Professional School Counseling, Master of Education
The Professional School Counseling program, formerly known as the Guidance and Counseling program, is designed to empower future counselors with the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to assist student development in the areas of career, personal/social and academic. Classroom and field supervised experiences are aligned with state and national standards. Upon completion of the program candidates may earn a Washington Educational Staff Associate (ESA) certificate as a school counselor.
The M.Ed. Professional School Counseling will prepare students to:
- Demonstrate developing professional identity and knowledge of ethical practice
- Facilitate collaboration to build positive school climate
- Gather, analyze and interpret data to positively affect student learning and assessment
- Identify and apply counseling theories and techniques
- Identify and implement best practices in comprehensive program development in school counseling
- Promote equity, advocate for all students and utilize multicultural approaches to address the opportunity/achievement gap
Total Required Credits (49 Credits)
Required Courses
| EGC 501 | Introduction to School Counseling | 3 |
| EGC 502 | Societal Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| EGC 503 | Child-Adolescent Growth and Development | 3 |
| EGC 504 | Counseling Theory and Practice | 4 |
| EGC 505 | Group Counseling | 3 |
| EGC 506 | Family Structures | 3 |
| EGC 507 | Career Counseling/Information Systems | 3 |
| EGC 508 | Counseling Testing and Appraisal | 3 |
| EGC 509 | Health Issues in Schools | 3 |
| EGC 510 | Leadership for Change | 3 |
| EGC 514 | Counseling Practicum | 1 |
| EGC 516 | Tools for Academic Inquiry | 3 |
| EGC 526 | Current Issues in Education | 3 |
| EGC 596 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| EGC 620 | Counseling Practicum | 1 |
Elective Credits (7 Credits)
Choice of 7 elective credits from a list of approved courses by the program.