Admission
In addition to meeting the general admission requirements of the Graduate School, applicants to the master's of education with an emphasis in community or school counseling must complete the divisional application in addition to the application to Graduate School, have three completed references on file, must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0, and must take Cns Ed 410 (6000), Personal and Professional Development in Counseling in their first semester. Admissions will be conducted twice a year. The deadlines for applications are June 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the winter semester. Students are accepted on a provisional basis pending their completion of application materials, Cns Ed 410 (6000), and review by the Counseling Faculty Review Board.
Since it is the objective of the counseling faculty to identify students with low effectiveness potential as early as possible and to initiate the necessary procedures for dealing with such students, the faculty of the counseling program reserves the right to review students at any stage of their course work. Any grade less than a B in any core counseling course Cns Ed 410 (6000), Personal and Professional Development in Counseling; Cns Ed 411 (6010), Theories of Counseling; Cns Ed 482(6270), School Counseling Practicum or Cns 485 (6370), Community Counseling Practicum; Cons Ed 483(6280) School Counseling Field Experience I and Cons Ed 484(6285), School Counseling Field Experience II or Cns Ed 486 (6380),Community Counseling Field Experience (6 units), will automatically trigger a review process which may result in the termination of the student's degree program.
Students admitted to the master's degree program in counseling on restricted status must attain a 3.0 GPA for the first 12 hours of graduate course work at UM St. Louis with no grades less than a B. Restricted students must include the following courses in the first 12 hours of course work: Cns Ed 410(6000), Personal and Professional Development in Counseling; Cns Ed 411(6010), Theories of Counseling, and Cns Ed 482(6270), School Counseling Practicum, or Cns Ed 485(6370), Community Counseling Practicum. A student earning any grade less than a B in any of these three courses, but still maintaining a 3.0 GPA, will be allowed to repeat the course one time and must earn a grade of B or better to be admitted.
Master of Education: Emphasis in Elementary School Counseling
The courses listed below meet the course work requirements for the M.Ed. degree, state certification, and licensing as a professional counselor:
Counselor Education (Cns Ed)
410(6000), Personal and Professional Development in Counseling
411(6010), Theories of Counseling
412(6600) , Theories & Techniques of Counseling Children and Adolescents
413(6020), Ethical and Professional Issues in Individual and Relationship Counseling
414(6050), Individual Inventory
420(6040), Group Procedures in Counseling
431(6200), Foundations of School Guidance
442(6400), Career Information and Development
482(6270), School Counseling Practicum
483(6280), School Counseling Field Experience I
484(6285), School Counseling Field Experience II
495(6030), Foundations for Multicultural Counseling
Psychological Foundations and Human Development (Ed Psy)
410(6210), Lifespan: Individual & Family Development
432(6532), Psycho-Educational Differences in Childhood
Educational Research and Evaluation Methods (Ed Rem)
421(6709), Educational and Psychological Measurement
431(6710), Educational Research Methods and Design
Individuals seeking certification as a professional school counselor in the State of Missouri who are non-teacher certificated must take the following courses in addition to their counseling degree: Ed.Psych 411(6111), Sec Ed 416(6416), SE 320, and Elem. Ed. 410 (6410) or Sec. Ed. 415(6415).
Master of Education: Emphasis in Secondary School Counseling
The courses listed below meet the course work requirements for the M.Ed. degree, state certification, and licensing as a professional counselor:
Counselor Education (Cns Ed)
410(6000), Personal and Professional Development in Counseling
411(6010), Theories of Counseling
412(6600), Theories & Techniques of Counseling Children and Adolescents
413(6020), Ethical and Professional Issues in Individual and Relationship Counseling
414 (6050), Individual Inventory
420(6040), Group Procedures in Counseling
4316200), Foundations of School Guidance
442(6400), Career Information and Development
482(6270), School Counseling Practicum
483(6280), School Counseling Field Experience I
484(6285), School Counseling Field Experience II
495(6030), Foundations for Multicultural Counseling
Psychological Foundations and Human Development (Ed Psy)
410(6210), Lifespan: Individual & Family Development
432(6532), Psycho-Educational Differences in Childhood
Educational Research and Evaluation Methods (Ed Rem)
421(6709), Educational and Psychological Measurement
431(6710), Educational Research Methods and Design
Individuals seeking certification as a professional school counselor in the State of Missouri who are non-teacher certificated must take the following courses in addition to their counseling degree: Psych Ed 411(6111), Sec Ed 416(6416), Sec Ed 320, and Elem Ed. 410 (6410) or Sec Ed. 415(6415).
Master of Education: Emphasis in Community Counseling
The community counseling emphasis allows flexibility for developing programs appropriate to particular nonschool settings. Students must have their adviser's approval before taking other than required courses.
Core Curriculum (CNS ED)
The courses listed below meet the course work requirements for the M. Ed. Degree and the license to practice as a professional counselor:
410(6000), Personal and Professional Development in Counseling
411(6010), Theories of Counseling
413(6020), Ethical and Professional Issues in Individual and Relationship Counseling
414(6050), Individual Inventory
415, Foundation of Community Counseling
420(6040), Group Procedures in Counseling
442(6400), Career Information and Development
485(6370), Community Counseling Practicum
486(6380), Community Counseling Field Experience (6)
495(6030), Foundations of Multicultural Counseling
Psychological Foundations and Human Development (Ed Psych)
The following course is required:
413(6113), Personality Development and Adjustment Educational Research and Evaluation Methods (Ed Rem)
The following courses are required:
431(6710), Educational Research Methods and Design
Area of Specialization (9 hours)
Course work in the area of specialization is to be selected in consultation with the adviser and may include career counseling, mental health counseling, rehabilitation counseling, child and adolescent counseling, couples and family counseling, and others.