Concentration: Community Agency Counseling

Core Requirements (15-18 Semester Hours)

• ECG 500 - Counseling Principles In Technological Applications (3)
  (Students who did not take ECG 500 as a master’s student at JSU are required to take the course as part of the Ed.S. program. Required in the first semester of enrollment.)
• ECG 634 - Advanced Counseling Theories (3)
• ECG 637 - Advanced Career Counseling (3)
• EFD 691 - Action Research in Counseling I (3)
  (To be taken toward the end of the program.)
• EFD 692 - Action Research in Counseling II (3) (Prerequisite: EFD 681)
  (Must be taken in the last semester of enrollment.)
• ECG 646 - Advanced Group Procedures (3)

Concentration Requirements (12-15 semester hours By Advisement) :

• ECG 501 - Assessment in Counseling (3)
• ECG 527 - Organization and Administration of Counseling Services (3)
• ECG 530 - Marriage and Family Counseling (3)
• ECG 560 - Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling (3)
• ECG 593 - Internship in School Counseling (3)
• ECG 594 - Internship in School Counseling (3)
• ECG 693 - Supervision in Counseling (3)
• EFD 560 - Psychological Principles of Learning (3)
• EFD 615 - Leadership (3)
• EFD 620 - Measurement and Evaluation (3)
• EAD 564 - Law and Politics of Education (3)
• SPE 500 - Survey Course in Special Education (3)

 30 Semester Hours Required for this Degree

Notes: An overall GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale on all course work attempted is required for this program. Courses used toward the master’s degree may not be repeated or counted for the Ed.S. degree.  

Concentration: School Counseling (P-12)

Core Requirements (18-21 semester hours):

• ECG 500 - Counseling Principles In Technological Applications (3).
  (Students who did not take ED 500 or ECG 500 as a master’s student at JSU are required to take the course as part of their Ed.S. program. Required in the first semester or enrollment.)
• ECG 634 - Advanced Counseling Theories (3)
• ECG 637 - Advanced Career Counseling (3)
• ECG 691 - Action Research in Counseling I (3)
  (To be taken toward the end of the program.)
• ECG 692 - Action Research in Counseling II (3) (Prerequisite: ECG 691)
• ECG 646 - Advanced Group Procedures (3)
• SPE 500  - Survey Course in Special Education (3)
  (Students who have not previously satisfied the special education requirement at the undergraduate or graduate level must take SPE 500.)

Concentration Requirements ( 9-12 semester hours, By Advisement)

• ECG 501 - Assessment in Counseling (3)
• ECG 530 - Marriage and Family Counseling (3)
• ECG 540 - Diagnosis and Treatment of the DSM Disorders (3)
• ECG 560 - Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling (3)
• ECG 588 - Crisis Counseling (3)
• ECG 595 - Internship in Agency Counseling (3)
• ECG 596 - Internship in Agency Counseling (3)
• ECG 693 - Supervision in Counseling (3)
• EFD 560 - Psychological Principles of Learning (3)
• EFD 615 - Leadership (3)
• EFD 620 - Measurement and Evaluation (3)
• EAD 564 - Law and Politics of Education (3)

30 Graduate Semester Hours Required for this Degree

Notes: Admission to this program requires fifth-year (master’s) teacher certification in school counseling. Completion of this program leads to eligibility for sixth-year teacher certification in school counseling. An overall GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale on all course work attempted is required for this program. Courses used toward the master’s degree may not be repeated or counted for the Ed.S. degree.  The purposes of a Class AA program shall be to prepare educators on the sixth-year level to serve effectively in instructional support positions.  Persons who complete Class AA programs shall have acquired knowledge and skills above the level required for completion of a Class A program