COUNSELOR EDUCATION, Ed.S., 30 HOURS

Advising: Department of Leadership, Technology and Human Development, Dr. Mary Jackson, P. O. Box 8131, Statesboro, GA 30460, (912) 478-5736, mjackson@georgiasouthern.edu, Fax: (912) 478-7104, http://coe.georgiasouthern.edu/lthd/counselored.html

Admissions Requirements

Regular

1. Hold a Master's degree in the field of counseling from an accredited graduate institution.
2. If seeking Georgia Level Six Certification in Counselor Education, must possess or be eligible for the Level Five Certificate in the field.
3. Present a 3.25 or higher GPA on all graduate work attempted.
4. Present official report of scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the verbal, quantitative and analytical writing sections of the Graduate Records Examination (GRE).
5. Submit a personal statement of purpose, not to exceed 200 words, that identifies the applicant's reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to the applicant's professional aspirations.
6. Submit a completed "Disclosure and Affirmation Form" that addresses misconduct disclosure, criminal background check, the Code of Ethics for Educators, and tort liability insurance.

Provisional

Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of "B" or higher in their first nine (9) hours of course work after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the department to be converted to regular status.

Acquiring School Counseling Certification:

1. Persons seeking initial certification in School Counseling and who hold a 48 hour (CACREP equivalent) master's degree in a counseling field other than School Counseling may earn the program's recommendation for the School Counseling Level Six Certificate by completing the Ed.S. in School Counseling, and all of the following school specialty courses: COUN 7431, COUN 7432, COUN 7433, COUN 7434, COUN 7738 (School Counseling Internship I) and COUN 7739 (School Counseling Internship II).
2. Persons seeking initial certification in School Counseling and who hold less than a 48 hour (CACREP curriculum equivalent) masters's degree in School Counseling or in a counseling field other than School Counseling may earn the program's recommendation for the School Counselor Level Six Certificate by completing the Ed.S. degree program in Counselor Education and all of the course work in the M.Ed. in Counselor Education (School Counseling Emphasis/Track One), not completed previously.

Prerequisites

EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)

*COUN 8839 - Action Research in Counselor Education (3)

**EDUR 8434 - Field-based Educational Research (3)

EDUR 8131 - Educational Statistics I (3)

COUN 8536 - Advocacy and Systemic Change in a Diverse Society (3)

COUN 8538 - Advanced Group Development and Supervision (3)

COUN 8737 - Advanced Counseling Practicum and Supervision (3)

Advisor approved electives may be chosen from Counselor Education, Educational Leadership, Instructional Technology, School Psychology, or other areas related to projected work settings.

OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• Successful completion of Ed.S. Comprehensive Exit Assessment: Involves constituting a three faculty advisory committee to guide field study, and requires the completion and oral defense of a major field-based research paper
• Must successfully complete assessments identified at each program transition point

*IRB approval of research proposal required before enrolling.

**Advisory approval of research topic is a prerequisite to enrolling.