M.S.Ed.: School Counseling Degree Plan/Progress Record

Certification Verification:

List all professional educator certificates held and attach a copy of each to this degree plan.

Degree Requirements:

1. Official transcript(s)
2. Unconditional Admission
3. 60 semester hours of credit
4. Two years of professional experience (Certification requirement)
5. No more than two grades below “B”
6. Overall GPA of 3.0 or better. GPA of 3.25 effective July 1, 2017.
7. Completion of research requirement with a “B” or better
8. All credit earned within 8 years of graduation
9. Successfully complete the Comprehensive Examination
10. Graduation Application filed
11. Complete all counseling program requirements
12. Meet residency requirement

Required Core Courses:

(54 Semester Hours)

• CP 6600 - Professional Orientation and Ethics
• CP 6610 - Facilitation Skills and Counseling Techniques
• CP 6635 - Crisis Response Management
• CP 6641 - School Counseling and Program Management
• CP 6642 - Group Dynamics and Counseling
• CP 6645 - Current Trends in School Counseling
• CP 6649 - Theories of Counseling
• CP 6651 - Counseling Diverse Populations
• CP 6691 - Research Methodology
• PSY 6606 - Interventions for Children and Adolescents
• PSY 6635 - Vocational Psychology and Career Development
• PSY 6645 - Evaluation and Assessment of the Individual
• PSY 6668 - Human Lifespan and Development
• PSY 6669 - Behavior Pathology
• PSY 6670 - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
• CP 6650 - Practicum (100 hours)
• CP 6657 - Internship: School Counseling (300 hours)
• CP 6658 - Internship: School Counseling (300 hours)

Advisor Approved Electives:

(6 Semester Hours)

• CP 6656 - Marriage, Family, and Sex Therapy Counseling
• PSY 6620 - Introduction to Play Therapy
• CP 6616 - Treatment of Addictive Family Diseases
• CP 6617 - Treatment Theories and Modalities of Addictive Disease
• CP 6634 - Drug Education, Prevention, and Intervention
• PSY 6610 - Physiological Dynamics of Alcohol & Other Drugs
• PSY 6648 - Theories of Personality
• SPE 6640 - Teaching Diverse Learners *

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• *Students who have not taken the survey of special education course are required to take that course. After July 1, 2017, a special education course must be at the graduate level.

Items to be Discussed:

1. One term limit to have transcript(s)
2. Admission to Counseling Program
3. Available faculty for academic advisement
4. Petition for transfer credit
5. Class Attendance
6. Drop & Withdrawal procedure, deadline and consequences
7. Petition for an incomplete grade
8. Student participation in course and program evaluation
9. Required examinations for certification
10. Application for teacher certification
11. Complete interview and other counseling requirements
12. Degree Requirements
13. Other

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