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The School Counseling concentration prepares educators to:
- Understand and appreciate the importance of a counselor's professional identity.
- Assist classroom teachers and parents of K-12 students in understanding the needs of children and adolescents.
- Evaluate counseling information as it applies in a school setting.
- Integrate Christian faith and values with counseling theories and practice.
- Apply counseling techniques, skills, and assessment tools in a school setting.
The MEd in School Counseling may be used to obtain an advanced level license for preK-12 school personnel. Candidates must have completed two years of successful, full-time teaching experience or two years of successful experience in guidance and counseling to qualify for the School Counselor's license.
Coursework for the program is offered in multiple delivery formats with both on-campus and off-campus options. Program completion requires a minimum of 12 hours in the residential formats.
Additional information available on Advising Guide.
