Our program prepares school counseling professionals to provide services to students in kindergarten through 12th grade educational settings. Our curriculum emphasizes counseling approaches, lifespan development and comprehensive school counseling program models including courses in crisis counseling, counseling exceptional students, ?student problematic behaviors and family systems. Master?s degree school counseling students develop professional skills such as consultation, collaboration, leadership, and advocacy to work with children and adolescents facing complex social, educational, and other pressures faced in today?s world.

Included in our 54 credit hour program is a one semester practicum and two semester internship. These hands on practical field experiences allow students to participate in a one and a half academic year professional training under the supervision of a professional school counselor supervisor. Graduates of our School Counselor Program are eligible for the Ohio Assessments for Educators?(OAE)?licensure examination. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on licensure examinations.