COUNSELOR EDUCATION Ed.S. 30 HOURS

Advising: Department of Educational Leadership,
Technology and Human Development,
Dr. Jim Bergin,
P. O. Box 8131,
Statesboro, GA 30460,
(912) 681-0873,
jim_bergin@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu,
Fax: (912) 486-7104,
http://www2.gasou.edu/elrt/dept1.html

Regular

• Hold a Master's degree in the field of counseling from an accredited graduate institution.
• If seeking Georgia Level Six Certification in Counselor Education, must possess or be eligible for the Level Five Certificate in the field.
• Present a 3.25 or higher GPA on all graduate work attempted.
• Present a score of no less than 450 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 450 on either the quantitative or analytical subtest of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or a score of no less than 49 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

Provisional

If GPA and/or test score criteria for regular admission in the Ed.S. program are not met, provisional admission into the Ed.S. program may be granted through program faculty review; submission of additional materials required.

Prerequisites

EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)

Research Sequence Requirements 9 Hours

EDUR 8131 - Educational Statistics I (3)

EDUR 8434 - Field-based Educational Research (3)

COUN 8839 - Action Research in Counselor Education (3)

Counselor Education Core Requirements 12 Hours

COUN 8533 - Professional Practice and Ethics (3)

COUN 8536 - Advocacy and Systemic Change in a Diverse Society (3)

COUN 8737 - Advanced Counseling Practicum and Supervision (3)

ITEC 7530 - Instructional Technology for Educators (3)

Recommended Counselor Education Electives 9 Hours

COUN 7231 - Community Counseling (3)

COUN 7232 - Addiction Counseling (3)

COUN 7233 - Family Counseling (3)

COUN 7431 - Consultation and Program Coordination (3)

COUN 7432 - Developmental Guidance Curriculum (3)

COUN 7739 - Internship (3)

COUN 8534 - Vocational Assessment (3)

COUN 8535 - Organization and Administration of Student Services (3)

COUN 8590 - Selected Topics in Counseling (3)

COUN 8890 - Directed Individual Study (Advisor Permission Required) (3)

ESPY 7230 - Developmental Diagnosis of School Age Children (3)

SPED 6130 - Introduction to Special Education (3)

Note: Additional electives may be chosen from Counselor Education, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Student Services, Psychology, Sociology, or other areas related to projected work setting.

Other Program Requirements

• Successful completion of Ed.S. Comprehensive Exit Assessment: Involves constituting a three faculty advisory committee to guide field study, and requires the completion and oral defense of a major field-based research paper.