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MA in Counseling

Chapter 6 Graduate Program Requirements/Course Description
College of Education and Human Development

Master of Arts Degree in Counseling

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Counseling offers the opportunity for advanced study and professional development in the fields of Community and School counseling. Students may earn credit toward a state-level counseling license to practice in community settings (Licensed Professional Counselor). Credit may also be earned toward a School Counselor endorsement on a Teacher’s certificate (or, with additional courses, a Special Education Counselor endorsement.) A thesis option emphasizes the development of research competencies critical to continued graduate-level study

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Program Admission Requirements. Applicants without adequate background for counseling may be required to complete preparatory courses as a condition of admission. Individuals who do not meet the University-wide graduate admission grade point average requirement may be required to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for consideration in admission decisions. Letters of recommendation, a written statement of goals, and a personal interview may be required Contact the Graduate Advisor of Record for the M.A. in Counseling for more information. The number of students admitted to this program may be limited

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Degree Requirements. Candidates for the Master of Arts degree in Counseling must earn a minimum of 48 semester credit hours. Students must pass a comprehensive written examination toward the end of their formal coursework. The comprehensive examination may be repeated, but students who fail the examination two times must have permission from their supervisory committee to take the examination additional times. Students who fail to pass the examination should take coursework or other work to remedy deficiencies before they retake the examination

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A. 36 hours of required courses:

COU 5203 Introduction to Community Counseling (for students specializing in Community Counseling)
or
COU 5103 Introduction to School Counseling (for students specializing in School Counseling)

COU 5213 Counseling Theories
COU 5223 Psychological Assessment for Counselors
COU 5233 Group Theory and Process
COU 5243 Counseling Individuals with Behavioral and Emotional Disorders
COU 5263 Child and Family Counseling (for students specializing in School Counseling)
COU 5283 Counseling in Multicultural Settings
COU 5393 Development of Counseling Skills
COU 5683 Practicum in Counseling
COU 5693 Field-Based Internship (for students specializing in Community Counseling)
COU 6153 Career Development and Choice
EDP 5033 Human Development Across the Life Span
EDU 5003 Research Methods in Education

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B. 12 hours of elective courses:

Option 1. Thesis Option: 6 hours of thesis, a 3-hour elective, plus a 3-hour research methods or statistics course to be approved by Thesis Committee Chair (Total of 48 semester credit hours)

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Option 2. Non-Thesis Option: 12 hours of electives (Total of 48 semester credit hours)

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Standards and Procedures

In order to complete counselor preparation programs and to be eligible to take certification or licensing examinations, students must:

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It is the duty of faculty members in the counseling program to evaluate all students according to these standards in all settings in which faculty members and students interact, in classes, in advising and counseling settings, in personal conversations, etc It is expected that students will respond to evaluations, formal or informal, in appropriate ways; in all cases, attempting to conform to standards as explained to them. Conformance with standards must be demonstrated by students throughout the period of time spent in the program; events of nonconformance must be followed by faculty judgments that satisfactory adjustments have been made

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Admission to the program does not guarantee fitness to remain in the program to completion. Only those students who meet program standards will be allowed to continue in the program. If and when a student is judged not to meet program standards sufficiently to be allowed to engage in counseling others, that student will be removed from continuation in the program Please refer to the Graduate Counseling Handbook for a detailed outline of the due process procedures related to this policy Only two courses with the grade of "C" will be accepted toward this degree. A minimum of a 3.0 grade point average will be required for graduation. Those who obtain more than two grades of "C" will be put on probation and may be required to do appropriate remedial work.

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