PROGRAM IN SCHOOL COUNSELING
The master’s degree in School Counseling is designed to provide prospective school counselors with the skills necessary to establish and conduct effective developmental guidance and counseling programs in schools, pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Students preparing for positions in School Counseling are provided experiences qualifying them for work at all levels of school counseling. The school counseling program is 48 hours and meets accreditation criteria of National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
Student Handbook and Forms
STUDENT HANDBOOK
(pdf)
STUDENT HANDBOOK (word)
Student Data Form
Selection, Orientation, and Retention Policy
for Master's Degree Students
Related Academic Policies and Expectations
Program in Counselor Education
Applicant Assessment of Technological
Competencies (Required)
Graduate Assistantship Information Form/Application
Faculty Review Student Performance Form
Student Evaluation Action Form
Endorsement Policy for Program Students
and Graduates
Conceptual Base and Progressive Distinctions
Program Planning Record - School Counseling
Elements of Internship Placement in Counselor
Education
Site Supervisor's Guide to Internships in Counselor
Education
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School Counseling Program: Select Courses
While the majority of your courses will be offered through the Program in Counselor Education (designated as BCE) many required courses will be offered by affiliated programs. During your academic career, you will likely enroll for courses in Educational Psychology (designated as BEP), Educational Research (designated as BER), School Psychology (designated as BSP), and other areas. These courses afford the opportunity to take advantage of the expertise of faculty in other programs in the College of Education. Please refer to the Program Planning Record for School Counseling.
BCE 511 - Principles of Guidance. Three hours. Explores the rationale for guidance by examining human development and sociological, psychological, and philosophical bases for guidance. Provides awareness of services by surveying components of guidance programs.
BCE 512 - Counseling: Theory and Process. Three hours. Introduction to counseling, counseling theories, and the counseling relationship; and an overview of the counseling process.
BCE 513 - Career Development. Three hours. An introduction for counselors and teachers to career development concepts, labor force information, and other resources needed to help persons with career planning and decision making.
BCE 514 - Pre-practicum in Counseling. Three hours. An experiential course involving applied elements of theoretical models and customary helping skills to orient and prepare students for their initial supervised work with counseling clients.
BCE 515 - Practicum in Counseling I. Three hours. Prerequisite: BCE 514 and permission of the faculty. Laboratory training in attending, listening, and influencing skills. Supervised experience in counseling.
BCE 516 - Practicum in Counseling II. Three hours. Prerequisites: BCE 515 and permission of the faculty. Supervised practice in counseling.
BCE 521 - Group Procedures in Counseling and Guidance. Three hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the faculty. Background in group methods, including group guidance, group counseling, and group dynamics. One-half of class time is spent in a laboratory experience during which each student is provided an opportunity to function in a group.
BCE 522 - Individual and Group Appraisal. Three hours. Prerequisite: BER 540. An overview of measurement methods, practice in administration and interpretation of standardized tests, and evaluation of tests and testing programs for counseling and guidance.
BCE 523 - Program Development and Management. Three hours. An examination of the organization and implementation of the guidance functions of schools and the guidance responsibilities of counselors, teachers, and administrators.
BCE 525 - Internship in School and Community Counseling. Three to twelve hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the faculty. Supervised field experience in an appropriate job setting.
BCE 650 - Counseling Strategies for Family Relationships. Three hours. Prerequisite: BCE 512 or permission of the instructor. Examination of theoretical and applied elements of systemic intervention with troubled families.
BER 500 - Introduction to Educational Research. Three hours. An overview of the research process, primarily for master’s students.
BER 540 - Statistical Methods in Education. Three hours. Descriptive and basic inferential statistics, including graphs, frequency distributions central tendency, dispersion , correlation, and hypothesis testing. Computer applications are included.
BEP 550 - Life span Development. Three hours. A study of principles and concepts of physical, cognitive personality, and social development from conception through death.
BEP 561 – Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior. Three hours. Provides fundamental knowledge regarding the methods in which social and cultural interactions and histories influence human behavior. Focuses on application of social psychology principles and multicultural issues to increase awareness and improve skills across a variety of social settings, including schools and human-service agencies.
Faculty/Advisors
Joy
Burnham, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Associate Professor
(205) 348-2302
Karla
D. Carmichael, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Professor
(205) 348-2302