MA/MS in Student Counseling and Personnel Services

The school counseling master's degree trains counselors for elementary and secondary schools. Graduates learn to collaborate with school administrators, teachers, families and local figures, and to support students at risk or with special needs. The curriculum is 60 credits, which full-time students typically complete in two years. It is accredited by the counseling accreditation council and by the teacher-education accreditor, and it rests on a Christian view of teaching and learning. Applications are accepted for fall, spring and three summer sessions. Candidates provide two recommendations, a resume and a statement of purpose, and applicants educated outside English submit language test scores. A minimum undergraduate grade point average applies, though applicants below it can still be considered on the strength of their overall profile.