Students who enter our program range in age from 22 to 60. As a result, they bring a range of prior experience to their participation in the graduate program in Counselor Education. This experience may be volunteer or paid and may have taken place in educational, business, mental health or other settings. In the case of individuals who have no experience in a helping relationship, we usually recommend they do volunteer work in a school or agency prior to the time of application to the program. The diversity in age and experience the students bring to the time they spend with us is viewed, by faculty and students alike, as a definite strength and a source of the energy and excitement that characterizes didactic classes, seminars and practicum/internship settings.