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MS Counseling at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

Face-to-face, cohort-like MS with CACREP-accredited concentrations in clinical mental health counseling and school counseling, meeting educational standards for licensure as a professional counselor or PreK-12 school counselor in Tennessee and most other states.

Faculty: College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences  |  Department: Counseling  |  Duration: 60 graduate credit hours; most students enroll full-time for six consecutive semesters  |  Intake: Admissions conducted once per year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Coursework-only program with comprehensive exams, building foundational counseling knowledge, therapeutic relationship skills, advocacy competencies and concentration-specific skills such as client conceptualization and program evaluation or comprehensive developmental school counseling.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Online application to the Office of Graduate Admissions meeting Graduate Admissions requirements; professional references and program-specified materials within the application; selected applicants are invited to a required face-to-face interview; decisions are holistic.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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