MEd School Counseling at University of Maryland, College Park

Programme overview

The master's level professional training program in School Counseling prepares students to become school counselors in elementary, middle, and high school settings. School counselors are leaders, advocates, and systemic change agents who provide individual and group counseling to school-aged children, develop and implement comprehensive developmental school counseling programs, and collaborate with all key stakeholders, including classroom teachers, school administrators, parents, and community members, to ensure the academic, personal-social, and college-career development of students.

Faculty: Education | Duration: 60 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Professional Orientation, Counseling II: Theory and Practice, Human Development in the Counseling Context, Issues and Trends in Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Family and Social Support Systems, Social and Cultural Theory. The degree requires 60 credits in total.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume Supplementary Application See School Counseling program website for additional information http://www.education.umd.edu/CHSE/admissions/admission_criteria/SCAdmit.html . For more admissions information or to apply to the program, please visit our Graduate School website .

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.

Each graduate program sets its own admission requirements and deadlines.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the TerpEngage Graduate Admissions System; the application fee is $90 per program applied to (non-refundable). Deadlines are set by each program.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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