This 48 hour program is designed to meet the curriculum requirements of the Kentucky Professional School Counselor Standards as well as Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) standards. Although teaching certification and one year of experience is not required for the degree, it is required for the Kentucky Elementary (K-8) or Secondary (5-12) School Counseling Certification (some exceptions are made through alternative certification routes).

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* 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, AND EPY 816 ARE PREREQUSISITES FOR THE MAJORITY OF YOUR OTHER COUNSELING COURSES. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU TAKE THESE COURSES EARLY IN YOUR PROGRAM IN ORDER TO AVOID COURSE CONFLICTS.

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.

1. 33 hours in a Planned Program. The required courses for this certification are:

• COU 813 Professional Orientation and Ethics in Counseling

• COU 814 Organization and Administration of Counseling Services

• COU 820 Group Counseling

• COU 825 Developmental Guidance

• COU 840 Counseling Theory and Practice

• COU 846 Process and Basic Techniques of Counseling

• COU 847 Crisis and Abuse Counseling

• COU 848 Child and Adolescent Counseling

• COU 855 Diagnosis and Treatment

• EPY 816 Test and Measurement

• COU 880 Practicum

2. A completed TC-1 form

3. A documented offer of employment as a counselor

4. Completion of the 48 hour Master’s degree within 2 years of issuance of the Temporary Provisional Certificate

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 (course hours 10 years or less old) you can combine these on a planned  program generated with your adviser to earn the Rank I with the completion of 6 graduate hours.

The Standard Certification in School Counseling is earned with 60 graduate hours in planned program in School Counseling. If a candidate for this certification has taken all their graduate courses from this planned program they will earn the Standard Certificate in School Counseling and the Rank I at the same time.

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:

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)

Endorsement from Secondary School Counseling to Elementary School Counseling: (resulting in a K-12 certificate)

Courses Needed

Endorsement in Individual Intellectual Assessment :  Fact Sheet and Other Info

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.

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.

• 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

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: 

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See your advisor for approved electives that match your career goals.