Counseling, MA

Earn certification for school counseling.

DEGREE:

Master of Arts (MA)

DELIVERY:

8-week Courses

LOCATION:

Online

TIME REQUIRED:

36 Credit Hours

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What You’ll Learn in the MA in Counseling

This 100% online 36-credit-hour program can be completed in 18 months, in which you’ll acquire core knowledge and clinical skills to enter the school counseling profession.

What You Can Do with a Counseling Degree

Upon completion of the program, students are eligible for Provisional Kentucky School Counselor certification and Rank II status.

What makes this program different?

Most courses in the program are 8 weeks in length, allowing students to take four courses per 16-week semester (two courses at a time) while working a full-time job.

Courses are offered once per academic year, so that when prospective students begin the program in the fall semester, they take courses within a cohort that allows them to share their educational experiences with the same group of peers during their tenure in the program.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to graduate study at MSU.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a baccalaureate degree awarding final transcript or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a master's degree awarding final transcript for those who have completed a previous master's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education is required.
A GRE score of 286 (verbal and quantitative) with a minimum verbal score of 143 or a raw score of 33 (385-390 Scaled Score) on the Miller Analogies Test is required. However, this requirement can be waived for students who earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher after completing their first 12 graduate credits within the program, or for students who have already completed a master's degree.
TOEFL 525 (197 computer-based) or 74 on the English Language Instruction Test of the University of Michigan, for international students.

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COUNSELING PROGRAM MISSION

The mission of the Morehead State University Counseling program is to provide quality counselor education preparation for graduate students and is accomplished through the integration of instructional excellence and rigorous curricula grounded in foundational and contemporary theory and its practical application in schools and the community. Faculty members maintain a special commitment to the cultivation of ethical practice, data-driven decision-making, multicultural counseling competence, social justice, transformational leadership, reflective practice, lifelong learning, and student development in accordance with guidelines and standards prescribed by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB).

PROGRAM COMPETENCIES

Upon completion of the MA in Counseling program, students will have knowledge of and the ability to apply:

Major contemporary theories, which form the foundation for the current practice of professional counseling.
Research techniques and methodologies sufficient to function as informed consumers of professional literature and to conduct applied and action research projects.
School counselor organization, roles, responsibilities and best practices adhering to state and national professional standards.
Psycho-educational assessment theory and practice.
Clinical assessment and diagnosis.
Human development, learning, and behavior.
Legal and ethical issues in counseling.