2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

Master of Arts in School Counseling

CIP Code

13.1101

60 credits

Candidates will be issued the school services standard license for counselor after they have completed the following state requirements:

  • One of the following professional experiences: (1) a valid out-of-state school counseling license and one year of experience as a school counselor in another state, or (2) an internship in a school setting for one academic year.

  • A master’s degree in counseling or a related field and 30 semester credits in counseling and guidance at the graduate level.

  • Completion of a supervised practicum in counseling with students at all levels.

  • Recommendation by the accredited institution where the approved qualifying program was completed.

  • A passing score of the Indiana CORE content test for school counselors.

The holder of the school services license is eligible to serve as a counselor at all grade levels.

Requirements List

CPSY 678Theories and Techniques of Counseling the Culturally Diverse

3

EDPS 603Psychology of Human Development

3

EDPS 623Investigating the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students

3

SCCO 600Introduction to School Counseling

3

SCCO 606Child Therapy and Assessment

3

SCCO 614College and Career Readiness

3

SCCO 644Practicum in School Counseling

3

SCCO 646Advanced Practicum in School Counseling

3

SCCO 653Research in School Counseling

3

SCCO 660Partnership and Collaboration in Schools

3

SCCO 675Counseling Exceptional Children

3

SCCO 685Organization of the Guidance Program

3

SCCO 688Group Counseling in Schools

3

SCCO 692Youth Crisis and Trauma Counseling

3

SCCO 695Field Internship in School Counseling

3 TO 6

SPCE 600Education of Exceptional Children

3

One course from

CPSY 636Psychopathology

3

EDPS 750Developmental Psychopathology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

One course from

EDAD 686School Law

3

EDPS 776Legal, Ethical, and Multicultural Issues in Professional Psychology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

One course from

EDCU 610The Elementary School Curriculum

3

EDCU 620The Secondary School Curriculum

3

EDCU 630The Junior High and Middle School Curriculum

3

EDEL 600Basic Concepts in Elementary Education

3

EDEL 626Building Classroom Community & Restorative Justice

3

EDFO 631Philosophy of Education

3

EDFO 641History of American Education

3

EDFO 651Educational Sociology

3

EDJH 512Instructional Strategies and Approaches in Junior High and Middle Schools

3

EDSE 534Classroom Management: Practical Approaches to Improving Student Behavior

3

EDSE 695Dynamics of the Secondary School Classroom

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 60