EdS in Counseling (School Counseling Option)
Admission Requirements
- A master's degree in School Counseling and provisional certification as a school counselor.
- One year of successful work experience.
- Evidence of superior scholastic performance as indicated by a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- A GRE composite 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 Analogies Test is required.
- Completion of the requirements below:
|
Sem. Hrs. |
Counseling Core |
42 |
EDGC 619 - Career Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 620 - Psycho-Social and Multicultural Factors in Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 656 - Introduction to Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 665 - Philosophy and Practice of School Counseling |
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 671 - Practices and Techniques in Counseling |
3 |
EDGC 679 - Advanced Practicum |
3 |
EDGC 683 - Advanced Counseling Theory |
3 |
9 |
|
Nature and Psychology of the Individual |
6 |
EDF 610 - Advanced Human Growth and Development |
3 |
Approved Elective |
3 |
Testing |
6 |
EDGC 661 - Measurement Principles and Techniques |
3 |
EDGC 662 - Individual Inventory Techniques |
3 |
Research |
6 |
EDF 600 - Research Methods in Education |
3 |
EDIL 619 - Technology and Best Practices for School Improvement |
3 |
EDIL 621 - Research for the Instructional Leader |
3 |
EDGC 670 - Directed Research |
3 |
EDGC 699A - Applied Project |
6 |
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.