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Be an Agent of Change
Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling provides world-class programs for passionate educators and mental health professionals who want to engage communities and transform people’s lives. Our graduates enter the job market with extensive professional experience and rigorous curricular preparation, all while being grounded in social justice and equity principles.
Advocating for Equity
Through our holistic approach to admissions, Lewis & Clark faculty and the graduate admissions committee carefully consider many factors when reviewing applicants. Aspects such as prior academic record, interpersonal skills, cross-cultural readiness, personal integrity and professional fitness are all relevant to the admissions process.
Get Support From Graduate Admissions
Applying to graduate school is an exciting step in your educational journey. The Lewis & Clark Graduate School admissions team is here to help you along the way. Our admissions counselors are ready to answer your questions and guide you through the graduate admissions process, whether you are just starting to consider graduate school or if you are ready to submit your application.
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Graduate Admissions Team
Angie Hamilton

I was struck by how serious the graduate school took its commitment to preparing practitioners to be socially just and culturally responsive educators, and also how much the school and program cared about me from the moment I submitted my application.
I was struck by how serious the graduate school took its commitment to preparing practitioners to be socially just and culturally responsive educators, and also how much the school and program cared about me from the moment I submitted my application.
Plan Your Visit
Visiting our beautiful campus is the best way to get to know us. Attending a tour on campus, led by our Graduate Student Ambassadors and admissions staff, is a wonderful way to see if our programs are a good fit for you, get to know our admissions staff, and gain further insight into the school.
Transform Ideas into Action
Lewis & Clark graduate students immerse themselves in their education and are able to cultivate real change in their work. Whether you are learning from our beautiful, historic campus in Portland, Oregon, virtually, or from an internship or practicum, Lewis & Clark Graduate School students and faculty fully embrace what it means to be leaders, advocates, and innovators.
Funding Your Professional Goals
We recognize the challenge many students face in meeting the costs associated with a quality graduate education. While the primary responsibility for paying for education rests with students, we are committed to working in partnership with you to develop financial options and payment strategies that will make a graduate degree from Lewis & Clark an attainable goal.
Tuition, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
- 27%
More than a quarter of admitted students in 2024 are the first in their family to go to graduate school.
- 100%
Tenure and tenure-track graduate school faculty with doctoral degree
- 36%
The graduate school’s deep connections to the Portland community and greater metro area are compelling reasons for many students to relocate for a top-tier education—36 percent of our 2024 admitted class is from out of state.
- 36%
Lewis & Clark graduate students hail from a diverse array of backgrounds and life experiences—36 percent of the 2024 admitted class are fluent in a language other than English.
- $1,451,510
Thanks to generous donors and two grants from the Oregon Health Authority, the graduate school was able to award a transformative total of $1,451,510 in scholarships in fall 2024.
Graduate School Admissions is located in South Chapel Annex on the Graduate Campus.
MSC: 87
email gseadmit@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6200
Director of Admissions Rebecca Sexton-Lee
Graduate School Admissions
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland OR 97219
Licensure Regulations
All graduate school programs leading to licensure or certification meet the State of Oregon’s requirements for licensure and certification. Additional information, including guidance on obtaining licensure or certification outside of Oregon, is available on our Career & Licensing web page.
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