School Counseling - North Carolina A & T State University

School Counseling from North Carolina A & T State University is a Campus Master Counseling and Personnel Services degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Master of Science degree in School Counseling is a 60 credit hour program designed for individuals seeking a professional career in Elementary or Secondary School Counseling. Students in the School Counseling master?s program take core counseling courses and electives relative to their area of professional interest. Students also complete a 100 hour practicum and 600 hours of internship in a school counseling setting. The School Counseling program is a flexible and high quality evening program which offers students the opportunity to create an individualized rate of matriculation in either part-time or full-time enrollment. The School Counseling program is nationally accredited by the Council on the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and curricular experiences and demonstrated knowledge encompasses each of the eight core areas of professional counseling which include Professional Identity, Social and Cultural Diversity, Human Growth and Development, Career Development, Helping Relationships, Group Work, Assessment, and Research and Program Evaluation. Additionally, students are prepared to take the PRAXIS II Specialty test in School Guidance and Counseling and the National Counseling Examination (NCE) of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) which is administered twice annually at NCA&T and apply for licensure as a licensed professional counselor through the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors upon completion of the program. Students who pass the NCE prior to graduation are recognized as board eligible by NBCC. Practicum and internship hours are recognized by the North Carolina Licensed Professional Counseling board as hours of supervised practice. The School Counseling Program has the following objectives: 1. To provide a graduate program in school counseling designed for the preparation of counselors and other personnel service specialists. 2. To provide within the framework of the total program, opportunities for the student to develop understandings and skills to function effectively as an entry-level counselor . 3. To encourage the spirit of inquiry and the production and utilization of research data among both faculty and students. 4. To provide opportunities for planned periodic self-evaluation and the development of greater self-understanding as well as the qualities of openness, tolerance, and acceptance for self and others. 5. To make information concerning major aspects of the counselor education program and faculty available in a variety of media for prospective students. 6. To make a continuing evaluation through systematic review of students as they progress through the program to ensure the professional qualification of each student. View more details on North Carolina A & T State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling and Personnel Services courses.