In addition to a minimum of four elective credits, school cognate students typically enroll in classes based on the following course sequence: 

FALL: YEAR 1

COUN 502 Counseling Theories

COUN 506 Lifespan Development

COUN 533 Introduction to School Counseling

SPRING: YEAR 1

COUN 505 Counseling Skills

COUN 509 Culturally Aware Counseling

COUN 550 Diagnosis, Assessment, & Treatment Planning

SUMMER: YEAR 1

COUN 501 Foundations and Ethics in Counseling

COUN 535 Classroom Management and Counseling Students with Exceptional Needs

FALL: YEAR 2

COUN 513 Group Counseling

COUN 514 Counseling Practicum I (includes minimum 50 clinical hours)

COUN 530 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention

COUN 549 Motivational Interviewing

SPRING: YEAR 2

COUN 512 Research and Program Evaluation

COUN 516 Counseling Practicum II (includes minimum 50 clinical hours)

COUN 534 Counseling Children and Adolescents

SUMMER: YEAR 2

COUN 504 Assessment and Testing in Counseling

COUN 551 Psychopharmacology

FALL: YEAR 3

COUN 526 Internship in Counseling I (includes minimum 350 clinical hours)

COUN 507 Career Development and Vocational Counseling

COUN 568 Seminar: Professional Counseling

SPRING: YEAR 3

COUN 529 Applied Evaluation of Counseling Practice

COUN 528 Internship in Counseling II (includes minimum 350 clinical hours)

COUN 567 Clinical Supervision Principles and Practice

COUN 690 Master’s Comprehensive Examination

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and must have achieved a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.  Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.  Admission recommendations will be based upon a review of all application documents and an interview with program faculty and members of the program Advisory Board.

Applications are accepted for fall enrollment only. All materials are due to the online system by February 1st in the previous spring.

Begin your online application with the Graduate College 

The College of Education also offers Graduate Assistantships. A limited number of competitive graduate assistantship opportunities are available in the College of Education. Graduate assistantships typically offer a 9-month research assistantship position that includes an approximate $9,588 stipend, tuition and fee waiver, and student health insurance. (Graduate assistantships for doctoral candidates include an approximate $13,632 stipend.)

Apply for a College of Education Graduate Assistantship