Professional School Counseling Certificate
Any current MA in clinical mental health counseling student or graduate of a CACREP accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program who would like to apply for licensure as a school counselor from the Ohio Department of Education may apply to the Graduate Certificate Program. The graduate certificate School Counseling will provide students with the necessary coursework to seek the pupil services licensure in the state of Ohio. All students will be required to complete a 600-hour internship in addition to the required school counseling courses.
School Counseling Courses:
COUN Orientation
COUN Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
SPED Issues in Special Education
COUN Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy
COUN 6940 Internship
Coursework completed prior to 2009 would need to be reviewed. Additional courses may be required at the discretion of the program. For more information, contact Dr. Leslie Neyland-Brown, counselor education program director.
The state department of education is responsible is responsible for granting professional licensure, not the counselor education program. Requirements for licensure and/or advanced practice certification eligibility vary from state to state. Please reference the Professional Licensure Information page for state details. For students who wish to practice in a state other than Ohio, please contact the department of education from that state.
CED School Counseling Certificate Plan of Study
Application Instructions
Individuals apply to the certificate program through the College of Graduate Studies. Students initiate the regular application process and the select, “graduate certificates” when prompted to do so. To apply, students must have completed a CACREP-accredited counseling master’s degree in a different concentration (e.g., Clinical Mental Health Counseling). Students are required to submit all transcripts from post-secondary learning (undergraduate, graduate), three letters of recommendation, and a personal statement.