Career Counseling Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Career Counseling is housed within the Counselor Education Program in the College of Community Innovation and Education. The certificate program is designed to provide advanced training to students in the Counselor Education program and for practicing counselors, therapists, student advisors and career coaches who want to provide career counseling or consultation services.

The certificate requires the completion of three graduate courses addressing foundations, theories, assessment, techniques, and applications of career counseling and development. SDS 6347 - Career Development and SDS 6622 - Career and College Readiness in Schools PK-12 are both prerequisites for the final capstone course, SDS 6308- Applied Practice in Career Services. The fourth course is a graduate-level specialization elective in a specific academic discipline that can be taken at any point within the career certificate program.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

• Complete the following:
  • SDS6347 - Career Development (3)
  • SDS6622 - Career and College Readiness in Schools PK-12 (3)
  • SDS6308 - Applied Practice in Career Services (3)

Elective Course (Students may choose to specialize in a specific academic discipline or tailor their own areas of concentration)

• Complete all of the following
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • EDH6635 - Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3)
    • MHS6020 - Mental Health Care Systems (3)
    • MAN6305 - Human Resources Management (3)
    • SDS6620 - Coordination of Comprehensive Professional School Counseling Programs (3)
    • EDH6081 - Contemporary Issues in Colleges (3)
  • Rule Not Selected

Grand Total Credits: 12

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