In addition to a minimum of four elective credits, school cognate students typically enroll in classes based on the following course sequence:
Year 1: FALL (9 credits)
COUN 502 Counseling Theories (3 credits)
COUN 506 Lifespan Development (3 credits)
COUN 533 Introduction to School Counseling (3 credits)
Year 1: SPRING (9 credits)
COUN 505 Counseling Skills (3 credits)
COUN 509 Culturally Aware Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 550 Diagnosis, Assessment, & Treatment Planning (3 credits)
YEAR 1: SUMMER (5 credits)
COUN 501 Foundations and Ethics in Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 535 Classroom Management and Counseling Students with Exceptional Needs (2 credits)
YEAR 2: FALL or SPRING (3 credits)
COUN 514 Counseling Practicum I (includes minimum 100 clinical hours) (3 credits)
YEAR 2: FALL (6 credits)
COUN 513 Group Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 530 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention (2 credits)
COUN 549 Motivational Interviewing (1 credit)
YEAR 2: SPRING (6 credits)
COUN 512 Research and Program Evaluation (3 credits)
COUN 534 Counseling Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
YEAR 2: SUMMER (4 credits)
COUN 504 Assessment and Testing in Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 551 Psychopharmacology (1 credit)
YEAR 3: FALL (7 credits)
COUN 526 Internship in Counseling I (includes minimum 350 clinical hours) (3 credits)
COUN 507 Career Development and Vocational Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 568 Seminar: Professional Counseling (1 credit)
YEAR 3: SPRING (6 credits)
COUN 529 Applied Evaluation of Counseling Practice (1 credit)
COUN 528 Internship in Counseling II (includes minimum 350 clinical hours) (3 credits)
COUN 567 Clinical Supervision Principles and Practice (1 credit)
COUN 690 Master’s Comprehensive Examination (1 credit)