School Counseling Track

Professional School Counselors help students address their personal, social, educational and career needs in elementary, middle and high schools. Our faculty will prepare you to implement a comprehensive school counseling program (such as the ASCA National Model and the Missouri Comprehensive School Counseling Model).

Our program is approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to educate and recommend students for DESE certification as school counselors.

Our program is well-known for producing competent and prepared school counselors; currently, our graduates have a 90% placement rate.

 

Career Outlook

Employment of school counselors is expected to grow 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, faster than average for all occupations. Increasing school enrollments is expected to lead to employment growth in this profession. Learn more about the job outlook for school counselors.

 

Coursework Overview

Concentration in School Counseling (SC)

The School Counseling concentration prepares students to become certified as school counselors. The program requires a minimum of 60 credit hours of coursework, including nine (9) credit hours of practicum and internship coursework/field experiences. Students who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in education and/or a valid Missouri teaching certificate are also required to complete EDU 464 Psychology & Education of the Exceptional Child (3 credits) as part of their required coursework.

Required Core Counseling Courses (36 credit hours)

X=Classroom | OS=Online/Synchronous | OA=Online/Asynchronous 

COUN 500 Core Counseling Skills 

COUN 505 Theories of Counseling

COUN 515  Diagnosis & Treatment Planning

COUN 520 Group Counseling

COUN 525 Ethics and Legal Issues (OS)

COUN 540 Assessment (OS)

COUN 545 Advanced Human Development (OS)

COUN 550 Career Counseling & Development (OS)

COUN 555 Multicultural Counseling

COUN 560 Research Methods (OS)

COUN 590 Introduction to Substance Abuse & Process Addictions

COUN 630 Crisis & trauma Counseling

 

Required School Counseling Concentration Courses (15 credit hours):

COUN 510 Foundations of School Counseling (OA)

COUN 565 Family & Community Resources and Crisis Planning (OA)

COUN 535 Behavior Interventions & Strategies for School Counselors

COUN 570 The Practice of School Counseling (OA)

COUN 600 Child and Adolescent Counseling 

COUN 615  Comprehensive School Counseling Program Management & Evaluation (OA)

 

Required Field Experience Courses (9 credit hours):

COUN 602 School Counseling Practicum and Behavior Strategies (100 hrs)

COUN 603 School Counseling Internship I (300 hrs) 

COUN 604 School Counseling Internship II (300 hrs) 

 

Required Courses for Non-Education Majors 

Students who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in education and/or a valid Missouri teaching certificate are also required to complete EDU 464 Psychology & Education of the Exceptional Child (OA; 3 credits).

 

Three -Year Course Rotation