Master of Education

Master of Education

School Counseling and Leadership

The M.Ed. in School Counseling and Leadership is designed to prepare candidates for licensure as school counselors. The program consists of 15 hours of Leadership Core courses and 27 hours of school counseling specialty courses. Practical activities representative of situations school personnel face on a daily basis have been integrated into the coursework. The program will provide opportunities for outstanding teachers to earn Arkansas school counselor licensure.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the Master of Education degree with a major in School Counseling and Leadership must complete the following 42-semester-hour program of study.

Level One Coursework -Core Courses (15 hours)

COUN 6003: School Leadership and Organization

COUN 6143: Organizational Change and the Role of School Counseling

COUN 6011: Instructional Leadership

COUN 6152: Professional Portfolio

COUN 6133: Principles of Curriculum Development

COUN 6113: Action Research and Data Analysis for High Performing Schools

Level Two Coursework - School Counseling and Leadership (20)

COUN 6213: Developmental Counseling: Theory and Application

COUN 6233: Organization and Leadership of School Counseling Programs

COUN 6254: Assessment and Career/Academic Advising

COUN 6243: Group Counseling Strategies in the Schools

COUN 6263: Teaming, Collaboration, and Advocacy

COUN 6224: Counseling Skill Development (I); Theory and Application of School Interventions

Level Three Courses - Supervised Field Experiences

COUN 6303: Counseling Skill Development (II)

COUN 6304: Internship

General Requirements For

Master of Education in Counseling and Leadership

A minimum of 42 semester hours must be completed. All courses must be at the 6000 level.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT) must be completed with official scores on file in the Office of Graduate Studies.
A portfolio must be successfully completed and approved by a portfolio review committee.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 must be achieved in all graduate work attempted at Arkansas Tech University, with a maximum of 6 hours of "C" grades. A student receiving 6 hours of "C" grades or 3 hours of "F" grades is subject to dismissal from the graduate program. Grades lower than "C" will not be counted toward degree requirements.
The completion of the Master’s Degree program within six years from the time of unconditional or conditional admission to the graduate program.
Three years of teaching experience is required for admission.
A written assessment followed by an interview for program admissions will be required.
Successful completion of a Technology Assessment within the first semester of admission to the program is required. Students will be required to take EDLD 6112: Technology Applications to meet any technology deficiencies identified through the technology assessment.
Students will be entered into the program as cohorts.

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