Arizona Administrative Code › Title 7 - EDUCATION › Chapter 2 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 6 - CERTIFICATION › Section R7-2-617 - Other Professional Certificates

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. All certificates are subject to the
				general certification provisions in
				R7-2-607
				and the renewal requirements in
				R7-2-619.
B. Standard School Counselor Certificate -
				grades PreK through 12.
1. The school
				counselor certificate is optional but may be required by local governing
				boards.
2. The requirements are:
a. A master's or more advanced
				degree,
b. Completion of a graduate
				program in guidance and counseling,
c. A valid fingerprint clearance card issued
				by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, and
d. One of the following:
i. Completion of a supervised counseling
				practicum in school counseling;
ii.
				Two years of verified, full-time experience as a school counselor; or
iii. Three years of verified teaching
				experience.
3. The certificate may be renewed consistent
				with the provisions of
				R7-2-619
				that may include continuing education in the area of college and career
				readiness.
4. Applicants may meet
				the requirements in subsection (B)(2)(b) with completion of one of the
				following:
a. Completion of a graduate
				program in counseling, social work, or psychology and six semester hours of
				courses in any of the following areas: school counseling, college and career
				guidance, or academic advising; or
b. A valid license as an associate counselor,
				professional counselor, master or clinical social worker, or marriage and
				family therapist issued by the Arizona Board for Behavioral Health Examiners
				and six semester hours of courses in any of the following areas: school
				counseling, college and career guidance, or academic advising; or
c. Completion of a graduate program in
				academic advising and six semester hours of courses in school counseling to
				include any of the following areas: social and emotional development, mental
				health counseling, trauma and disaster counseling, multiculturalism in
				counseling, theories of counseling, foundations of school counseling, or child
				and adolescent counseling.
5. Applicants who otherwise qualify but are
				deficient in the required six semester hours of courses described in subsection
				(B)(4)(a), (b), or (c) may receive a Standard School Counselor certificate with
				a deficiency in the required courses to be completed within three years. If an
				applicant fails to meet this requirement within the prescribed time, the
				Department of Education shall temporarily suspend the certificate, but the
				suspension is not considered a disciplinary action and the individual shall be
				allowed to correct the deficiency within the remaining timeframe of the
				certificate.
6. Applicants who
				otherwise qualify but are deficient in the requirements prescribed in
				subsection (B)(2)(d) may receive a Standard School Counselor certificate with a
				deficiency in the required experience or practicum to be completed within three
				years. If an applicant fails to meet this requirement within the prescribed
				time, the Department of Education shall temporarily suspend the certificate,
				but the suspension is not considered a disciplinary action and the individual
				shall be allowed to correct the deficiency within the remaining timeframe of
				the certificate.