Master Of Science in Education

Guidance & Counseling

The M.S.Ed. program in Guidance and Counseling is structured according to the developmental approach to school counseling (Borders & Drury, 1992) and one of it’s derivatives, the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program (Gysbers, Kosteck-Bunch, Magnuson, Starr, 2002). Northwest’s instructional goal is to promote within the graduate student those skills necessary to help children and adolescents work through issues directly relevant to educational, personal, social, and vocational progress, by focusing on the primary functions of the modern school counselor: Consultation, coordination, and counseling. Toward that end, Northwest’s program stresses the importance of the successful candidate’s ability to apply cognitive, psychosocial, moral, and social-cognitive developmental theories, as well as comprehensive guidance program management, in the school setting. Additionally, major elements of the program are development and refinement of individual-, small- and large-group counseling skills, as well as the refinement of guidance skills.

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
(660) 562-1260
Email: hiatt@nwmissouri.edu

For more information on the specific courses of the program and complete course offering by trimester list please refer to the following links.

Guidance and Counseling List of Program Core Requirements

Complete Guidance and Counseling Periodicity Chart

For current course offerings, times, and dates please refer to the below link. Be sure to select the correct term/trimester while searching. Type in the five digit course number without dashes into the “Course Number” square and click “Get Class Openings”.

Course Offerings on CatPAWS

Please check CatPAWS frequently for updated course offering dates and times.

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

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