School Counseling - MSEd

Admission Requirements

1. Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0; the Graduate Record Examination is not required.
    
2. 15-25 credits of approved courses from the following fields: anthropology, economics, education, guidance, health sciences, political science, psychology, sociology, and related areas
    
3. Evidence of oral and written expression consonant with graduate-level study.
    
4. Interviews with faculty members, alumni, or currently enrolled students. Central purposes of these interviews include assessing counselor potential, applicability of work and life experience, and candidate expectations about both the programs and the field.
    
5. Recommendations from appropriate professional or academic references to aid in determining potential for work as a professional counselor.
    
6. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program. Admission to the program is highly competitive, and each applicant’s grade point average, counselor potential, and applicability of work and life experience are carefully considered.

Progress Standards

1. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain in the program and must complete a minimum of 51 credits of course work to graduate.
    
2. Students must demonstrate counseling knowledge and skills as defined by the faculty and community agency supervisors.
    
3. Active participation in small group seminars and community and professional activities is required.
    
4. A student receiving a grade below B including WU in any of the following courses cannot continue in the programs. COCO 70100 , COCO 70600 , COCO 71800 , COCO 71900 , COCO 72500 , COCO 72600 
    
5. The faculty may require that a student gain additional experience in counseling skills and competencies before permission is granted to complete the program.
    
6. Seven courses – COCO 701, 706, 707, 718, 719, 725, 726 – cannot be taken at other colleges or universities. These courses must be taken in the Hunter College Counselor Education program.

School Counseling Course of Study

• COCO 70100 - Counseling Skills and Interviewing Techniques
• COCO 70200 - Theories of Counseling
• COCO 70300 - Psychosocial, Cultural, and Political Aspects of Disability: Rehabilitation and Special Education
• COCO 70600 - Group Counseling
• COCO 70700 - Multicultural Aspects of Counseling
• COCO 70800 - Measurement and Appraisal
• COCO 70900 - Research Methods in Counseling
• COCO 71100 - Supervision and Administration in Counseling
• COCO 71200 - Career Counseling, Assessment and Placement
• COCO 71800 - Practicum in Counseling
• COCO 71900 - Individual Supervision
• COCO 72500 - Internship in Counseling I
• COCO 72600 - Internship in Counseling II
• COCO 70000 - Life Stage Development
• COCO 71500 - Family Systems and Counseling Issues
• COUNS 71700 - Foundations of School Counseling
• COUNS 72000 - Culminating Seminar in School Counseling
• COUNS 72100 - Counseling Interventions for Children and Adolescents
• COUNS 72200 - School Based Consultation

Bilingual (Spanish/English) Extension In Pupil Personnel Services

Students in the School Counselor Program at Hunter College may obtain a Bilingual (Spanish/English) Extension in Pupil Personnel Services. Students who elect to take this option will be evaluated for written and oral proficiency in both Spanish and English. Students who are determined to be bilingually proficient will take the following two courses in addition to the Counseling Programs Sequence of Courses:

• BILED 70100 - Foundations of Bilingual Education
• BILED 77900 - Multicultural Education

Exit Standards

1.    An overall GPA of 3.0.

2.    Students must pass the School of Education technology assessment.