Educational Specialist, Community Counseling

(Agency/Rehabilitation)
(33 post-master's semester hours)

 

The Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree is designed to assist counselors who wish to continue their professional development in working toward licensure, training for supervision, or who plan to enter doctoral programs in counselor education.

 

Prerequisites:

Prerequisites for admission to the program include: a)  a Master’s degree in counseling, including courses in a) the 8 CACREP areas, a 100 hour practicum, and a 600 hour internship and, b) evidence of either previous or current employment as a professional counselor.  

 

Students admitted to the Ed.S program are appointed an advisor upon admission to the program. Students shall receive a letter from The Graduate School detailing this information once they have been admitted into the program. Students are required to meet with their advisor and discuss their professional plans before declaring a track of study and before practicum and internship. All students will complete Area I, Core Area of Study. In Area II, students and their advisor will design a plan of study based on the professional needs of the student.

Comprehensive Examination

Upon completion of the requisite course work, students are required to pass a written and oral examination conducted by Counselor Education Faculty in order to complete the EdS. degree.