School Counseling Advanced Certificate

The School Counseling EdM program seeks to educate individuals who will utilize learned skills, abilities, knowledge and attitudes in order to assist youth in educational settings to cope with developmental and remedial tasks involving educational, vocational and personal-social needs. Graduates of the school counseling program are expected to be able to apply a diverse repertoire of helping strategies and techniques, conceptualize and implement a comprehensive program of school counseling services, and engage in evaluation of their efforts.

Required Core (12 credits)

CEP 505LEC - Group in Schools Credits: 3
CEP 588LEC - Coll Career Intvns & Choice Credits: 3
CEP 648LEC - Leading & Evaluating Comprehensive School Counseling Programs Credits: 3
CEP 664SEM - Process of Consultation - Seminar Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 12

3.0 GPA required

Special Requirements

This advanced certificate is for students with an earned master’s in school counseling.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) School counseling students graduate with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to develop a comprehensive Pk-12 school counseling program addressing academic achievement, career planning and social/emotional development.

2) Accrue 150 hours of supervised work in the schools.

3) Be eligible for permanent certification as a School Counselor in New York State.

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).