Curriculum

Degree Requirements

Core Requirements

55 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
PPS 510	School Counseling Practicum 1	2
PPS 511	Comprehensive School Counseling Programs 1	3
PPS 512	Digital Literacy & Technology 1	1
PPS 513	Ethical Practice & Policy 1	2
PPS 514	School Counseling Skills for Academic Success 1	2
PPS 515	Developing School Counselor Leadership 1	2
PPS 520	School Counseling Supervision 1	2
PPS 521	Advancing Educational Equity and Access	3
PPS 522	Classroom Instruction for School Counselors	2
PPS 523	School Counseling Skills and Intervention Strategies	2
PPS 524	School Counseling Theories and Academic Success	2
PPS 525	Small Group Development for School Counselors	2
PPS 535	Academic Development & Success	2
PPS 536	Inclusion and Equitable Practices	2
PPS 560	School Counseling Supervision 2	2
PPS 561	Data, Research, & Evaluation	3
PPS 563	Collaborative Strategies & Referral Systems	2
PPS 566	Social Emotional Development & Academic Success	2
PPS 568	Career Development & Academic Success	2
PPS 569	Crisis Intervention & Trauma Informed Practice	2
PPS 581	Leading School Counseling Programs	3
PPS 582	Postsecondary Paths & Academic Success	2
PPS 585	Pedagogical Practices	2
PPS 586	Data Informed School Counseling Programs	2
PPS 587	Advocating for Equitable and Ethical Practice	2
Select one of the following: 2		2-3
PPS 580	School Counseling Supervision 3
PPS 592	CWA: Supervised FW & Coursework
Total Semester Hours		55-56

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Courses required for entry into the Pupil Personnel Services Internship Credential Program in School Counseling. Candidates who successfully complete the first year curriculum may apply for an internship credential, enhancing the potential to garner employment while finishing coursework. 

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Students may opt to earn a Child Welfare & Attendance authorization by selecting PPS 592 CWA: Supervised FW & Coursework in lieu of PPS 580 School Counseling Supervision 3 for their final fieldwork component.

Concentration in Spanish Bilingual Bicultural Counseling (SBBC)

Additional Coursework: 9 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
PPS 532	The World of Immigrant Students	3
PPS 533	Counseling Latino Immigrant Youth and Families	3
PPS 534	Bilingual Educational Theories	3
Total Semester Hours		9

Concentration in Social Justice Higher Education (SJHE)

Additional Coursework: 9 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
SJHE 552	Social Justice and Higher Education	3
SJHE 553	Student Learning and Development Theories	3
SJHE 558	Law, Policy, Safety, and Restorative Justice	3
Total Semester Hours		9

Concentration in School and Family Based Counseling (SFBC)

Additional Coursework: 16 semester hours

Note: Concentration not offered for 2024-25

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
PPS 551	Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychopathology	3
PPS 554	Advanced Theories in Counseling	3
PPS 558	Psychopharmacology for School and Community Based Counseling	3
PPS 559	Substance Abuse Counseling LPCC/PPS Focus	3
PPS 583	SFBC to APCC: The Path to Licensure	2
PPS 584	Clinical Practicum	2
Total Semester Hours		16