The mission of the School Counseling Program is to prepare professional counselors to work in elementary, middle, and secondary schools. Students are recruited for the program who reflect the diverse nature of our society, with particular attention to the recruitment of under-represented groups in school counseling. We believe that school counselors serve a scholar-practitioner role as human development specialists in schools. Further, we believe that professional school counselors need to be sensitive to existing social, economic, political, and pedagogical realities while remaining responsive to the developmental needs of students within a multicultural, technologically sophisticated, and rapidly changing society. The program participates in a collaborative partnership with professional school counselors and other educational leaders to monitor, evaluate and improve the program's efforts to achieve its mission.
Students progress through a carefully designed sequence of coursework and clinical experiences.
For more detailed information, see the Program Advisement Form. The School Counseling Program is a full degree program. Our students comprise a diverse group of individuals who possess a deep commitment to self-reflective learning and an equally strong interest in developing the personal and professional competencies that can make a positive difference in the lives of learners, teachers, parents, and others involved directly in schools. A select class of students is admitted annually to begin as a cohort during the summer. Each cohort develops its own unique support system that results in a collegial learning environment.