School counselors
help students express what is on their mind.
A degree in school psychology can lead to a rewarding career in the field of education. School counselors provide career guidance and make recommendations regarding classes needed to prepare for college. A master's degree or higher is generally regarded as necessary for employment as a school counselor. School counselors must also be able to help address behavioral and learning problems that students may have. This requires specialized training at the graduate level. Some schools now offer graduate school psychology degrees online.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
One school offering a master's degree in education (M.Ed.) with an emphasis in school counseling is Indiana University of Pennsylvania, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The program is a 48-credit hour degree that students have five years to complete. The degree program also requires 300-hours of field experience which students must initiate with a school of their own choosing. The curriculum of the program offers students a wide assortment of classes including areas such as educational appraisal, the historical foundations of education, introduction to guidance services, counseling theory, individual counseling, group counseling and a number of other practical and theoretical courses in the counseling field.
School of Graduate Studies and Research
Stright Hall, Room 101
210 South Tenth Street
Indiana, PA 15705
724-357-2222
iup.edu
Capella University
Capella University offers a master of science degree with a specialization in school psychology. Capella specializes in online education and offers a vast assortment of online degrees and concentrations within those degree programs. The M.S. program is set up on a quarter credit system and requires students to complete 70 of these. Up to 15 credits may be transferred in and applied toward this total. Courses of study include fields such as research methods, inferential statistics, principles of school psychology, psychological assessments for school psychologists, child and adolescent psychology, legal and ethical issues in the school and consultation and collaboration in the school.
Capella University
Capella Tower
225 S. 6th St., 9th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389
888-227-2736
capella.edu
University of Massachusetts
A third option for an online degree in school psychology is the master of education program offered by the University of Massachusetts (UMass). UMass offers an online M.Ed. in school counseling designed in an online format, with the exception of a two week course all students must take at the beginning of the program. This two-week course is taken in the summer before the first semester of classes. The degree program requires 60 credit hours for completion. Courses include areas such as abnormal psychology, group counseling, perspectives in cross-cultural counseling, child and adolescent counseling, clinical application of human development, collaborative consultation in schools and the medical and psychological aspects of disabilities.
University of Massachusetts
333 South Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
508-856-5203
umassonline.net
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