* If internship is taken over 2-3 semesters the additional hours
can be used as electives on the standard certificate program. All hours for
internship must be completed to earn the masters degree.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
COU 813, 840, 846, ARE PREREQUISITES FOR YOUR OTHER COUNSELING COURSES. YOU MUST TAKE THESE 3 COURSES IN YOUR 1st ENROLLMENT(s)
Sample program registration schedule (12 hours) :
First Enrollment:
COU 813 Professional Orientation and Ethics
COU 840 Theory and Practice of Counseling
COU 846 Process and Basic Techniques of Counseling
EPY 816 Tests and Measurement
Rank II
Individuals holding a Kentucky teaching certificate will be awarded Rank II at the end of the first 33 hours in a planned program in education.
Temporary Provisional Certification
All course requirements for the 48 hr SC Master's degree (except internship); passing score on the CPCE Master's Comps; and a written job offer are required for the Temporary Provisional Certification. Please also note any student admitted after Fall 2009 will no longer be eligible for this temporary certification. Llink to the letter.
Rank I
The Rank I is earned with 60 graduate audit hours in education.
If you come into the Masters in School Counseling program with previous graduate
coursework relevant to education you can
combine these on a planned program generated with your adviser to earn the
Rank I with the completion of 60 graduate hours.
Rank I and Standard Certificate In School
Counseling
Completion of the 48 hours of coursework listed as required for
the M.A. Ed in School Counseling plus: 6 additional hours of electives for the standard certificate total 54 hours (approved by advisor).
Endorsements Available to those who already hold either the provisional or
standard school counseling certificate.
Endorsement from Elementary School Counseling to Secondary School Counseling: (resulting in a K-12 certificate)
Courses Needed:
COU 814
Org & Adm in Counseling
COU 825
Developmental Guidance K-12
6 hours of electives approved by advisor
Endorsement from Secondary School Counseling to Elementary School Counseling: (resulting in a K-12 certificate)
This 60 hour program is designed to meet the curriculum requirements of the Kentucky Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor law as well as CACREP standards. The program has 51 hours of required courses and 9 hours of electives which must be approved by the advisor and are within the curriculum guidelines of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) and the Kentucky Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor law.
Mental Health Masters of Arts in Counseling Program
If you would like to review the Mental Health Planned Program,
please click
here. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. A free download is available
at www.adobe.com
*If internship is taken over 2-3 semesters,
the additional hours can be used as electives.
SAMPLE First Enrollment For either School or
Mental Health:
COU 813 Professional Orientation and Ethics
COU 840 Theory and Practice of Counseling
COU 846 Process and Basic Techniques of Counseling
EPY 816 Tests and Measurement
Credential in Marriage and Family Therapy:
Cooperative Agreement with Western Kentucky University or Lindsay Wilson College for taking 9 hours of electives leading toward Kentucky License in Marriage and Family Therapy. Please check with the various colleges and universities for specific coursework.
Courses offered at EKU in the area of Family Counseling:
COU 850 Family Counseling (EKU) [program requirement]
COU 853 The Counseling Process in Clinical Human Sexuality
MASTERS OF ARTS HUMAN SERVICES
The Student Personnel Services in Higher Education emphasis is designed to prepare persons interested in various student personnel and student affairs functions inherent to institutions of higher education,
search as in a technical school, junior college, or four year university.
If you would like to review the Human Services Planned Program,
please click
here. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. A free download is available
at www.adobe.com
See your advisor for approved electives that match your career goals.
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
For those individuals who earned the Masters of Arts in Community Counseling (33 hours) at EKU and who wish to pursue the Kentucky LPCC Certification the following coursework is recommended.
