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Minimum Requirements for Counseling M.Ed.: 60 credits

Concentrations: School Counseling, K-12 School Counseling, Clinical Mental Health, Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling, Clinical Mental Health and K-12 School Counseling

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Additional fee required. Charges are added to fee statements each semester.

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Fulfills the capstone requirement.

Note: Courses assigned by the student’s graduate committee to remove deficiencies will not be allowed as part of the graduate program.

Concentrations 

School Counseling

K-12 School Counseling 

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Additional fee required. Charges are added to fee statements each semester.

 Clinical Mental Health

Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling

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Additional fee required. Charges are added to fee statements each semester.

Clinical Mental Health and K-12 School Counseling

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Additional fee required. Charges are added to fee statements each semester.

Complete the following admission requirements:

1. Application deadline: February 10 for admission to the following fall semester. Admission to the spring semester will be offered only when space is available in the program. Deadline for spring admission, when offered, is October 15.
2. Application requires a bachelor's degree preferably in a human service area such as education, social work, psychology, or human services. Graduates from other undergraduate majors, who have experience in the human service field or demonstrated motivation to enter the field of counseling, may also apply.
3. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their undergraduate degree.
4. Statement of academic goals addressing applicant's motivations, personal characteristics, experience, education and intentions for earning the counseling degree.
5. Professional resume including education, work, volunteer or life experience relevant to the field of counseling.
6. Three letters of references from professional, academic or character sources.
7. All applicants will be required to interview with the counseling faculty as part of the admissions process. 

Additional Program Requirements:

1. Submit a national-level criminal background check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior to seeing clients during COUN F634P or COUN F635. 
2. Complete internship placements appropriate to the student's declared area of interest.
3. Complete background check procedure required by the school or clinical mental health field practicum or internship placement. The procedure varies depending on placement.

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Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.

• This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
• Some courses and milestones must be completed in the semester listed to ensure timely graduation.
• Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
• Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
• Courses with (*) are recommended.

School Counseling Concentration

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K-12 School Counseling Concentration

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Clinical Mental Health Concentration

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Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling

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Clinical Mental Health and K-12 School Counseling

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Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.

Students graduating from this program will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency in counseling content knowledge
• Demonstrate proficiency in counseling skills
• Possess professional counselor dispositions
• Be satisfied with the counseling program
• Be employed in the field of school or clinical mental health counseling