Major/Minor Detail

Master of Science in Education (emphasis in Counselor Education)

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The School Counseling Program offered by the Department of Psychology and Counseling
is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs (CACREP). Applicants for school counselor license in Arkansas must hold a valid
teaching license. Students completing this program are eligible in both Arkansas and Missouri.
Purpose Of The Degree

The purpose of the M.S.E. degree in School Counseling is to train school counseling professionals with expert skills in coordinating school counseling programs, supporting the teaching/learning process, counseling with students, and consulting with persons having significant influence on students' well-being and development. This program provides graduatelevel
study which is based on the comprehensive developmental model of school guidance
and counseling. This program prepares K-12 counselors to promote development of skills and
experiences needed by all students for success in school and later life, to develop prevention
programs focused on predictable hindrances to development of identifiable groups of students,
to conduct interventions for remediation of individual concerns, and to intervene with both
groups and individuals in crisis situations.
Throughout the program, school counseling trainees are required to engage in experiences
intended to increase their self-awareness and promote their own personal and professional
development. The educational and developmental orientation of the School Counseling
Program provides students with unique expertise that makes them the appropriate choice for
counseling practice in a school setting. Students in the School Counseling Program experience
a depth of training and acquire a level of expertise for practice in the school setting that
is comparable to that of counselors in other settings.