Counselor Education
(CED)
Overview
The Counselor Education faculty at Central Michigan University
offer courses and programs designed to prepare students to
work as counseling personnel in public and private schools,
institutions of higher education, community-based social service
agencies, and private practice. Many classes are offered nights
and weekends to better accommodate the nontraditional student.
Students who successfully complete a program for Counselor
Education earn a Master of Arts degree in Counseling, focusing
in either School Counseling or Professional
Counseling.
Each student participates in a supervised
counseling experience (practicum) in the Human Development
Clinic located in Rowe Hall. The Human
Development Clinic provides counseling services for community
residents, area school students, and Central Michigan University
students, As a required part of their counseling training,
advanced students ordinarily perform these services under
the supervision of Counselor Education faculty. Among the
services provided are individual counseling for children,
adolescents, and adults; family and couples counseling; play
therapy for children; general counseling for emotional problems
and life adjustment concerns; career and employment counseling;
referral help in finding appropriate services for identified
problems; and consultation with community agencies and schools.
In addition to serving the needs of referrals during the school
year, the Human Development Clinic provides extensive counseling
and consultative services during the summer months. The Human
Development is administered by the Department of Counseling
and Special Education.
Counselor Education Faculty
Faculty members include licensed professional
counselors, nationally certified counselors, and licensed
psychologists. Teaching excellence is a top priority of the
faculty. Our Counselor Education faculty are:
Admission Requirements
A. Applicant screenings are conducted twice
a year. All application materials (see below) must be received
by submission deadlines: February 1 or September 1.
B. In addition to submitting
the application, all transcripts, and written statement of
purpose and general plans for graduate study, the applicant
must arrange for a recent (not more than five years old) Miller
Analogies Test (MAT) score to be sent directly to the
Department of Counseling and Special Education and be received
by the application deadline. The MAT score, undergraduate
GPA, and the applicant's statement of purpose and general
plans for graduate study are all considered in determining
admission. The MAT is available through testing centers such
as the Center for Learning Assessment Services located on
the CMU campus.
C. Applicants chosen in
the screening process will be initially admitted to the program
on a Conditional basis. To be eligible for Regular Admission
status, the student must first complete a minimum of 10 semester
hours of coursework in the Counselor Education program with
a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
D. In addition to the above
requirements, applicants seeking school counseling endorsement
must have or be eligible for Michigan Teacher Certification.
Degree Requirements
The candidate should decide on one of the following program
options and complete their Authorization of Degree Program
form with their assigned adviser after achieving Regular Admission
status. Elective courses will be selected with the approval
of the adviser. The faculty recommends taking the comprehensive
examination during the semester the student intends to graduate.
Additional information can be found
The CED Advisor, our graduate
handbook. |
