School Counseling M.Ed.
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Our program prepares you for a career as a professional school counselor in public or private elementary, middle/junior high, and high schools. Our program involves practica and internships related to your career goals. We accept both full-time and part-time students.
Degree Overview | Admissions | Accreditation | Faculty | Cost & Financial Support | Information for Current Students
Degree Overview
Coursework–60 hours minimum
- Offers courses in all eight CACREP common core areas
- Offers specialized courses to prepare school counselors
- Students complete practica and internships in settings related to their career goals
- Degree leads to recommendation for Class A Alabama professional educator certification
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Admissions
Application Deadline
April 1, 2017 (for Fall 2017 start)
Application Requirements
For the admission process, you will need to provide the following:
- All official transcripts
- 3 reference forms
- TOEFL report (for international students)
- Statement of intent
- Interviews are required
- Clear Background Check
- Alabama residents select “Registration” procedures
- Out-of-state residents select “Fingerprint Cards – Out of State only”
- Praxis (required if you do not have valid State of Alabama teaching certificate)
- Go to Alabama Educator Preparation Program Approach; scroll to Tests Required for All Teaching Fields; click on “+” next to Program Entry
- Register and pass the Core Academic Skills for Educators Combined Test (5751)
- Submit electronic score report from ETS to Auburn University (1005) and the Alabama State Department of Education (7020)
Accreditation
The School Counseling master’s program is accredited by:
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
View our accreditation documents:
- Counselor Education Program Outcomes 2016-2017 (PDF)
- Counselor Education Comprehensive Assessment Plan (PDF)
Faculty
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Cost & Financial Support
Cost
Financial Support
- Auburn University Graduate Assistantship Guidelines
- Auburn University Research and Travel Fellowships
- Auburn University Scholarships (AUSOM)
- Auburn University Student Financial Services
- College of Education Graduate Student Travel Awards Guidelines
- SERC Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship
- SERC Graduate Assistantship Application (Priority given to doctoral students)
Information for Current Students
- Graduate Diversity Campus Experience (DiCE)
- Iota Delta Sigma Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, an international honor society