The Citadel Online Master’s in School Counseling
The Citadel offers an online master of education (MEd) in counselor education for adults who want to become school counselors at the elementary or secondary level. The Zucker Family School of Education offers the program and prepares educational leaders, school counselors, and K-12 teachers through applied learning, personalized instruction, and community partnerships.
The MEd in counselor education requires 60 credits and includes a Zucker Family School of Education core and a counseling core. Students can specialize in elementary school counseling or secondary school counseling. The program combines counseling theory, professional skills, multicultural awareness, assessment, and supervised school-based training.
Important courses include human growth and development; introduction to the counseling profession; counseling theories and practice; counseling diverse populations; career counseling and development; and program planning, management, and evaluation in school counseling. Students also complete a practicum in school counseling and a 600-clock-hour internship through Internship I and II. The internship takes place in either elementary school settings from kindergarten through grade eight or secondary school settings from grades six through twelve. Students must earn a minimum score of 159 on the Praxis II test for professional school counselor before enrolling in the practicum.
Admission requires an online graduate application, a nonrefundable application fee, official transcripts showing a bachelor’s degree and any graduate coursework, and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Applicants must also submit a personal statement discussing their personal and educational background, strengths and weaknesses, career goals, readiness for graduate-level study, potential for success as a counselor, and respect for cultural differences.
The Citadel is a public senior military college located in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is the third oldest of the six senior military colleges in the United States. The Citadel is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The MEd in counselor education with a school counseling specialization is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
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MEd in Counselor Education – School Counseling
171 Moultrie StCharleston, South Carolina
Program Essentials
Master's Degree
Counseling: School Counseling
Yes
0 – No required campus visits
60
Spring, Summer, Fall
Complete in as few as 2-3 years full-time or 3-4 years part-time
Program Admissions
No GRE required
3.0
No state restrictions
Program Tuition
60
$720.00
$43,200.00
$1,040.00
$62,400.00
Tuition is calculated based on credits, at the published tuition rate. Rates may change, so please check here for the latest tuition information. For programs with variable tuition rates, we use the rates for part-time students. “Resident” and “non-resident” refer to the student’s school-recognized state residency status. Tuition number represents the cost of tuition for the entire program, not per semester or year. Estimated total tuition does not include additional fees.
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