The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in School Counseling is designed to prepare educators who have a strong desire to help students succeed academically and to promote their well-being. School counselors focus their work on positive student development, especially high expectations, achievement motivation, and school engagement. Counselors help to build a caring and positive school climate, promote resiliency, provide support and guidance to students, and involve parents in schooling
Lamar University’s M.Ed. in School Counseling is a non-thesis program designed to prepare educators to meet the requirements of School Counselor credentialing articulated by national and state standards and the Texas State Board for Educator Certification standards through:
Developing the knowledge, skills and dispositions for fulfilling the school counselor role;
Building a school community that supports the success of all students;
Facilitating the well-being and development of children and youth in the educational setting;
Delivering a developmental guidance program, intervention services, career planning, individual counseling, and planning based on student needs as well as supporting the educational mission of the school.
Students are required to complete 36 hours of coursework. The internship course is the final course and requires all other courses to be completed to enroll. The Practicum includes a mentor or supervisor being assigned from the student’s district/campus, for a total of 160 hours.
Education requirements vary by state, but a master’s degree is required to become a certified counselor in Texas and most states.
Each 5-week course emphasizes knowledge and skills within an application based curriculum. This program can be completed in as little as 18months.