Program Description

The Master of Education degree in School Counseling prepares students for employment as professional school counselors in K-12 schools. This program is designed to fulfill the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed School Counselor in the state of Ohio.  Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge in:
   1. assessment;
   2. groupwork;
   3. career development;
   4. helping relationships;
   5. human growth and development;
   6. social and cultural diversity;
   7. research and program evaluation; and
   8. professional orientation and ethical practice
2. Meet the academic components required by the Ohio Department of Education to be eligible to sit for the current licensure assessments
3. Understand legal and ethical standards and practice in a legal and ethical manner
4. Understand and demonstrate multicultural responsiveness
5. Demonstrate a strong counselor identity
6. Demonstrate strong skills in identifying affect, behavior and cognition that contributes to mental health issues
7. Understand and demonstrate sound counseling skills and techniques within a theoretical framework in both individual and group counseling
8. Demonstrate valuable skills in conceptualizing student success and growth
9. Understand the importance of research in advancing the counseling profession including how to critique research to inform counseling practice
10. Work with crisis, trauma, suicide and at-risk students
11. Design and evaluate school counseling programming

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
• Questions in Anticipation of Licensure form
• Supplemental Interview Form
• Interview

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• Total 60 Credits program(Yearly tuition fee is given)
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $35,634
• Official documents required