Professional Counseling, School Counseling, MA

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The graduate program in professional school counseling is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to be a professional counselor. Students take core courses in counseling and specialty courses in school counseling. Students complete internships at school counseling sites and meet the education requirements to become certified school counselors in Texas. They also meet the education requirements to become a licensed professional counselor in Texas.

Requirements

Students in all concentrations take the following core curriculum (54) hours:

PCOU 5310 - Survey of Abnormalities Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5359 - Assessment in Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5320 - Professional Orientation in Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5321 - Seminar: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5322 - Family Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5323 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5325 - Career Development and Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5328 - Group Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5331 - Theories of Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5333 - Counseling Skills and Techniques Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5335 - Multicultural Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5339 - Professional Counseling Practices Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5341 - Seminar in Counseling Research Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5385 - Lifespan Development Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5391 - Mental Health Psychopathology Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5394 - Practicum in Counseling Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5395 - Internship in Counseling Credit(s): 3 To 6 (six hours)

Concentration Specific Requirements

School Counseling (6 hours):

PCOU 5329 - Child and Adolescent Therapy Credit(s): 3
PCOU 5324 - The School Counselor Credit(s): 3