Counseling (M.S.) with School Counseling Option
School Service Personnel Certificate - Type 73 (School Counselor)
The following courses are required based on ISBE standards. For teachers, the program will follow the regular counseling program with the exception of HSC534.
Students who do not have an active teaching certificate in the state of Illinois are required to take the following courses at the graduate level: EPS539, EPS509, SPE500.
The following courses are required based on ISBE Standards for students that already have a Master's degree in counseling.
Course Requirements 51 SH*
For teachers with a current, valid Illinois teaching certificate:
| HSC504 |
Clinical Techniques in Counseling |
3 |
| HSC534 |
School Counseling: Theory, Issues, and Practice |
3 |
| HSC533 |
Counseling Practicum |
3 |
| HSM581 |
Human Services Internship IV |
1-2 |
| HSM582 |
Internship Supervision |
1-3 |
For Non-Teachers - Must pass the Illinois Basic Skills test as part of admissions requirements and take:
| HSC534 |
School Counseling: Theory, Issues, and Practice |
3 |
| HSC533 |
Counseling Practicum |
3 |
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(above taken instead of HSC504 Clinical Techniques of Counseling) |
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| EPS539 |
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention in School |
2 |
| SPE500 |
Introduction to Exceptional Children and Adolescents/Special Education |
3 |
| EPS509 |
Structure and Organization of the Educational System for School Counselors |
2 |
| HSM584 |
Human Services Internship IV |
1-2 |
| HSM585 |
Internship Supervision |
1-3 |
*These semester hours are effective Fall 2007.
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