Back to Contents List Sample Program Sequence While all students will need to develop competency in most of the areas of study listed below, the sequence and manner in which they do so will depend on that student's interest and abilities. The following is meant as an example for a possible, rather than a required, sequence of study. Course work or independent study in other areas of special interest. Completion of any certification requirements not yet mastered. Vermont certification in school guidance is, however, usually recognized as sufficient to facilitate the granting of certification in most other states.
Candidates assume the responsibility of consulting with their respective state agencies.
Preparation of students for licensure in school guidance is a natural and very appropriate role for Goddard to play, programmatically and philosophically. The educational philosophy and learning principles upon which Goddard is based emphasize the education of the whole person, the necessary integration of academic and personal development. Our commitment to those principles is reflected in our educational process, in which all Goddard faculty members, in their work as advisors, serve as counselors as well as teachers. A recognition of our role as facilitators of learning of the whole person demands that we play that dual teacher-counselor role. Off-campus students meet intensively with their advisors during their residency each semester, and then carry on a regular correspondence for the remainder of the semester.