Master of Arts in Counselor Education - School Counseling

University of Central Florida

The CACREP Accredited School Counseling track in the Master of Arts in Counsellor Education is designed for the student planning to seek certification as a professional school counsellor in pre-K through postsecondary school settings.

The CACREP Accredited School Counseling track in the Counsellor Education MA program is designed for students who have a bachelor's degree in a discipline other than education and plan to seek certification as a professional school counsellor in pre-K through postsecondary school settings.

As part of the program's pragmatic approach to preparing counsellors, in addition to classroom studies, students in the School Counseling track may complete their first clinical experience (practicum) in either a public school or in the UCF Community Counseling and Research Centre. All School Counseling track students will complete their final internship clinical experiences in a K-12 school setting earning 600 total hours.

The CACREP accredited School Counseling track in the Counsellor Education MA program prepares students for certification as a professional school counsellor. As such, students must be formally admitted to the program in order to take any program area courses. The program requires a minimum of 60 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, including 6 credit hours of core courses, 30 credit hours of specialization, 9 credit hours of DOE required certification courses, 9 credit hours of professional clinical experiences, and 6 credit hours of electives in either the nonthesis or thesis option.