While master’s in school counseling programs may slightly differ from one another, the core curriculum offered tends to share many similarities. Programs are even more consistent when they are accredited by the same organization, like CACREP, as these organizations require standard curriculum be shared across all their accredited programs.
- Standard Program Credits: 60 semester credits/90 quarter credits
- Standard Full-Time Program Length: ~2 years
- Standard Party-Time Program Length: 2.5-4 years
- Practicum (supervised skills practice): 100 hours
- Internship (placed at schools): 600 hours
Core Counseling Foundation Curriculum (24-33 Credits)
- Counseling Theories
- Human Growth and Development
- Multicultural Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Career Development
- Assessment and Testing
- Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice
School Counseling Specialties (12-21 Credits)
- Foundations of School Counseling (ASCA model)
- Counseling Children and Adolescents
- School-based Consultation and Collaboration
- Academic/college/career Readiness Counseling
- Trauma-informed Practices in Schools