Ed.M. in School Counseling (Certification: School Counselor)

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This 48-credit master's degree program prepares professional school counselors to perform school counseling duties in grades preschool through 12th grade.

These duties include services such as study and assessment of individual students with respect to their achievements, abilities, interests, and needs; counseling with administrators, teachers, students, and parents regarding personal, social, educational, and career plans and programs; and developing cooperative relationships with community agencies in assisting children and their families.

The programmatic focus addresses multicultural and diversity issues in schools and developing comprehensive counseling programs that encourage all students to succeed.

The Ed.M. program in school counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The program meets all New Jersey state requirements for New Jersey School Counselor and Educational Services Certification.

Counseling (18 credits)

15:297:501  Introduction to Counseling and Interview Skills (3)

15:297:505  Group Counseling: Theory and Practice (3)

15:297:508  Family: Systems Development (3)

15:297:510  Career Counseling and Development (3)

15:297:604  Professional Ethics (3)

15:297:613  Theories of Counseling (3)

Testing (3 credits)

15:291:515  Psychometric Theory I (3)

Psychology (6 credits)

Select two courses from the following:

15:293:525  Psychology of the Exceptional Child (3)

15:295:512  Introduction to Child Psychology: Infancy through Adolescence (3)

15:295:580  Psychology of Learning (3)

Sociological and Cultural Foundations (6 credits)

15:297:507  Multicultural Issues (3)

15:297:512  Resources for School Counselors: Program Planning (3)

Statistics and Research (3 credits)

15:291:511  Introduction to Assessment, Applied Statistics, and Research (3)

Program Evaluation (3 credits)

15:291:520  Program Evaluation: An Introduction to Methods and Practice (3)

Supervised Counseling Practicum (9 credits)