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You will develop professional skills such as consultation, collaboration, leadership, and advocacy to work with children and adolescents facing complex social, educational, and other pressures in today’s world during Wright State’s Master’s of Education in School Counseling program.
Be part of an academic program that emphasize counseling approaches, lifespan development, and comprehensive school counseling program models. Your coursework will include crisis counseling, counseling exceptional students, student problematic behaviors, and family systems. Prepare to provide services to students K-12 educational settings.
You can be confident in the quality of a program that has been nationally accredited by the Council of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) since 1989. The current term of accreditation for school counseling expires on October 31, 2020.
Your 60 credit hour program includes a one-semester practicum and a two-semester internship. These hands-on practical field experiences allow you to participate in a 1.5 academic year professional training under the supervision of a professional school counselor supervisor. Upon graduating, you will be eligible for the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) licensure examination. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on licensure examinations.
Year: 2018
Current Students: 33
Number of Graduates: 13
*Completion Rate: 85 percent
*Represents the percentage of students that graduated within the 3-year (or 9 semesters) expected time frame. Please note, graduate counseling programs do not require students to attend full time and many choose to attend part time.
Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Pass Rate: 92 percent
Job Placement: 80 percent
Represents the percentage of students who were employed in the field within six months of graduation.
Contact Information
Program Director:
Leslie Neyland-Brown Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
108A Allyn Hall
3640 Col. Glenn HW
937-775-2584
leslie.neyland@wright.edu
Related Link
Graduate Student Handbook (PDF)
Employment of school and career counselors is projected to grow 8 percent from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations (bls.gov). View the school counseling program profile for sample occupations, average salary, and additional employment projections.
Almost 93 percent of our 2018-2019 school counseling graduates were employed in Ohio within a year of graduation (ODJFS Data Match, 2019).
The College of Education and Human Services has provided a dedicated career consultant to assist you in connecting your major to a career. The career consultant focuses on staying up to date on career trends in education, kinesiology and health, leadership, and human services. Our assigned career consultant is an extension of services offered through Wright State’s Career Services.
You will practice and build skills in both a required practicum and an internship.
View the Master of Education in School Counseling program information and degree requirements in the Academic Catalog.
School Counseling Advising Form (PDF)
OR
3.3 cumulative minimum GPA
*Applicants can also be admitted conditionally if cumulative GPA is between 2.3 and 2.7
The graduate counseling and rehabilitation counseling programs review and admit new student twice a year. You are eligible to begin your program the following semester after you are admitted (i.e., students admitted in the fall are eligible to start taking classes in the spring semester). The deadline to have all required application materials submitted to the Graduate School is as follows:
Admission Process
Submit:
Successfully complete an interview with program faculty.
Questions about the graduate school application? Contact:
Graduate School
Location: 344 Student Union
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone: 937-775-2976
Fax: 937-775-2453
Email: wsugrad@wright.edu
The practical experience provided through a practicum experience is a critical component of all counselor education programs. The counseling practicum is meant to be a culminating experience, in that the student should be able to display essential knowledge, skills, and values in an actual K-12 school setting. Through this experience, students engage in all of the day-to-day responsibilities and roles of professional school counselors. All school counseling master’s degree students are required to secure a practicum site and professional school counselor supervisor from whom students will receive direct professional guidance and direction.
Students normally enter the practicum with a common core of academic experiences. Practicum students will have completed coursework related to the basic principles and procedures utilized by professional counselors and will have been exposed to the major theories and techniques of counseling. A Program of Study form must be completed and on file in the department office prior to students submitting an application for practicum. It is recommended that school counseling master’s degree students complete the practicum during the spring or fall semester at a K-12 educational facility.
All counseling students are required to have completed the following courses with a grade of “B” or better:
*CNL 6020 Techniques of Counseling, must be completed within TWO semesters prior to practicum
School counseling students must complete the following courses PRIOR to beginning practicum.
*CNL 6200 Clinical Pathology in Counseling is only required if completing practicum at a clinical mental health counseling site.
The following application materials must be submitted and approved prior to enrolling in CNL 8650 Individual and Group Practicum:
Practicum Forms and Appendices
Additional Practicum Appendices
*Note: these appendices and the information regarding them can be found in the practicum manual.
February 15 for Practicum enrollment during Summer and Fall semesters
Other graduation requirements include widened of student learning based on the 7 content strands listed below:
Students must submit applications for both practicum and internship each semester. Please see handbook for specific information related to the application on materials.
Applications and paperwork apply for one-semester only-students MUST apply each semester they plan to register for Internship. The student must supply verification of liability insurance at the time of each application. A photocopy of the insurance application and check will not fulfill this requirement. The student can provide a copy of the policy or anything that states their name and the dates that they will be covered by the insurance. Student applications to join the American Counseling Association (ACA) and applications for ACA Professional Liability Insurance are available in 108 Allyn Hall. Students may also join the ASCA for Professional Liability Insurance.
The following indicates the minimum requirements for counseling practicum placements (based on a 15-week semester).
On-Site Requirements:
*Wright State University’s summer semesters are scheduled for 12 weeks. Students registered for practicum during a summer semester will be required to spend a minimum of 9 hours per week at the practicum site to obtain the minimum 100 hours required for practicum. However, it is recommended that school counseling master’s degree students enroll in practicum only during the regular academic year (fall or spring semester).
Students must be supervised by a professional school counselor licensed or certified by the Ohio Department of Education with a master’s degree in school counseling and at least two years of experience as a school counselor.
The student is required to complete a total of 6 credit hours of CNL 8670 for a minimum of 600 clock hours at his/her internship site with a minimum of 240 direct client contact clock hours. One credit hour equals 100 clock hours on site. The following are minimum internship requirements.
In addition to completing the requirements for practicum, the practicum (CNL 8650) must be completed.
Applications and paperwork apply for one semester only-students MUST apply each semester they plan to register for internship. The student must supply verification of liability insurance at the time of each application. A photocopy of the insurance application and check will not fulfill this requirement. The student can provide a copy of the policy or anything that states their name and the dates that they will be covered by the insurance. Student applications to join the American Counseling Association (ACA) and applications for ACA Professional Liability Insurance are available in 108 Allyn Hall. Students may also join the ASCA for Professional Liability Insurance.
Summer Semester and Fall Semester—February 15
*Please refer to the Practicum and Internship PowerPoint presentation on the DHS homepage for additional information. The following procedures are required in order to register for
CNL 8670:
Last semester Internship submissions:
Note: Students must pass the OAE School Counselor Exam for Ohio School Counselor licensure. Students who pass the OAE are not required to take the department comprehensive exam.
*Note: these appendices and the information regarding them can be found in the internship manual.
In 2018, there were 13 graduates of Wright State University's school counseling program. Currently, we have 33 students enrolled in our school counseling program. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on licensing examinations. The pass rate for graduates taking the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) licensure examination in 2018 was 92 percent. Of the admitted students, 85 percent graduate from the program in the expected time period. 80 percent of school counseling graduates were employed in the field within six months of graduation.
Download the 2017-2018 School Counseling Annual Assessment report.
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