Master of Education - School Counseling
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To be admitted to these programs, the prospective
student must meet all requirements for admission to
the School of Graduate Studies and hold valid
baccalaureate level certification in the teaching
field. Two years of satisfactory educational
experience is required prior to the issuance of the
Class A Certificate. Note: Educational
experience is defined as: teaching experience
and instructional support experience, including
full-time education work in: (1) any state or
local public school, regionally accredited
postsecondary school, educational agency, or
educational association; (2) an accredited, state
registered, state-approved, and/or church-related
nonpublic school; and (3) rehabilitation facilities
for P-12 students. Education experience as an
intern, graduate assistant, student teacher or in
positions such as substitute teacher, aide, or
clerical worker, shall not be considered. |
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I.
Professional Courses |
9 hours |
ED 504, Techniques of Educational Research
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3 |
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ED 506, Educational Statistics |
3 |
EP 500, Advanced Educational Psychology
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SC 506, Life-Span Development and Learning |
3 |
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II.
Teaching Field ** |
24 hours |
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SC 540, Guidance Function in Education |
3 |
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SC 541, Techniques of Counseling |
3 |
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SC 542, Career Development and Counseling |
3 |
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SC 543, Guidance in the Elementary School |
3 |
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SC 545, Diagnostic Techniques for School Counselors |
3 |
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SC 546, Group Counseling |
3 |
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SC 547, Counseling Multicultural Population |
3 |
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SC 549, Internship in School Counseling |
3 |
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TOTAL REQUIRED |
33 hours |
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*Students who have not previously met the special
education requirement must take a general survey
course in special education. |
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**These programs are also offered online. |
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Note: With the exception of courses with
prerequisites, courses may be taken in any order. |
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MAT/GRE Score: Is an admission requirement.
Students can be admitted conditionally without this
score. However, no student will be allowed to
take more than 12 hours of graduate credit prior to
meeting this requirement. |
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Internship: Students cannot begin the internship
until they have completed SC 541 (including the 30
hour practicum) and three (3) additional School
Counseling (SC) courses. To begin the
internship, the student must request an application
and other forms from their advisor. After a
student registers for the internship (SC 549), they
have one year from the end of term in which they
register to complete all requirements.
Students will receive a grade of "I" in SC 569 until
all requirements are met. The grade of "I"
does not affect the student's GPA or financial aid,
there is not additional cost associated with the
"I", and the student does not have to register for
the internship during the subsequent
semesters. |
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GPA: Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 overall
and no grade less than a "C" can be counted in the
program. |
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Praxis II: Students in this program must take
and pass the Praxis II School Guidance and
Counseling Test (test code 0420 - passing score
520). Students should wait until they are
within two courses of completing their program to
take the Praxis II. Registration for the
Praxis II is completed online at
http://www.ets.org/praxis. |
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Comprehensive Examination: The Praxis II test is the
Comprehensive Examination. |
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Application for Degree: Each candidate for a
master's degree must apply for the degree through
the Registrar's Office no later than the semester
prior to the semester in which he/she expects to
meet requirements for the degree. Application
forms are available online or in the Registrar's
Office. It is the responsibility of the
student to file this application. The last day
for filing an application for a degree is shown on
the University's academic calendar. Students
who fail to meet the degree requirements after
filing for the degree or diploma must refile for the
degree when requirements are completed. |
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Application for Certification: Upon satisfactory
completion of requirements for the master's degree
(including the State approved professional education
requirements and experience) students who initially
held or met requirements for an Alabama Class B
Professional Certificate will qualify for the
appropriate Alabama Class A Professional
Certificate. Out-of-state students should
check carefully the requirements of their respective
states. Application for certification is the
student's responsibility and is made through the
Certification Officer, The University of West
Alabama, Station 8, Livingston, Alabama 35470. |
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Transfer Courses: With the approval of the
appropriate academic dean, up to nine hours of
graduate credit may be transferred into this
program. No transfer credit below the grade of
"B" is acceptable. No transfer credit over
nine years old will be accepted. |
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Catalogue: This program sheet is not intended to
replace the Graduate Catalogue. |
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Changes: Information appearing on this program
sheet is subject to change without notice to
individual students. |
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