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 Degree Requirements
M.Ed. Degree Requirements -- 48 Semester Hours
For a thorough
description of the appropriate sequence that courses should be taken,
check the Course Sequencing Table.
RESEARCH COURSES
(should be taken during the first 12 hours)
ED 6300
Introduction to Research
EPSY 6370 Educational Measurement **
OR EPSY 6350 Intro to Statistics **Recommended
REQUIRED SEQUENCE COURSES
EPSY 6361 – Organization & Management of G&C Programs
EPSY 6362 – Personal/ Social Development of the Counselor
EPSY 6363 – Counseling Theories
EPSY 6364 – Methods & Techniques
EPSY 6365 – Group Counseling
OTHER CORE COURSES (may be taken at any time, except only one
course can be taken concurrently with Practicum I-EPSY 6368, and no
course can be taken concurrently with Practicum II-EPSY 6369.
EPSY 6366 – Career Development
EPSY 6367 – Assessment in Counseling Methods and Techniques** **Must
have taken EPSY 6350 or 6370
EPSY 6390 – Human Growth & Development
EPSY 6391 – Counseling the Culturally Diverse
EPSY 6320 – Consultation and Collaboration with parents,
professionals and agencies
Individual Differences Course
EPSY 6300 – Advanced Individual Differences OR
EPSY 6302 – Learning Disabilities OR
PSY 6305 – Advanced Studies in Psychopathology
EPSY 6301 – Psychopathology of Children
Intervention Course
ED 6303 – Advanced Educational Psychology (will include gifted
education information) OR
EPSY 7352 – Pychotherapy for Children (will include gifted information)
OR
EPSY 6315 – Strategies, Curricula & Material for Teaching the
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed OR
EPSY 6333 – Counseling the Gifted and Talented
CULMINATION COURSES
EPSY 6368 – Counseling Practicm I
EPSY 6369 – Counseling Practicum II
Degree
Programs
You
will complete a degree program during your first course in the core
curriculum -- that is, during 6361 (6360 for LPC-track students) or
6362
Option I: M.Ed. in Guidance and
Counseling and School
Counselor Certificate Plan
Students seeking a Master’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling and
School Counselor Certificate are required to take 39 semester hours,
including the courses listed under both Foundations and Core Courses in
Counseling.
Option II:
Counselor Certificate Only
Students with a Master’s Degree and Teacher certificate may enter a
Counselor Certificate-Only program that requires 27-30 semester hours,
primarily in the areas of Foundations and Core Courses.
NOTE: The TExES Examination has a significant number of items in the
areas of Human Growth and Development, and Counseling the Culturally
Diverse.
Students are advised to take EPSY 6390 and a course in the cultural
foundations area, or demonstrate competency in the two areas prior to
taking the TExES examination.
Option V: LPC
Coursework after Master's degree
Students
returning to UTPA seeking licensure after receiving a Master's degree
in counseling must take three additional courses to fulfill the state
requirements. However,
admission into the LPC Licensure track is not guaranteed. Each student
must apply for admission.
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