Counseling, School (M.A.Ed.)

Program Admission Requirements: In addition to the Graduate School Admission Requirements, applicants must submit a personal goal statement, education and work history resume, three recommendations from academic and/or employment sources, and at least one of the following:

Bachelor's degree overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
Master's degree
GRE scores of at least 150 on Verbal or Quantitative and 4.0 on Analytical

Program Description: The program leading to the M.A.Ed. degree in school counseling requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate study.

Program Requirement: Any student receiving a final grade of “C” in two courses will be dismissed from the Counseling program. This standard supersedes the WCU Graduate School standard.

Professional Core (30 hours)

COUN 500 - Comprehensive Examination Credits: 0
COUN 605 - The Helping Relationship Credits: 3
COUN 610 - Family Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 615 - Cross-cultural Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 625 - Developmental Perspectives of Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 630 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 635 - Group Methods in Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 640 - Assessment in Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 650 - Career Development Credits: 3
COUN 667 - The DSM and Effective Treatment Planning in Counseling Credits: 3
( COUN 670 - Research in Counseling Credits: 3 , or
EDRS 602 - Methods of Research Credits: 3 )

Specialty Requirements (30 hours)

3 hours guided electives

COUN 602 - Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 617 - Addictions Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 620 - Counseling Children and Adolescents Credits: 3
COUN 633 - Crisis Intervention and Trauma Therapy Credits: 3
COUN 645 - Consultation and Collaboration Credits: 3
COUN 660 - School Counseling Program Development Credits: 3
COUN 686 - Practicum in Counseling Credits: 3
COUN 687 - Internship in Counseling Credits: 3, 6 (R6)
Student must complete a total of 6 credit hours of COUN 687.