Graduate School Admissions

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.

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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.

Admission Requirements

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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  Of all the MAT programs in Portland, Lewis & Clark was my top choice for a multitude of reasons, but primarily because the student-teaching practicum was a full year in the same classroom.

  Bianca Arias

  MAT in Elementary Education MAT ’16

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  Lewis & Clark has an incredible reputation for preparing its candidates to teach using social justice approaches that make our work in our classrooms equitable. I was motivated to develop my skills as a teacher through this lens.

  Sierra Rivers

  Elementary Education; ESOL Endorsement MAT ’18

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  I intentionally sought out a graduate school setting unlike my rural hometown in New York, and I found Portland to be enticing and I identified with the L&C’s values of social justice, equity, access, and inclusion.

  Lucas English

  Higher Education Student Affairs MA ’22

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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.

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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.

Graduate Academics Graduate Student Stories

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