MA Counselor Education at University of Iowa

Programme overview

The MA in Counselor Education has three subprograms: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling and School Counseling. Each combines coursework with supervised clinical experience and requires at least 60 s.h. of graduate credit.

Faculty: College of Education | Department: Counselor Education | Duration: About 20 months (four semesters) full-time for clinical mental health and rehabilitation counseling; school counseling sample plan is two years. Minimum 60 s.h. | Intake: Any semester; fall encouraged for full-time mental health and rehabilitation students | Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

Mental health and rehabilitation tracks have 14 required courses including practicum, a 12 s.h. internship and a research course, plus 9 s.h. of electives, ending in a comprehensive portfolio. School counseling has 16 required courses including practicum and a 12 s.h. elementary or secondary internship (at least 100 practicum and 600 internship clock hours).

Career pathways

Clinical mental health counselors work in agencies, private practice, community mental health centers, hospitals including the VA and substance abuse treatment centers. Rehabilitation counselors work in vocational rehabilitation, independent living centers and supported employment. School counselors work in K-12 schools; graduates are eligible for Iowa K-12 school counselor licensure.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate College and department requirements apply. No specific undergraduate major is required (social sciences preferred). Mental health and rehabilitation tracks require a personal interview and prefer relevant post-baccalaureate experience. School counseling requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher and one year of teaching or other documented experience with children or adolescents, submitted in a written statement.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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