Program at a Glance: Master of Science in Counseling-School Counseling
To receive a Master’s degree in School Counseling, you must
complete a minimum of forty-five hours of coursework, while maintaining a 3.25
grade point average or higher. Your
coursework includes a three-hour research methods course, in which you will learn
research methods and complete a research paper. You must also satisfactorily pass a comprehensive exam over
the subject fields of the program. In the semester you intend to graduate, you
will need to file an Intent to Graduate form by the
posted deadline. All Master’s degrees must be completed within six (6) calendar
years after starting the program.
A
program of 45 hours of graduate study shall include credit in each of
the following required courses:
| AEP
803
|
Educational
Research
|
3
|
| COUN
827
|
Counseling
Skills Development
|
3
|
| COUN
829
|
Lifespan
Human Development
|
3
|
| COUN
831
|
Foundations
of Counseling
|
3
|
| COUN
832
|
Lifestyle
and Career Development
|
3
|
| COUN
834
|
Appraisal
in Counseling
|
3
|
| COUN
835
|
Theories
in Counseling
|
3
|
| COUN
836
|
Management
of Counseling Programs
|
3
|
| COUN
838
|
Group
Counseling: Theories and Procedures
|
3
|
| COUN
840
|
Social
and Cultural Foundations
|
3
|
| COUN
844
|
Professional
Counseling in Elementary Schools
|
3
|
| COUN
847
|
Professional
and Ethical Issues in Counseling
|
3
|
| AEP 879
|
Practicum
in Education: Secondary or Elementary School Counseling
|
3
|
| COUN
889
|
Internship
in Secondary or Elementary School Counseling
|
6
|
|
|
TOTAL HOURS |
45 |
Recommended
sequence of courses for full-time students:
|
|
FALL
|
SPRING
|
| YEAR
1
|
COUN
827*
COUN 831
COUN 840
|
COUN
829
COUN 835
COUN 838* or 832
|
| YEAR
2
|
COUN
836
COUN 834
AEP 803
|
COUN
832 or 838*
COUN 844
COUN 847
|
| YEAR
3
|
AEP 879** |
COUN
889** |
Recommended
sequence of courses for part-time students:
|
|
FALL
|
SPRING
|
| YEAR
1
|
COUN
827*
COUN 831
|
COUN
829
COUN 835
|
| YEAR
2
|
COUN
840
COUN 834
|
COUN
838*
COUN 832
|
| YEAR
3
|
COUN
836
AEP 803* |
COUN
844
COUN 847
|
| YEAR
4
|
AEP 879** |
COUN
889** |
*COUN
827 & 838 are also scheduled each summer.
*Course offered during a fall or spring semester and summer.
**Practicum/internship are taken at the end of program. Practicum precedes internship.
For
more information on planning your program of study, consult the School Counseling Course Rotation. Course descriptions can be found in the University Catalog.
If you have any questions about the M.S. in Counseling-School Counseling program, please contact Dr. Carla Hattan at (785) 628-4339 or
chattan@fhsu.edu.