Counseling - School Counseling, Master of Education

In addition to University Requirements:

• Complete individual plan requirements.

Candidates in this program are required to demonstrate content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and skills, professional knowledge, and professional dispositions to be eligible to enter student teaching or internship placements.

Content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge or skills, and professional dispositions are demonstrated through candidate performance on key assessments embedded in the following course(s):

• EPS 594, EPS 634, EPS 669 - School Based Crisis, EPS 692,  EPS 694

Minimum Units for Completion	60
Additional Admission Requirements	Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
Fieldwork Experience/Internship	Required
Arizona Endorsement	Prepares student for Arizona Endorsement.
Progression Plan Link	View Program of Study
Licensure	This program may lead to licensure.

Purpose Statement

As a student in the MEd in Counseling - School Counseling program, you will take courses, engage in fieldwork, and participate in practicum and an internship that will prepare you to be a certified school counselor.

Upon obtaining your degree, you will be prepared to provide counseling services in the following areas:

• human growth and development
• social and cultural foundations
• career and lifestyle development
• research and program evaluation
• professional orientation
• school emergency mangement plans, and crises, disasters, and trauma

Our School Counseling faculty are leaders in the School Counseling profession across Arizona and at the national level (See Advocacy Projects and faculty bios). Our faculty are also integrally involved with the day-to-day realities of the ever-evolving profession of school counseling.  The CACREP-accredited coursework is deeply informed by the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) current edition of the ASCA National Model, which stresses the modern school counselor’s integral role in all students’ academic, career and personal/social growth and development.  

Student Learning Outcomes

Outcomes align with Standards from the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

• Professional orientation and ethical practice - studies that provide an understanding of all of the following aspects of professional functioning.
• Social and cultural diversity - studies that provide an understanding of the cultural context of relationships, issues, and trends in a multicultural society.
• Human growth and development - studies that provide an understanding of the nature and needs of persons at all developmental levels and in multicultural contexts. 
• Career development  - studies that provide an understanding of career development and related life factors.
• Helping relationships - studies that provide an understanding of the counseling process in a multicultural society.
• Group work - studies that provide both theoretical and experiential understandings of group purpose, development, dynamics, theories, methods, skills, and other group approaches in a multicultural society.
• Assessment - studies that provide an understanding of individual and group approaches to assessment and evaluation in a multicultural society. 
• Research and program evaluation - studies that provide an understanding of research methods, statistical analysis, needs assessment, and program evaluation.
• Foundations, contextual dimensions and practice in School Counseling.

See the full list of Student Learning Outcomes

 

Graduate Admission Information

• The NAU graduate online application is required for all programs. Admission to many graduate programs is on a competitive basis, and programs may have higher standards than those established by the Graduate College.
  
  Admission requirements include the following:

  • Transcripts.
  • Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale ("A" = 4.0), or the equivalent.

  
  Visit the NAU Graduate Admissions website for additional information about graduate school application deadlines, eligibility for study, and admissions policies.
  
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  International applicants have additional admission requirements. Please see the International Graduate Admissions Policy.

Additional Admission Requirements

• Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.

• • GRE® revised General Test for applicants with a GPA lower than 3.0.
  • 3 recommendation references
  • EPS 525 or upper-division undergraduate Statistics course completed within the past three years.

• • Responses to Specific Essay Questions

• • IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

• • Candidate Interview

Master's Requirements

• This Master’s degree requires 60 units distributed as follows:

  • Counseling – School Counseling Course Requirements: 45 units
  • Select a Career Counseling course: 3 units
  • School-Based Crisis course: 3 units
  • Elective Coursework selected in consultation with your advisor: 3 units
  • Post-Practicum Internship: 6 units

  
  Take the following 60 units:

  • EPS 590, EPS 594, EPS 601, EPS 615, EPS 617, EPS 621, EPS 622, EPS 634, EPS 660, EPS 661, EPS 670, EPS 680, EPS 688, EPS 690, EPS 692 (45 units)
  • Select one from the following (3 units):
    • EPS 520, EPS 620
  • EPS 669 as School-Based Crisis (3 units)
  • EPS 694 for the post-practicum internship (6 units)
  • Additional elective coursework chosen in consultation with your advisor (3 units)

Additional Information

• Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

• Program Fee Information

• Program fees are established by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). A program fee of $500 per semester has been approved for this program. Program fee is waived for internship semester. 

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