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The
Department of Counseling and Leadership derives its name
from the two graduate program areas within the unit:
Counseling and Development and Educational Leadership.
The mission and purpose of the various degree
programs are as follows:
Counseling
and Development
Graduate
Study in counseling and development leads to a Master of
Education degree in either community or school counseling.
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in counseling
and development requires completion of at least 51 semester
hours of approved graduate-level work.
The curriculum conforms to the accreditation
standards prescribed by the Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
A cohort of students is selected each year to move
through the program as a group.
The
school counseling program prepares students to work as
counselors in elementary and secondary schools.
The community option prepares students to work in a
variety of human service settings, such as mental health,
substance abuse, and vocational rehabilitation centers;
adult probation and parole offices; career and employment
centers; and other community agencies offering counseling
services.
Educational
Leadership
Graduate
study in educational leadership leads to a Master of
Education (M.Ed.) degree in educational leadership. The M.Ed
degree requires completion of at least 42 semester hours of
approved graduate-level work. The program prepares students
to work as elementary and secondary school principals.
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