Objectives:

The School of Education offers a Master of Arts Program designed to prepare graduate students for advanced roles in the field of School or Community Counseling. This program includes theory, research, and an intense supervised practicum and internship. In the electives, graduate students may choose additional depth in the counseling areas of either research or practice.

Faculty:

• Artero, Margaret Torres, Associate Professor, Counseling/Curriculum and Instruction
• Braman, O. Randall, Assistant Professor, Counseling
• Kane, Stephen, Associate Professor, Counseling
  

Prerequisites:

1. Meet all University requirements stated under Academic Regulations, including a score of 900 or better on the Graduate Record Exam and a minimum of 3.00 undergraduate GPA.
2. Write a statement of accomplishments, interests, and goals relating to counselor education. This statement will be submitted to the program Faculty who will then conduct an admissions interview. Entry into the program is contingent on passing this interview. The Counseling Program trains students to work with children and adults in both public and private settings. Because they deal with very sensitive personal issues, it is crucial that those who are admitted and graduated from this program have integrity, competency and uphold the ethical codes of the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association. For this reason, the M.A. Counseling Program faculty will conduct an admissions interview.

Continuing Requirements:

1. Annual student performance evaluations of competency to continue throughout the program.
2. Maintain minimum of 3.00 GPA for all coursework in the program. Graduate courses with grades less than a B require written program faculty and administration approval to continue in the program.

Course Requirements:

Core Courses (6 credits)

• ED600 Issues and Philosophies in Culturally Diverse Schools (3)
• ED601 Introduction to Research Methods (3) or
  
• PY413G Research Methodology in the Behavioral Sciences (3)

Area of Specialization (33 credits minimum)

• ED619 Introduction to Counseling (3)
• ED620 Counseling Process: Theory (3)
• ED621 Counseling Process: Individual Practice (3)
• ED622 Group Counseling (3)
• ED623 Dynamics of Individual Behavior (3)
• ED624 Individual and Group Assessment (3)
• ED625 Multicultural Counseling (3)
• ED677 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling (3)
• ED692 Practicum in Counseling (3)
• ED698 Internship in Counseling (3/3)
• * *NOTE: ED698 can be taken twice over one semester for 6 credits or over two semesters.
• Comprehensive Written Examination. Annual Performance Review.

• Any 1 elective selected from the catalog list

• ED690 Special Projects in Counseling or
• ED695 Thesis

• School Counseling:
• ED627 Career Counseling (3)
• ED678 Organization and Administration of School Counseling Programs (3)
• Community Counseling:
• ED679 Introduction to Community Counseling (3)
• ED688 Personality and Mental Health (3)

1. Practice:
• ED626 Prevention and Outreach (3)
• ED627 Career Counseling (3)
• ED628 Family Counseling (3)
• ED629 Psychological Testing (3)
• ED674 Lifespan Transition Counseling (3)
• ED675 Group Counseling Practicum (3)
• ED699 Special Topics in Counselor Education (3)
2. Research:
• ED602 Qualitative Inquiry in Education (3)
• ED603 Quantitative Analysis (3)
• ED699 Special Topics in Counselor Education (3) or
• Any graduate course from either emphasis track, or advisor-approved related program.

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