School Counseling, Ed.S.

Course Requirements: 30 Credit Hours

• ADOL 630 - Introduction to Educational Administration Credit(s): 3 hours
• ADM 662 - School and Community Relations Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 536 - Psychological Assessments Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 539 - Career Development Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 630 - Introduction to Addiction Counseling Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 632 - Advanced Clinical Assessment Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 633 - Children and Adolescent Counseling Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 635 - Leadership, Advocacy, and Accountability in School Counseling Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 636 - Counseling aspects of Grief and Loss Credit(s): 3 hours
• COOL 639 - Counseling Theories and Techniques II Credit(s): 3 hours

Continuous Assessment or MAED and Ed.S. School Counselor

Entrance to University

1. Master’s degree from an accredited IHE with at least 30 hours
2. G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
3. Three letters of recommendation supporting favorable dispositions (Screening to determine existing skills and dispositions in leadership)

Entrance to Program (Pillar IV)

1. Cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
2. Signed Kentucky Professional Code of Ethics
3. Signed UC Character and Fitness
4. Completion of Program Pre-Test within first course taken after admission to program

Midpoint Requirements (Pillar V):

1. Minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA
2. Two favorable disposition assessments
3. Signed Kentucky Professional Code of Ethics
4. Signed UC Character and Fitness

Exit Requirements (Pillar VI):

1. Eighteen (18) hours of 600 level courses
2. Eighteen (18) hours completed at University of the Cumberlands
3. Six (6) year time limit not exceeded.
4. Successful Completion of Capstone (COOL 635)
5. Cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
6. Two more favorable disposition assessments (4 total)
7. CA-1 Completed
8. Completed Graduate Application
9. Completion of program post-test unless taken previously in MAED