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Master of Science in Education in School Counseling

The Master of Science (MS) in Education in School Counseling consists of 60 credit hours of graduate study. This program leads to licensure as a professional school counselor in the state of Indiana and prepares candidates to work in the school setting with P-12 students, parents, administrators, and other stakeholders. Students fulfill requirements in both the common counseling core of the curriculum as well as courses specific to school counseling. The program follows a cohort model wherein students are admitted and take courses with an identified group of their peers. The program can be completed in a minimum of three years of full-time study, which includes summer classes.

Admission Procedures

For further information regarding admission procedures, please see the School of Education Graduate Degrees page.

Degree Requirements (60 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.

First Year Courses (18 cr.)

• EDUC-G 500 Orientation to Counseling
• EDUC-G 506 Personality Development: Growth of Normal and Deviant Styles
• EDUC-G 515 Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders
• EDUC-G 517 Crisis and Trauma Counseling
• EDUC-G 522 Counseling Techniques
• EDUC-G 523 Laboratory Counseling and Guidance
• EDUC-G 575 Multicultural Counseling

Second Year Courses (18 cr.)

• EDUC-G 524 Practicum in Counseling
• EDUC-G 532 Introduction to Group Counseling
• EDUC-G 542 Organization and Development of Counseling Programs
• EDUC-G 562 School Counseling
• EDUC-G 592 Seminar in Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
• EDUC-P 514 Life Span Development: Birth-Death

Third Year Courses (18 cr.)

• EDUC-G 504 Counseling Theories and Techniques II: Behavior and Family Systems
• EDUC-G 505 Individual Appraisal: Principles and Procedures
• EDUC-G 516 Understanding Child and Adolescent Behavioral Disorders
• EDUC-G 550 Internship in Counseling (fall and spring semesters)
• EDUC-G 590 Research in Counseling and Guidance

Final Summer (6 cr.)

• EDUC-G 507 Lifestyle and Career Development
• EDUC-G 570 Human Sexuality

Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate Licensure (LMHCA)

Students wanting to add the LMCHA will enroll in EDUC-G 525 Advanced Counseling Praticum

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