Program Requirements
Common Core
This introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of the counseling profession, emphasizing the development of professional identity and orientation. Students will explore ethical standards, legal mandates, and their application in various counseling settings. The course covers the philosophies, strategies, and current trends that shape counseling practice, as well as the roles and responsibilities of counselors. Additionally, students will examine the developmental needs and challenges of clients within a changing society, gaining insights into the nature of the counseling profession.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Focus on helping skills model, professional issues, and skill acquisition of basic listening responses.
- Prerequisites:
- none
A combination of classroom lecture and interaction with community professionals involved in crisis intervention. Designed to give students practical experience in distinguishing between crisis intervention, theory, and practice.
- Prerequisites:
- none
This course is specific to the counseling profession, focusing on both the cultural and sociopolitical forces influencing people in a multicultural society, as well as the microskills necessary for engaging in cross-cultural counselor-client interactions.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Provides an overview of theory, research, and practice regarding counseling with children and adolescents. Developmentally and culturally appropriate counseling strategies are stressed. Relevant current topics are examined.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Theories of human development and the family cycle are presented as the basis for multi-contextual assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment skills when working with contemporary families.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Overview of theories of career development, career guidance, career choice, and decision-making. Career counseling interviews and assessment techniques are also emphasized.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Basic appraisal principles and applications of projective and objective personality assessment tools in counseling practice.
- Prerequisites:
- none
A review and analysis of major counseling theories coupled with empirical support and specific counseling theory techniques and theoretical case analysis.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Emphasis on knowledge and skill acquisition of advanced listening responses, helping interventions, and counseling strategies.
- Prerequisites:
- CSP 645
Overview of family theories and family functioning. Focus on techniques and skills to address issues of contemporary families.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Fundamentals of treatment plan development in counseling, with particular focus on the integration of personality assessment, intake interviewing and diagnostic classification data.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Major theories of group development are presented along with analysis of group notes, group techniques, and groups for special populations. An experiential component is included for experience in group processes.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Research/Methods Course(s)
This course will prepare students to effectively understand and utilize the results of research and will provide an understanding of the processes involved in the conceptualization, design, implementation, and reporting of research, including program evaluation research.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Emphasis Common Core
Roles and functions of the professional school counselor in a school setting. Survey of comprehensive school counseling programs.
- Prerequisites:
- none
This course focuses on the professional school counselors' role within and use of data-driven practices to make informed, culturally responsive decisions while working in multi-tiered, multi-domain systems of support (MTSS) leading to evidence-based intervention and program accountability.
- Prerequisites:
- none
The course provides an overview of identity building and professional skills related to advocacy, leadership, and school counselor supervision. The course will assess styles, provide models for consideration, and explore how to align these practices with positive student outcomes.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Developmental needs and characteristics of children and adolescents. School guidance programs and interventions that respond to these needs.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Supervised integrative practicum experiences. Admission by prior application.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Capstone Course
Supervised integrative practicum experiences. Admission by prior application.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Supervised integrative experiences. Admission by prior application. Pre-requisities: permission from instructor.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Degree Plan
The Degree Plan is a model for completing your degree in a timely manner. Your individual degree plan may change based on a number of variables including transfer courses and the semester/year you start your major. Carefully work with your academic advisors to devise your own unique plan.
* Please meet with your advisor on appropriate course selection to meet your educational and degree goals.
First Year
Fall - 12 Credits
This introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of the counseling profession, emphasizing the development of professional identity and orientation. Students will explore ethical standards, legal mandates, and their application in various counseling settings. The course covers the philosophies, strategies, and current trends that shape counseling practice, as well as the roles and responsibilities of counselors. Additionally, students will examine the developmental needs and challenges of clients within a changing society, gaining insights into the nature of the counseling profession.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Focus on helping skills model, professional issues, and skill acquisition of basic listening responses.
- Prerequisites:
- none
This course is specific to the counseling profession, focusing on both the cultural and sociopolitical forces influencing people in a multicultural society, as well as the microskills necessary for engaging in cross-cultural counselor-client interactions.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Roles and functions of the professional school counselor in a school setting. Survey of comprehensive school counseling programs.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Spring - 12 Credits
This course focuses on the professional school counselors' role within and use of data-driven practices to make informed, culturally responsive decisions while working in multi-tiered, multi-domain systems of support (MTSS) leading to evidence-based intervention and program accountability.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Emphasis on knowledge and skill acquisition of advanced listening responses, helping interventions, and counseling strategies.
- Prerequisites:
- CSP 645
Major theories of group development are presented along with analysis of group notes, group techniques, and groups for special populations. An experiential component is included for experience in group processes.
- Prerequisites:
- none
This course will prepare students to effectively understand and utilize the results of research and will provide an understanding of the processes involved in the conceptualization, design, implementation, and reporting of research, including program evaluation research.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Summer - 12 Credits
Overview of theories of career development, career guidance, career choice, and decision-making. Career counseling interviews and assessment techniques are also emphasized.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Basic appraisal principles and applications of projective and objective personality assessment tools in counseling practice.
- Prerequisites:
- none
A review and analysis of major counseling theories coupled with empirical support and specific counseling theory techniques and theoretical case analysis.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Overview of family theories and family functioning. Focus on techniques and skills to address issues of contemporary families.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Second Year
Fall - 12 Credits
Provides an overview of theory, research, and practice regarding counseling with children and adolescents. Developmentally and culturally appropriate counseling strategies are stressed. Relevant current topics are examined.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Fundamentals of treatment plan development in counseling, with particular focus on the integration of personality assessment, intake interviewing and diagnostic classification data.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Developmental needs and characteristics of children and adolescents. School guidance programs and interventions that respond to these needs.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Supervised integrative practicum experiences. Admission by prior application.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Spring - 12 Credits
A combination of classroom lecture and interaction with community professionals involved in crisis intervention. Designed to give students practical experience in distinguishing between crisis intervention, theory, and practice.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Theories of human development and the family cycle are presented as the basis for multi-contextual assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment skills when working with contemporary families.
- Prerequisites:
- none
The course provides an overview of identity building and professional skills related to advocacy, leadership, and school counselor supervision. The course will assess styles, provide models for consideration, and explore how to align these practices with positive student outcomes.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Supervised integrative practicum experiences. Admission by prior application.
- Prerequisites:
- none
Degree
Master of Science
Major Credits
60
Total Credits
60
Locations
Mankato
Career Cluster
Human Services