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Northwest Missouri State University


Master Of Science in Education

Guidance & Counseling

The M.S.Ed. program in Guidance and Counseling is structured to prepare future school counselors to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive, developmental guidance program at the elementary, middle and secondary school level. Emphasizing the premises of the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program (Gysbers, Kostek-Buch, Magnuson & Starr, 2002), the graduate program in guidance and counseling stresses the importance of student learning in the public school setting and the counselor's role in the teaching-learning process. The primary goal of the graduate program is to promote the counselor roles and skills necessary to help children and adolescents cope effectively with issues relevant to their education, career, and personal-social progress.

Admission Requirements

(Deadline for complete program application is March 1. Students cannot enroll in Guidance and Counseling courses prior to program application and official notification of program acceptance, with the exception of 3 courses that may be available with permission of the program advisor.)

  • Make application to Northwest's graduate school
  • Minimum overall GPA 2.5
  • Minimum GPA in undergraduate declared major 3.0
  • Submission of GRE scores
  • Written statement of career plan
  • Written statement of philosophy of education
  • Written recommendation from a school counselor, university professor, or direct work supervisor
  • Teaching certification is preferred, but not required
  • Completion of an Approved Program Form with Program Advisor

Department Contact

Dr. Shelly Hiatt
Department of Psychology, Sociology,
and Counseling
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Phone: 660.562.1260
E-mail: hiatt@nwmissouri.edu

 hiatt

 

REQUIRED COURSES
  68-636 Methods in Counseling Research 3
  68-652 Group Appraisal 3
  68-671 Student Appraisal 3
  68-660 Org & Admin of the K-12 Guidance Program 3
  68-654 Occupational and Educational Information 3
  68-570 Principles & Practices of K-12 Guidance Program 3
  68-610 Counseling Theory and Techniques 3
  68-640 Group Counseling Techniques 3
  68-628 Supervised Practice in Elem/Sec Guidance 3
  68-629 Practicum in Elementary School Guidance OR
  68-630 Practicum in Secondary School Guidance 6
  68-639 Research Project  3
  08-605 Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling 3
  08-603 Advanced Educational Psychology 3
  08-623 Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychology 3
Total (K-8 or 7-12 concentration) 45
  61-650 Improvement of Teaching* 3
  61-650 Seminar & Practicum in Teaching* 3
  62-540 Behavior Management Techniques* 3
  62-641 Educating the Exceptional Child* 2

 

* If no B.S. Education degree must complete for school counselor certificate in Missouri.

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To fulfill all requirements for class enrollment, please register at least 3 weeks in advance. Order your books early from the Bearcat Bookstore.