The average program duration is 2.5 to 3 years of full-time study. The School Counseling program is a 60-credit curriculum including 21 credits of school counseling core curriculum, 21 credits on foundations of professional counseling, six credits of counseling practice sequences, three credits of practicum, six credits of internship and nine credits of electives.
The curriculum allows students to fulfill the educational requirements for certification as a professional school counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. Nine credits of electives are offered to provide students with opportunities for additional study in individual areas of interest and for development of skills in working with specific client populations.
Additionally, a student must satisfactorily complete his or her Professional Counselor Portfolio. The School Counseling Program manual specifies four submission dates for a student’s portfolio during the program of study.
Students are also required to take the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) near the conclusion of their graduate program.
Courses
Core Counseling Courses (18 credits required): COUN 509S: Professional Issues: School Counseling COUN 533: School COunseling Comprehensive Program I COUN 505: Research Methods COUN 504: Appraisal Techniques COUN 507: Career and Lifestyle Development COUN 558: School Counseling Comprehensive Programming II
Counseling Practice Sequence (9 credits required): COUN 501: Counseling and Interviewing Skills COUN 503: Group Process and Practice COUN 592: Practicum: School Counseling COUN 597: Internship: School Counseling
Foundations of Professional Counseling (18 credits required): COUN 502: Counseling Theories COUN 506: Diversity and Social Justice COUN 508: Lifespan Development COUN 548: Counseling Children & Adolescents COUN 563: Crisis Intervention COUN 549: Assessment and Diagnosis
Electives (9 credits required): Elective courses may be selected from other graduate counseling courses in the Department of Counseling and Human Services
COUN 589: Comprehensive Exam
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