EdS in Counseling (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Option)
Admission Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Education, or related area from an accredited college or university (minimum 66 hour program) or a master's degree in Counseling, Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology or related area from an accredited college or university acceptable to the faculty (minimum 30-hour program).
- Evidence of superior scholastic performance as indicated by a GPA of 3.5 on all graduate work completed (3.0 GPA for bachelor's degree applicants).
- A GRE score of 800 on the verbal and quantitative sections with a minimum verbal score of 350 or a 33 raw score (385-390 Scaled Score) on the Miller Analogy Test is required.
- Applicant's background in the area of his or her proposed specialization.
- Recommendations from selected references.
- Completion of the requirements below:
|
Sem. Hrs. |
EDF 600 - Research Methods in Education |
3 |
EDF 610 - Advanced Human Growth and Development |
3 |
EDGC 619 - Career Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 620 - Psycho-Social and Multicultural Factors in Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 656 - Introduction to Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 661 - Measurement Principles and Techniques |
3 |
EDGC 662 - Individual Inventory Techniques |
3 |
EDGC 666 - Theories of Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 667 - Group Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 668 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 669 - Practicum in Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 678 - Internship |
6 |
EDGC 679 - Advanced Practicum |
3 |
EDGC 683 - Advanced Counseling Theory |
3 |
EDGC 699A - Applied Project |
6 |
3 |
|
PSY 611 - Computer Packages for the Life Sciences |
3 |
Nine hours from:
9 |
|
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED |
66 |
Requirements for the Degree
- Unconditional admission to the program.
- Successful completion of 60 semester hours of coursework (including master's degree) approved by the candidate's supervisory committee.
- Successful completion of an applied project (six semester hours).
- Successful completion of an oral examination and oral defense of applied project report.
This program must be planned with the student's advisor. Students must complete a written examination and a sample videotape no less than 30 minutes in length that successfully demonstrates counseling skill development and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0.