About Professional School Counselor Education Program
Students completing this program will earn a Master of Science in Psychology and licensure in Professional School Guidance Counseling with the Utah State Office of Education (USOE). Our program is specifically designed to qualify graduates for school counseling positions in grades K-12 within public and private schools in elementary, middle, and high school settings. Training includes design and implementation of school-based counseling and comprehensive guidance programs.
Coursework is formulated to train students in a broad range of skills, including individual and group counseling for diverse populations; behavior and educational assessment and intervention; research and methodological foundations; and ethical, legal, and professional standards. Experiential learning in the form of practicum and internship placements is a critical component of the program. The program is approved by the Utah State Office of Education and most other states. It is offered on campus and via a live, satellite distance education system (EDNET) to sites within Utah's boundaries. Sites that are consistently offered are: Logan-USU, Ogden-WSU, Kaysville-DATC, Salt Lake City-Murray, Provo-UVSC, Ephraim-Snow College, Cedar City-CEU, and St. George-St. George High School.
More about the Program
Students are accepted into the School Counseling Program at 2-year intervals. Students are accepted into the EDNET satellite program in odd-numbered years and into a cohort which meets in the North Salt Lake area, with live instructor-ship, in even- numbered years. Students take two 3-credit hour classes each semester, one evening per week. This schedule allows students to fulfill family and professional commitments while they are enrolled in the program.