1. Undergraduate GPA of 3.0* on a 4.0 scale
2. Three letters of recommendation (one is required to begin the process, an additional two are required before full admission to the program can be completed.)

Must possess either:

1. A valid teaching certificate
2. Evidence of competency or willingness to enroll in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s required areas of teaching methods, teaching practices, classroom management and psychology of the exceptional child. (These classes may be taken at the graduate level while pursuing the school counseling degree. These courses are pre or co-requisite and do not count toward the master's degree program.)

The candidate must satisfactorily complete CP 610 Counseling Orientation and Ethics. Students must complete a personal statement essay as well. Students will have an interview with member(s) of the counseling faculty. Following the interview, faculty will offer provisional admission, probationary admission, or deny admission.

* With the approval of the admissions committee, students that have an undergraduate GPA of 2.75-2.99 or have achieved a GPA of 3.25 during the last 60 hours of undergraduate work may be admitted on a probationary basis. Students who hold a master’s degree with a 3.5 GPA will have satisfied the admissions GPA requirement. Students admitted on probation must attain a 3.5 GPA for the first 9 hours of graduate work.

• CP610 Counseling Orientation and Ethics (3)
• CP611 Developmental Theories (3)
• CP612 Counseling Theories (3)
• CP613 Social & Cultural Aspects of Counseling (3)
• CP614 Counseling Skills (3)
• CP615 Career Development (3)
• CP616 Group Counseling (3)
• CP617 Assessment in Counseling (3)
• CP630 Foundations of School Counseling (3)
• CP631 Crisis Intervention and Consultation (3)
• CP632 Applications of School Counseling (3)
• CP643 Psychodiagnostics and Treatment (3)
• CP652 Introduction to Therapy (3)
• CP658 Advanced Play Therapy (3)
• CP661 Addictions Counseling (3)
• CP680 Counseling Practicum (3)
• CP682 Internship Elementary (3)
• CP683 Internship Secondary (3)
• CP684 Internship School Counseling (3)
• GR691 Methods of Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling (3)

Prerequisites:

• Teaching Certificate  

or if no teaching certificate:

• EX390 Psychology & Education of the Exceptional Child

• EX635 Psychology and Education of Students with Special Needs  

and 

• EA658 Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management 

or 

• SE635Theory of Learning and Instructional Strategies 

First Year 

Fall Semester (9 Hours) 

• CP 610-Counseling Orientation and Ethics
• CP 612-Counseling Theories
• CP 661-Addictions Counseling

Spring Semester (12 Hours) 

• CP 614-Counseling Skills
• CP 616-Group Counseling
• CP 631-Crisis Intervention and Consultation
• CP 691-Methods of Research

Summer Semester (9 Hours) 

• CP 630-Foundations of School Counseling
• CP 652-Intro to Play Therapy
• CP 611-Developmental Theories

Second Year 

Fall Semester (12 Hours) 

• CP 680-Counseling Practicum (150 hours)
• CP 613-Social and Cultural Aspects of Counseling
• CP 615-Career Development
• CP 617-Assessment in Counseling

Spring Semester (9 Hours) 

• CP 682-Internship: Elementary (200 hours)
• CP 683-Internship: Secondary (200 hours)
• CP 658-Advanced Play Therapy

Summer Semester (9 Hours) 

• CP 684-Internship: School (200 hours)
• CP 632-Applications of School Counseling
• CP 643-Psychodiagnostics