Concentration: Community Agency Counseling

Basic Requirements (13 Semester Hours)

• ECG 500 - Counseling Principles in Technological Application (3)   (Required first semester of enrollment.)   
• ECG 501 - Assessment in Counseling (3)
• EFD 500 - Research in Education (3)  (Corequisite: EFD 504 for CE majors.)
• EFD 504 - Statistical Applications Lab (1)   (Corequisite: EFD 500)
• EPY 525 - Lifespan Development (3)

Core Requirements (24 semester hours By Advisement) :

• ECG 506 - Professional Orientation and Ethics (3)   (Required first semester of enrollment.)
• ECG 525 - Skills Development (3)   (Prerequisites: ECG 506 and ECG 553)
• ECG 553 - Theory and Process (3)
• ECG 556 -  Career Development (3)
• ECG 585 - Counseling Practicum (3)   (Prerequisites: ECG 506, 525, 553 and 591)
• ECG 591 - Group Procedures in Counseling (3)   (Prerequisites: ECG 506 and 553)       
• ECG 595 - Internship in Community Agency Counseling (3)   (Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and ECG 585)       
• ECG 596 - Internship in Community Agency Counseling (3)    (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and ECG 585)

Community Agency  Concentration Courses (12 semester hours):

• ECG 523 Multicultural Issues (3)
• ECG 540 Diagnosis and Treatment of the DSM Disorders (3)
• ECG 558 Counseling Children/Adolescents (3)
• ECG 588 Crisis Counseling (3)

49 Semester Hours Required for this Degree

 Notes: Students in this program are required to purchase College LiveText.  College LiveText Education Solutions is a complete development, management, and assessment solution specifically designed for colleges and universities.  Additional information on College LiveText can be obtained at http://livetext.com

Concentration: School Counseling

Basic Requirements (13-16 Semester Hours)

• ECG 500 - Counseling Principles in Technological Application (3) 
  (Required first semester of enrollment.)   
• ECG 501 - Assessment in Counseling (3)
• EFD 500 - Research in Education (3)   
  (Corequisite: EFD 504 for CE majors.)
• EFD 504 - Statistical Applications Lab (1)   
  (Corequisite: EFD 500)
• EPY 525 - Lifespan Development (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.)

Counseling Core Courses (24 semester hours By Advisement) :

• ECG 506 - Professional Orientation and Ethics (3)   
  (Required first semester of enrollment.)
• ECG 525 - Skills Development (3) 
  (Prerequisites: ECG 506 and ECG 553)
• ECG 553 - Theory and Process (3)
• ECG 556 - Career Development (3)
• ECG 585 - Counseling Practicum (3)   
  (Prerequisites: ECG 506, 525, 553 and 591)
• ECG 591 - Group Procedures in Counseling (3) 
  (Prerequisites: ECG 506 and 553)
• ECG 593 - Internship in School Counseling (3)    
  (Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and ECG 585) 
• ECG 594 - Internship in School Counseling (3)    
  (Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and ECG 585)

School Counseling  Concentration Courses (9 semester hours):

• ECG 523 - Multicultural Issues (3)
• ECG 527 - Organization and Administration of Counseling Services (3)
• ECG 558 - Counseling Children/Adolescents (3)

46-49* Semester Hours Required for this Degree

Notes: Admission to this program requires fourth-year (bachelor’s) teacher certification in any area for students pursuing the traditional certification option.   

Completion of this program leads to eligibility for fifth-year (master’s) teacher certification in school counseling  for students pursuing the traditional certification option.  Successful completion of the appropriate Praxis II examination is required prior to Internship, ECG 593 and ECG 594.   

Experience verification from the applicant’s school system or systems showing two years of teaching experience is required prior to graduation from this program for students pursuing the traditional certification option. Students pursuing the non-certification admission option must successfully pass the National Counseling Exam (NCE) prior to enrollment in ECG 594 Internship in School Counseling.   

Students in this program are required to purchase College LiveText. College LiveText Education Solutions is a complete development, management, and assessment solution specifically designed for colleges and universities. Additional information on College LiveText can be obtained at http://www.livetext.com.