Counseling Education Program - School Counseling

 
Candidates for the Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in School Counseling must complete the following core courses (45 semester hours) for this program, which are designed to allow students to meet North Carolina School Counselor licensure requirements:

NOTE- PSYCHOLOGY 526-“Drug Treatments for Psychological Disorders” (1 credit hour) will be required of all counselor education students entering the masters program during and after Fall, 2004 semester. 

Course 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 636: Counseling in the Schools (3)
 5.  EDUC 638: Assessment in Counseling (3)
 6.  EDUC 641: Life-span Development (3)  
 7.  EDUC 644: Career Counseling (3)
 8.  EDUC 645: Counseling Skills (3)
 9.  EDUC 646: Group Counseling (3)
10. EDUC 663: Exceptional Children (3)
11. EDUC 664: Abnormal Psychology (3)
12. EDUC 685: Spirituality, Religion and Diversity in the Helping Professions (3)  
13. EDUC 690: Practicum in Counseling (3)
14. EDUC 695: Internship in Counseling (6)

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

 1.  EDUC 544: Family Therapy (3)
 2.  EDUC 620: Survey of Educational Psychology (3)  
 3.  EDUC 683: Substance Abuse Seminar (3)
 4.  EDUC 684: Crisis Intervention Seminar (3)
 5.  EDUC 689: Special Topics in Counseling (3)

 3 hours

TOTAL  

49 hours

Students who are seeking North Carolina Public School Counselor "Master" licensure but do not presently hold North Carolina teacher licensure must complete two additional courses:

 1.  EDUC 600: Advanced Foundations of Education (3)
 2.  EDUC 631: Curriculum Management (3)

6 hours

Note 1:  It is recommended that students take Education 619 as the first course in the program; if this cannot be arranged, it should be taken as early as possible. 
Note 2:
  Education 623 should be taken at the end of the program.
Note 3:
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 4:
Prerequisites for Education 690:  Education 619, Education 645, Education 646, Education 636 or 637 (school counseling track) Education 690 is a prerequisite for Education 695.
Note 5:
  Counselor education students must apply for the practicum or internship by March 15 for fall placement or October 15 for spring placement. Students are required to find their own practicum or internship placement, which must be approved by the Campbell supervisor to whom they are assigned. Applications should state the proposed site of the practicum or internship, the proposed field supervisor at the site, and the proposed dates of involvement in the experience. The name, title, address, and phone number of the official who must give final approval of the site and the name of the Campbell supervisor must be included. A letter of request should be mailed to a faculty member in the Counselor Education Program at Campbell University, P.0. Box 369, Buies Creek, NC 27506.  Students must have completed 30 academic hours prior to applying for Education 690 - Practicum in Counseling.
Note 6: 
Practicum and internship students are required to have professional liability insurance
BEFORE beginning the practicum or internship.
Note 7:
  All students wishing North Carolina licensure must also take and pass the appropriate Praxis II examination required for licensure. For further information, the advisor should be consulted.
 

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