The Bloomington M.S.Ed. program offers a school track, leading to a school counselor license. The school counseling program provides entry-level training in accordance with the licensure requirements of the Indiana Department of Education.

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (39 cr.)

• G502 Professional Orientation and Ethics (3 cr.)
• G505 Individual Appraisal: Principles and Procedures (3 cr.)
• G522 Counseling Theories (3 cr.)
• G523 Laboratory in Counseling and Guidance (3 cr.)
• G524 Practicum in Counseling (3 cr.)
  (Pre-requisite: G522 and G523, or equivalents.)
• G532 Introduction to Group Counseling (3 cr.)
• G542 Organization and Development of Counseling Program (3 cr.)
• G550 Internship in Counseling (6 cr.)
• G552 Career Counseling: Theory/Practice (3 cr.)
• G562 Intervention, Consultation and Program Development (3 cr.)
• G575 Multicultural Counseling (3 cr.)
• P624 Biology of Behavior (3 cr.)

Inquiry (3 cr.)

• Y520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry (3 cr.)

Human Growth and Development (3 cr.)

• P514 Life Span Development: Birth-Death (3 cr.)

Elective Requirements (3 cr.)

Three graduate credit hours outside the counseling and counselor education major are required. The course should broaden understanding in psychological foundations. Specific course selection must have the approval of your academic advisor.