Counseling Education Program - Community Counseling

 
Candidates for the master of Education (M.A.) degree in Community Counseling must complete the following core courses (39 semester hours). This program is not designed to allow students to meet North Carolina School Counselor licensure requirements:

 1.  EDUC 626: Professional Orientation and Ethics in Counseling (3)
 2.  EDUC 623: Research Design and Methodology (3)
 3.  EDUC 624: Counseling Theories and Techniques (3)
 4.  EDUC 638: Assessment in Counseling (3)
 5.  EDUC 641: Life-span Development (3)
 6.  EDUC 644: Career Counseling (3)
 7.  EDUC 645: Counseling Skills (3)
 8.  EDUC 646: Group Counseling (3)
 9.  EDUC 664: Abnormal Psychology (3)
10. EDUC 685: Spirituality, Religion and Diversity in the Helping Professions (3)  
11. EDUC 690: Practicum in Counseling (3)
12. EDUC 695: Internship in Counseling (6)
   

39 hours

In addition, candidates must complete nine semester hours of electives.  Among the choices available are the following:

 1.  EDUC 544: Family Therapy (3)
 2.  EDUC 663: Exceptional Children (3)
 3.  EDUC 683: Substance Abuse Seminar (3)
 4.  EDUC 684: Crisis Intervention Seminar (3)
 5.  EDUC 689: Special Topics in Counseling (3)  9 hours

TOTAL  

 48 hours

Students who wish to add School Counselor licensure to the M.A. in community Counseling must first complete the M.A. program (48 hours), then take the following courses:

 1.  EDUC 600:* Advanced Foundations of Education (3)
 2.  EDUC 631:* Curriculum Management (3)
 3.  EDUC 620: Survey of Educational Psychology (3)
 4.  EDUC 636: Counseling in the Schools (3)
 5.  EDUC 663: Exceptional Children (3)
 6.  EDUC 695: Internship in counseling (6)

*EDUC 600 and EDUC 631 are not required of students who hold a current NC teaching license.

  • Education 636 is a prerequisite to Education 695.

  • An internship is required of all counseling programs (EDUC 695).  An additional internship must be     completed in a public school setting, if an M.A. student wants to add on school licensure.

Students should confer with advisors in the selection of courses.  Generally, electives for the M.A. program may not be used to fulfill additional school licensure requirements, nor may the above courses be used to satisfy elective requirements for the M.A. program.

NOTE 1:  Students planning for a practicum or internship placement MUST consult with the Campbell university area coordinator for counselor education before investigating a practicum or internship placement.

NOTE 2:  Practicum and internship students are required to have professional liability insurance BEFORE beginning the practicum or internship.

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