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This study aims to determine the effectiveness of jigsaw to improve students interpersonal communication skill in guidance and counseling department. This research uses quantitative research with experimental type and one group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of the study were 19 students of Guidance and Counseling Program of Ahmad Dahlan University which was determined by purposive sampling technique. The data collection instrument used Interpersonal Communication Skill (ICS) scale. Data analysis using paired sample t-test with SPSS 20.0 for windows. The result showed that the significance value of 0.000 (less than 0.05) so that null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and it can be concluded that there is difference of pretest and posttest score. The difference of prestest and posttest score and the increase of interpersonal communication skill level after obtaining treatment, it can be concluded that cooperative learning type jigsaw is effective to improve interpersonal communication skill of counselor candidate students. The results of this study can be used as a reference to help develop interpersonal communication skills for prospective counselors.