Required Coursework
School Counseling Master's Program: Required Coursework
This is a 50-hour program.
| 5100:640 | Techniques of Research | 3 |
| 5600:600 | Seminar in Counseling (taken first semester) | 1 |
| 5600:621 | Counseling Youth At Risk | 3 |
| 5600:631 | Elementary/Secondary School Counseling | 3 |
| 5600:643 | Counseling Theory & Philosophy | 3 |
| 5600:645 | Tests & Appraisals (pre requisite 5100: 640) | 4 |
| 5600:646 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| 5600:647 | Career Development | 3 |
| 5600:648 | Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| 5600:651 | Techniques of Counseling (pre requisite 5600: 643) | 3 |
| 5600:653 | Group Counseling (pre requisites 5600: 643, 5600: 651) | 4 |
| 5600:659 | Organization & Administration of Guidance (pre requisite 5600:631) | 3 |
| 5600:675 | Practicum (pre requisites 5600: 643, 651, 653, 645, 647, 648) | 5 |
| 5600:685 | Internship (pre requisites 5600: 675, 631, 659) | 6 |
| 5610:540 | Developmental Characteristics of Exceptional Individuals | 3 |
| TOTAL PROGRAM | 50 credits |
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| Category 1 | ||
| 5600:660 | Counseling Children | 3 |
| 5600:640 | Counseling Adolescent | 3 |
| 5600:622 | Introduction to Play Therapy | 3 |
| Category 2 | ||
| 5610:567 | Management Strategies | 3 |
| 5610:559 | Collaboration and Consultation in the Educational Process | 3 |
| Category 3 | You must take both of these classes. | |
| 5600:663 | Developmental Guidance and Emotional Education | 3 |
| 5600:695 | Field Experience | 1 |
For more information about the School Counseling Program, contact:
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Dr. Cynthia Reynolds Program Coordinator (330) 972-6748 |
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