible for full tuition and expense scholarships. Please refer to the program application for details. This distance program, offered since 1999, is made possible through the federally-funded Comprehensive System for Personnel Development (CSPD) and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
Delivery
The Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Distance Education Program addresses the unique learning needs of employed rehabilitation practitioners by combining the benefits of traditional on-campus classroom experience with state of the art instructional technology. This innovative approach assures accessible and cost-effective training, while maintaining Auburn University’s high standards for quality graduate education. This is an interactive distance education program delivered primarily via the Internet: streaming media, program websites, podcasting, and online course tools that allow plenty of interaction with professors and other students. Visit the student section of our website to sample the experience.
Full time students take three classes per semester and the program can be completed in two calendar years. Streamed video/audio lectures can be viewed over the internet either live when the class is happening or later from an online archive or podcast. Full time students are required to attend on-campus classes and activities for one week each semester. The on-campus week is a highlight of our program and is desinged to maximize Auburn's resources and hospitality. Students have time to meet and network with other students, visit with their professors and advisors, attend classes, do library work and attend university functions.
Application to the Program
Complete and return 1) the Program application and 2) the Graduate School application. Each application includes further instruction for providing additional documents.
Program
Rehabilitation Counseling Distance Master's Program Application (pdf)Auburn University
General Admission Requirements for the AU Graduate School
Online AU Graduate School Application
Printable AU Graduate School Application (pdf)
If you are currently enrolled at another institution, it may be possible to take individual distance courses from us as a transient student. If you are an Auburn graduate student, it is also possible to enroll in individual distance courses as they are offered. Please contact us for more information.
If you are enrolled in a graduate program somewhere else OR have graduated with a master's degree, fill out the transient student form
available from our graduate school website (http://www.grad.auburn.edu/) (under "forms"). Complete and send the graduate school that transient application form, the application fee, and transcript. You don't have to take the GRE or any other test.The transient form should be mailed to:
Graduate School
106 Hargis Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
ATTN: Rosa JacksonIf you do not have a master's degree, apply (as above) as a non-degree seeking student: fill out an application to the graduate school, and on it indicate "non-degree seeking student." Pay their application fee and also have transcripts from your last university sent to the graduate school. Again, you don't have to take the GRE or any other tests. It is important to request the transcripts from the former institution as soon as possible so that does not delay the process.
Once your application has been processed, you will recieve notification from the graduate school and they will also give you information about activating your student account (including registration). We (in the department) can help expedite that once you are in the system.
The person in the graduate school that handles these applications is Rosa Jackson (jacksr1@auburn.edu or 334-844-4700). Please feel free to contact her if you have any questions about this process.
We will be contacting you with specific class information or feel free to contact Dawn Browning (brownd6@auburn.edu or 334-844-2139). You can also find program-specific information on our website: http://www.auburn.edu/cspd.
It is the policy of Auburn University to provide accessibility to its programs and activities and reasonable accommodation for persons defined as having disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students or applicants with disabilities desiring additional information should contact the Program for Students with Disabilities, 1244 Haley Center, (334) 844-2096 (voice/TT).