Master of Science - School Counseling

The Master of Science in School Counseling program is accredited by the Council on the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), which is the premier independent accrediting body in counselor education.

The School Counseling program is designed to meet the State of Connecticut Certification (068) as a K-12 School Counselor. The program prepares students to work in a variety of school settings including elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school levels. They are trained to provide preventive and responsive counseling services that meet the guidelines of the American School Counselor Association's (ASCA) National Model, as well as the Connecticut Comprehensive School Counseling Framework (CCSCF). The ASCA Model and CCSCF prepare graduate students to focus their work on the academic, career and social-emotional domains of student development and to design, implement, coordinate, and evaluate school counseling programs for optimum overall student success.

There are two field experiences, a practicum and an internship. Practicum offers students the opportunity to develop, sharpen, and demonstrate individual and group counseling skills. The internship is an intensive, diversified experience that exposes students to a full range of school counselor responsibilities appropriate to the setting. Both fieldwork experiences are completed under the supervision of a certified school counselor.

School counselors are employed primarily in educational settings. They use their counseling knowledge, insight, and skills to promote human welfare and educational success, and to improve the institutions and programs in which they are involved.