Critical Courses
Your critical courses are the specific core courses required for your masters in counseling degree plus the courses required for the school counselor concentration — not including other electives. You are required to have 60 credit hours to earn your degree.
Counseling Courses
Each course is 3 credits for a total of 30 credit hours of core courses.
- COUN 500 Professional Orientation
- COUN 501 Methods of Inquiry in Counseling Research
- COUN 502 Theories of Counseling
- COUN 504 Theories and Techniques of Appraisal for Counselors
- COUN 505 Helping Relationships
- COUN 506 Multicultural Counseling
- COUN 507 Lifestyle and Career Development
- COUN 509 Group Processes
- COUN 524 Counseling and Development Across the Lifespan
- COUN 521 Advanced Seminar in Counseling
School Counseling Concentration Courses
Each course is 3 credits for a total of 12 credit hours for your concentration in School Counseling.
- COUN 503 Principles and Administration of School Counseling Programs
- COUN 514 Counseling Children and Adolescents
- COUN 526 Issues and Trends in School Counseling
- COUN 553 Advanced School Counseling
Clinical Field Experience
You are required to spend time working in real-world settings in order to gain the practical experience you need to be an effective school counselor. Those courses are:
- COUN 539 Practicum (3 credits)
- COUN 540 Internship (6-9 credits)
Electives
You are required to have 9 credit hours of approved electives within the counseling masters degree program, which can help you narrow your specialization or explore other areas in your field. All approved electives are 3 credit hours each. Choose your electives from the following:
- COUN 510 Relationship, Marriage, and Family Counseling
- COUN 550 Advanced Relationship, Marriage, and Family Counseling
- COUN 511 Substance Abuse and Dependency Counseling
- COUN 544 Introduction to Play Therapy
- COUN 554 Advanced Play Therapy
- COUN 522 Crisis Counseling
- COUN 597 Independent Research