Master of Science in School Counseling
Welcome to the Master of Science in School Counseling Program at Texas Wesleyan University.
The Master of Science in School Counseling is designed to prepare students to become licensed school counselors. The program consists of thirty-six credit hours (thirty-nine beginning summer 2008) and a minimum of 150 practicum hours. Courses are offered during the day in the summer and evenings and Saturday mornings during the fall and spring. This program began during summer 2006. Upon completion of the course work, practicum hours, and passing the TExES exam for school counseling, students are eligible to be employed as a school counselors in the public or private school setting.
Admission Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
* Undergraduate GPA of 3.25 on last 60 hours attempted or 3.0 overall or score of 900 or greater on the GRE (combined score on verbal and one other subtest)
* Must be a certified teacher with two years teaching experience
* Interview with faculty
The courses in this academic area are
COU 6301 Theories & Methods of Counseling
COU 6302 Life Span Development
COU 6303 Techniques of Appraisal and Assessment
COU 6304 Multicultural Counseling
COU 6307 Career Counseling & Guidance
COU 6308 Advanced Counseling & Crisis Skills
COU 6309 Ethics
COU 6310 Advanced Psychopathology (required beginning Summer '08)
COU 6311 Family Counseling
COU 6312 Group Counseling & Therapy
COU 6317 Introduction to School Counseling+
COU 6318 School Counseling Programs+
COU 6319 Practicum in School Counseling*+
*The Practicum in School Counseling is performed in an ISD setting by ISD personnel.
Most courses can be applied toward the
Master of Arts in Professional
Counseling degree for students who wish
to become Licensed Professional
Counselors (LPC).
+This course will not transfer
into the LPC program.
Beginning Summer 2008
License in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT)
Click here for more information.
Click here for information on taking the school counseling certification exam.
Click here for degree plans for all programs.
