Students who pursue a Master of Science in CounselingÌýunder the Combined trackÌýwill specialize in two of the three tracks offered by the program: Clinical Mental Health, School, and/or Addiction. This 75-hour combined specialization prepares graduates to competently practice in two areas of counseling. Graduates may refer toÌýthemselves as either of the two specializations in which they pursue and qualify LPC licensure and school certification if one of the tracks is School Counseling. Both of the track names the student chooses for the combined track will appear on their graduate transcripts.
Below are the academic plans for each combination of combined track options and a list of possible electives students may choose.
Combined Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling Tracks *Please note that students who engage in the combined clinical/school track will be required to take the required school counseling core courses listed below. This ensures that students are exposed to all of the school counseling curriculum standards set forth by CACREP. Required Courses |
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COUN 5001 |
Introduction to Professional Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5002 |
Theories of School Counseling* |
3 |
COUN 5010 |
Methods of Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5011 |
Advanced Techniques in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6063 |
Law and Ethics in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6061 |
Group Counseling in Schools* |
3 |
COUN 5022 |
Lifespan Development |
3 |
COUN 5081 |
Research in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6052 |
Multicultural Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5060 |
Career Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5049 |
School Assessment and Psychometrics* |
3 |
COUN 5021 |
Diagnostics in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5067 |
Principles of Administration of Mental Health Counseling Programs |
3 |
COUN 5063 |
Principles of Administration of School Counseling Programs |
3 |
COUN 5066 |
School Counseling |
3 |
Students will complete their Practicum and one Internship in the Clinical Mental Health track, and then complete two Internships in the School track.Ìý |
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COUN 5065 |
Practicum |
3 |
COUN 6070 |
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3 |
COUN 6071 |
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3 |
COUN 6071 |
School Counseling ±õ²Ô³Ù±ð°ù²Ô²õ³ó¾±±èÌý |
3 |
Students will choose three electives that represent the Clinical Mental Health Track |
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Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Students will choose three electives that represent the School Counseling Track |
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Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
TOTAL HOURS |
75 |
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Combined Clinical Mental Health and Addiction Counseling Tracks Required Courses |
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COUN 5001 |
Introduction to Professional Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5005 |
Counseling Theories |
3 |
COUN 5010 |
Methods of Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5011 |
Advanced Techniques in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6063 |
Law and Ethics in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6067 |
Group Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5022 |
Lifespan Development |
3 |
COUN 6052 |
Multicultural Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5081 |
Research in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5060 |
Career Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5062 |
Clinical Assessment and Psychometrics |
3 |
COUN 5021 |
Diagnostics in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5067 |
Principles of Administration of Mental Health Counseling Programs |
3 |
COUN 5025 |
Addiction Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5026 |
Advanced Addiction Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5055 |
Psychopharmacology in Counseling |
3 |
Students will complete their Practicum and one Internship in either the Clinical Mental Health or Addiction track, and then complete Internships II and III in the other track.Ìý |
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COUN 5065 |
Practicum |
3 |
COUN 6070 |
Internship I |
3 |
COUN 6070 |
Internship II |
3 |
COUN 6070 |
Internship III |
3 |
Students will choose four electives that represent the Clinical Mental Health Track |
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Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Students will choose one elective that represent the Addiction Counseling Track |
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Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
TOTAL HOURS |
75 |
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Combined School and Addiction Counseling Tracks Required Courses |
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COUN 5001 |
Introduction to Professional Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5005 |
Counseling Theories |
3 |
COUN 5010 |
Methods of Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5011 |
Advanced Techniques in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6063 |
Law and Ethics in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6067 |
Group Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5022 |
Lifespan Development |
3 |
COUN 6052 |
Multicultural Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5081 |
Research in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5060 |
Career Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5062 |
Clinical Assessment and Psychometrics |
3 |
COUN 5021 |
Diagnostics in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5063 |
Principles of Administration of School Counseling Programs |
3 |
COUN 5066 |
School Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5025 |
Addiction Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5026 |
Advanced Addiction Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5055 |
Psychopharmacology in Counseling |
3 |
Students will complete their Practicum and one Internship in either the School or Addiction track, and then complete Internships II and III in the other track.Ìý |
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COUN 5065 |
Practicum |
3 |
COUN 6070 |
Internship I |
3 |
COUN 6070 |
Internship II |
3 |
COUN 6070 |
Internship III |
3 |
Students will choose four electives that represent the School Counseling Track |
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Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
Students will choose one elective that represent the Addiction Counseling Track |
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Elective |
3 |
Ìý |
Elective |
3 |
TOTAL HOURS |
75 |
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Elective Options
The Counseling Faculty at ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ value interdisciplinary collaboration with other professions and have allied with the Psychology, Gerontology, and Marriage and Family Therapy Programs to share course electives with our students. Counseling students may now take any of the following online electives below in Counseling, Psychology, Gerontology, Education, and Marriage and Family Therapy and tailor their electives to meet their career goals. Review all the possible electives below.
Counseling Electives |
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COUN 5027 |
Introduction to Play Therapy |
3 |
COUN 5028 |
Advanced Skills in Play Therapy |
3 |
COUN 5030 |
Child Parent Play Therapy |
3 |
COUN 6041 |
Creative and Expressive Arts in Individual and Group Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5055 |
Psychopharmacology in Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6040 |
Trauma Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5025 |
Addiction Counseling |
3 |
COUN 5026 |
Advanced Addiction Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6069 |
Crisis Intervention Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6060 |
Introduction to Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling |
3 |
COUN 6059 |
Intergenerational Family Systems Therapy |
3 |
COUN 6062 |
Human Sexuality in Counseling |
3 |
Psychology Electives Available to Counseling Students |
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PSYC 5002Ìý |
Personality and Social PsychologyÌý |
3 |
PSYC 5003 |
Advanced Child Psychology |
3 |
PSYC 5005Ìý |
Advanced Adolescent PsychologyÌý |
3 |
PSYC 5035 |
Advanced Forensic Psychology |
3 |
PSYC 5052Ìý |
Behavior ModificationÌý |
3 |
PSYC 5061Ìý |
NeuropsychologyÌý |
3 |
Gerontology Electives Available to Counseling StudentsÌýÌýÌý |
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GERO 5010Ìý |
Biology of AgingÌý |
3 |
GERO 5012Ìý |
Social GerontologyÌý |
3 |
GERO 5015Ìý |
Minority AgingÌý |
3 |
GERO 5020Ìý |
Minority Health and AgingÌý |
3 |
GERO 5032Ìý |
Loss, Grief and BereavementÌý |
3 |
GERO 5033Ìý |
Grief Assessment and InterventionÌý |
3 |
GERO 5085 |
Theories of Aging, Loss and Grief |
3 |
Marriage and Family Therapy Electives Available to Counseling Students |
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MAFT 7014 |
Couple and Marital Therapy |
3 |
MAFT 7024 |
The Ecology of Psychopathology |
3 |
Education Electives Relevant to School Counseling Students |
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EDLE 5015 |
Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues |
3 |
SPED 5007 |
Behavior Management and Classroom Organization for Individualized Needs of Special Learners |
3 |
ELED 5021 |
Expanding Competencies in Classroom Management |
3 |
CURR 5073 |
Assessment and Accountability |
3 |
EDLE 5007 |
School and Community Relations |
3 |
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