Master of Arts in Education with a Concentration in School Guidance Counseling - Arizona

The concentration in school guidance counseling emphasizes the complex demands of the school counselor by providing in-depth, realistic information to deal with students in a dynamic school and community environment including early intervention and team consultation. Program completion is designed to meet the school guidance counseling requirements for certification in Arizona. In Arizona, neither teaching experience nor teacher certification is required to be a school guidance counselor.

Note: EDC 8014 must be taken prior to the practicum, which must be taken last.

Degree Requirements

Foundation Courses

EDC 7133CNSLNG & THE HELPING PROFESSIONS (3)

EDF 7163RESEARCH:ASSESSMENT AND EVAL (3)

EDC 7303THEORIES OF TRAUMA, GRIEF, AND LOSS (3)

EDF 7403SCHL CNSLG CHNG ENVIRON (3)

EDF 8503MASTER'S RESEARCH PROJECT (3)

Concentration Courses

EDC 7433SOCL/CULTRL CONCERNS IN CNSLNG (3)

EDC 7824LIFE PLAN&CAREER DVLPMT SCH CNSL (3)

EDC 7933GROUP COUNSELING & DYNAMICS (3)

EDC 8014PROF AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS (3)

EDC 8023DESIGNING AND LEADING CCBP (3)

EDC 8463PRACTICUM IN SCHL COUNSEL (3)

EDC 8493PRACTICUM IN SCHOOL COUNSELING II (3)