Elementary & Secondary
School Counseling

Master of Education

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Program Requirements

Students must complete ten academic courses in appropriate sequence to meet prerequisite requirements and either a supervised practicum or supervised internship from the list below:

MEC 6401 Theories of Counseling (Prerequisite to MEC 6502, MEC 6503, and MEC 7202)

MEC 6402 Human Behavior and Child Development
(Prerequisite to MEC 6502, MEC 6503,
and MEC 7202)

MEC 6501 Principles and Practices of the Guidance Program (Prerequisite to MEC 6502, MEC 6503,
and MEC 7202)

MEC 6502 Tools and Techniques of Individual
Counseling: Part I (Prerequisite MEC 6401,
MEC 6402, MEC 6501, and MEC 7203)

MEC 6503 Tools and Techniques of Individual
Counseling: Part II (Prerequisite MEC 6502)

MEC 7202 Group Counseling (Prerequisite MEC 6401,
MEC 6402, MEC 6501, and MEC 7203)

MEC 7203 Career Development and Information Services

MEC 7501 Family Counseling

MEC 7502 The Counselor as Consultant

MEC 7701 Testing, Measurements, and Research
in School Counseling

MEC 7781 Supervised Practicum: Elementary

MEC 7782 Supervised Practicum: Secondary

MEC 8000 Supervised Internship: I Elementary

MEC 8001 Supervised Internship: II Elementary

MEC 8002 Supervised Internship: I Secondary

MEC 8003 Supervised Internship: II Secondary

Prerequisites for all Supervised Practica/Internships

Satisfactory completion of: MEC 6401, MEC 6402, MEC 6501, MEC 6502, MEC 6503, MEC 7202 and meet with the Clinical Coordinator or the Program Coordinator.

Qualifications for Degree

To qualify for the Master of Education degree, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 36 credit hours (with practicum), or 42 credit hours (with internships), maintain a GPA of at least 3.0, and submit scores on all PRAXIS I tests or a current, valid teaching certificate. All course work (including practicum or internships) must be completed within five years.

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2008-2009 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2008 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.