Master of Education in Counseling
The Master of Education (MEd) in Counseling offers an emphasis in College Student Affairs for those students desiring employment in a wide variety of college and university student services settings. The CSA program is 30-semester hours offered entirely online in an 8-week semester format. It targets the bachelor-level student affairs professional desiring a graduate degree to improve service delivery and promotability.
Program Requirements - MEd
College Student Affairs students must pass a locally developed comprehensive exit examination. All examinations are administered once each fall and spring semester, and once during the summer. Details on examinations and their dates are available at the departmental office. In addition, CSA students complete a field experience, COUN 555: Internship, consisting of a minimum of 150 contact hours engaging in CSA professional activities.
Required courses in the major, minor, or specialization
| College Student Affairs Emphasis - MEd (30 semester hours) | ||
| COUN 505 | Introduction to College Student Affairs * | 3 |
| COUN 512 | Career Development | 3 |
| COUN 522 | Social, Cultural, and Family Issues | 3 |
| COUN 555 | Internship | 3 |
| COUN 560 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| COUN 581 | Addictions Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 590 | Legal Issues Stu Affairs | 3 |
| COUN 595 | Research Methods and Program Evaluation (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
| COUN 606 | Student Affairs Services in Higher Education * | 3 |
| COUN 607 | Contemporary College Student | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Students pursuing the College Student Affairs emphasis in MEd Counseling must earn a grade of A or B in the following two classes: COUN 505 & COUN 606.
