School Counseling
The Master of Education Degree in Counseling assists graduate students in developing the competencies necessary for a position as a counselor in school settings. The program is structured to enable graduate students to develop personal awareness of self as a counselor, knowledge of counseling and educational concepts, and skills in counseling students at a variety of age levels. Included in this program is an emphasis on developing assessment and research skills and using research findings in school counseling.
Please note:
The faculty members of the Department of Counseling and Human Services reserve the right to terminate the training or supervision of any candidate who shows himself/herself incapable of achieving an acceptable standard of personal and/or professional behavior. This standard also applies to candidates for admission.
Master of Education in Counseling Tracks
There are three four programs associated with a Master of Education in Counseling:
- Master of Education in Elementary School Counseling (Certification)
- Master of Education in Elementary School Counseling (Licensure)
- Master of Education in Secondary School Counseling (Certification)
- Master of Education in Secondary School Counseling (Licensure)
Other Related Programs
Students may also be interested in our Master of Education programs in higher education administration or College Counseling Licensure.
Program Search
- Art Education
- Counseling
- Child and Adolescent Counseling
- Counseling-Mental Health
- Couples, Marital and Family Therapy
- Computer Science
- Computer Science- Information Technology
- Computer Science- Professional Science Master's (PSM)
- Elementary Education
- English
- Instructional Technology
- Library Science
- MBA-Business Administration
- Public Administration
- Reading
- School Counseling
- School Counseling-Elementary Education Certification
- School Counseling-Elementary Education Licensure
- School Counseling-Secondary Education Certification
- School Counseling-Secondary Education Licensure
- Secondary Education
- Social Work
- Student Affairs in Higher Education
- Student Affairs in Higher Education - Administration
- Student Affairs in Higher Education - College Counseling Licensure
- Supervisory Certificate: Curriculum and Instruction
Admission Requirements
Official transcripts from previous colleges or universities (non-KU), 3 letters of recommendation, 3.0 undergraduate GPA, helping incident relationship statement, department interview.
