Master of Science in Education - School Counseling Grades PK-8, 7-12, PK-12

The School Counseling Program offers a Master of Science in Education. This degree program requires the successful completion of 39 credit hours of graduate education.  Students who wish to be fully endorsed for grades PK-12 must successfully complete 42 credit hours.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to prepare highly effective counselors equipped with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to serve a diverse, multicultural, and global society with marginalized populations. The faculty, current and former students, and community partners provide input to achieve our mission through the following objectives.

Student Learning Outcomes

School Counseling Master's Program Objectives

  1. Foster the development of a strong professional counselor identity following the ethical guidelines outlined in the ACA and ASCA Codes of Ethics.
  2. Prepare culturally competent counselors to serve a diverse, multicultural, and global society with marginalized populations.
  3. Prepare school counselors to apply human developmental theory to inform interventions across the lifespan.
  4. Produce school counselors with a nuanced understanding of career development to conceptualize the intricate interplay between work, mental well-being, and other life roles.
  5. Prepare school counselors who employ theoretically grounded counseling interventions to establish theory-based client outcomes.
  6. Prepare school counselors who employ group dynamics and application of group theory in group counseling practice.
  7. Prepare school counselors who employ ethical and culturally responsive assessment practices, strategies, and interventions in counseling practice.
  8. Prepare school counselors who critically evaluate and utilize research methods in professional counseling.
  9. Prepare school counselors to design and deliver school counseling programs utilizing the ASCA National Model.
  10. Prepare school counselors in core curriculum design, lesson plan development, classroom management strategies, student assessment, and differentiated instructional strategies. (School Counseling Option 2)