CONCENTRATION IN SCHOOL COUNSELING
Admission Requirements

• Each applicant must apply to:
  Graduate School
  Fort Hays State University
  600 Park Street
  Hays, KS 67601
  (785) 628-4236

• The counseling faculty will use the following criteria for assessing whether to recommend applicants for admission to the counseling program:
  • Grade Point Average (GPA)
    • Undergraduate GPA (last 60 hours - 3.0 or higher)
    • Graduate GPA (3.5 or higher)
  • Standardized examination scores (either one)
    • Miller Analogies Test (score 40 or higher)
    • Graduate Record Examination (V&Q, 850 or higher)
  • Background courses (15 hours in social and behavioral sciences)
  • Graduate School Application (professional goals, recommendations for graduate study, etc.)

The counseling faculty reserves the right to admit an applicant on a conditional basis.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements include successful completion of:

1. Courses required for the specific graduate program
2. Departmental comprehensive examination

Graduate Teaching Assistantships in Counseling

Students interested in graduate teaching assistantships should apply to the Graduate school.

General Description
The graduate program in school counseling requires 48 semester credits of coursework. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for Kansas Endorsement in School Counseling. Students may select from two curriculum options: Thesis option (51 hours) or non-thesis option (48 hours).

Practicum/Internships The required 9 credits of practicum and internship are designed to give the student practical experience and preparation in professional skills, in addition to exposure to the structure of a school counseling program. Practicum requires students to complete supervised experiences that total a minimum of 100 clock hours. Internship requires students to complete supervised experiences that total a minimum of 600 clock hours.

School Counseling (K-12) Curriculum (non-thesis option)

Core courses

• EAC 827 Counseling Skills Development 3
• EAC 829 Human Growth and Development Through the Lifespan 3
• EAC 831 Foundations of Counseling 3
• EAC 832 Lifestyle and Career Development 3
• EAC 834 Appraisal in Counseling 3
• EAC 835 Theories of Counseling 3
• EAC 838 Group Counseling: Theories and Procedures 3
• EAC 840 Social and Cultural Foundations 3
• EAC 847 Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling 3

Research and Statistics

• EAC 830 Statistics for Research 3
• EAC 839 Research Design 3

Concentration courses

• EAC 836 Management of Counseling Programs 3
• EAC 844 Professional Counseling in Elementary Schools 3

Practicum/Internship

• EAC 879 Practicum in Education: School Counseling 3
• EAC 889 Internship in School Counseling 3

School Counseling (K-12) Curriculum (thesis option)

Core courses

• EAC 827 Counseling Skills Development 3
• EAC 829 Human Growth and Development Through the Lifespan 3
• EAC 831 Foundations of Counseling 3
• EAC 832 Lifestyle and Career Development 3
• EAC 834 Appraisal in Counseling 3
• EAC 835 Theories of Counseling 3
• EAC 838 Group Counseling: Theories and Procedures 3
• EAC 840 Social and Cultural Foundations 3
• EAC 847 Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling 3

Research and Statistics

• EAC 830 Statistics for Research 3
• EAC 839 Research Design 3
• EAC 899 Thesis 3

Concentration courses

• EAC 836 Management of Counseling Programs 3
• EAC 844 Professional Counseling in Elementary Schools 3

Practicum/Internship

• EAC 879 Practicum in Education: School Counseling 3
• EAC 889 Internship in School Counseling 6

Specific questions concerning the school counseling program should be addressed to:

Dr. Carla J. Hattan
Coordinator of School Counseling Program
Educational Administration and Counseling Department
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-4339
chattan@fhsu.edu