MA in Counselor Education
Master of Arts in Counselor Education: School Counseling Program
Admission
The application deadlines are January 15 and September 15. To apply to the program, applicants must meet all requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and submit the following materials to the College of Graduate Studies:
- College of Graduate Studies application for the master’s degree in school counseling
- Transcripts of an undergraduate degree with a 3.0 or equivalent cumulative grade point average on a 4-point scale for all undergraduate study at all institutions attended.
- A typed, written personal statement (suggested length 2-3 pages) detailing significant personal and professional experiences that relate to the applicant’s decision to pursue a career in counseling (e.g., rationale for seeking degree, commitment to counseling as a profession). The personal statement should also address such topics as the applicant’s skills or knowledge, preparation through education and/or experience, strengths and weaknesses, rationale for academic deficiencies, etc.
- A professional résumé
- Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which must address the applicant’s academic potential (i.e. from a university faculty member)
To be consistent with national training standards and to ensure sufficient faculty members to advise and mentor students, a limited number of applicants will be admitted into the program each year. As a result, admission is competitive. Applicants who pass the initial screening are required to interview with an admissions committee. For more information or to ask questions, contact:
Dr. Leslie Neyland-Brown
Program Coordinator
Leslie.Neyland@utoledo.edu
419.530.6125
Master of Arts in Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Admission
The application deadlines are September 15, January 15, or May 15. To apply to the program, applicants must meet all requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and submit the following materials to the College of Graduate Studies:
- College of Graduate Studies application for the master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling
- Transcripts of an undergraduate degree with a 3.0 or equivalent cumulative grade point average on a 4-point scale for all undergraduate study at all institutions attended.
- A typed, written personal statement (suggested length 2-3 pages) detailing significant personal and professional experiences that relate to the applicant’s decision to pursue a career in counseling (e.g., rationale for seeking degree, commitment to counseling as a profession). The personal statement should also address such topics as the applicant’s skills or knowledge, preparation through education and/or experience, strengths and weaknesses, rationale for academic deficiencies, etc.
- A professional résumé.
- Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which must address the applicant’s academic potential (i.e. from a university faculty member).
To be consistent with national training standards and to ensure sufficient faculty members to advise and mentor students, a limited number of applicants will be admitted into the program each year. As a result, admission is competitive. Applicants who pass the initial screening are required to interview with an admissions committee. For more information or to ask questions, contact:
Dr. Leslie Neyland-Brown
Program Coordinator
Leslie.Neyland@utoledo.edu
419.530.6125
- MA in Counselor Education, Concentration in School Counseling
- MA in Counselor Education, Concentration In Clinical Mental Health
MA- Counselor Education (School Counseling Concentration)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COUN 5010 | Professional Orientation To School Counseling | 4 |
| COUN 5110 | Career Counseling And Development | 3 |
| COUN 5120 | Individual And Group Assessment | 3 |
| COUN 5130 | Group Counseling | 4 |
| COUN 5140 | Counseling Theories and Application | 4 |
| COUN 5150 | Counseling Across The Life Span | 3 |
| COUN 5160 | Cultural Diversity For Counselors And School Psychologists | 3 |
| COUN 5180 | Counseling Skills | 4 |
| COUN 5190 | Counseling Practicum | 4 |
| COUN 6000 | Counseling Research and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| COUN 6100 | Comprehensive School Counseling Programs | 4 |
| COUN 6220 | Child, Adolescent, Family Therapy | 3 |
| COUN 6230 | Crisis Intervention Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 6940 | Counseling Internship | 1-8 |
| COUN 6240 | Diagnosis And Mental Health | 4 |
| or SPSY 6260 | Developmental Child Psychopathology | |
| SPED 5000 | Issues In Special Education | 3 |
| or SPSY 5040 | Legal And Ethical Issues For School Psychologists And Counselors | |
Combined bachelor's to master's: Psychology, BA to Counselor Education, MA
Undergraduate students accepted in the University of Toledo’s Bachelor’s in Psychology program will be admitted to the University of Toledo’s Counselor Education Master’s program and allowed to complete up to two graduate level classes (eight credit hours) during their final academic year of undergraduate studies. Students admitted into the pipeline program must apply for admission to the College of Graduate Studies for the semester that they intend to matriculate. They will then continue in the Counselor Education Master’s program upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. The graduate coursework (up to eight hours) may be applied to completion of both undergraduate and Counselor Education Master’s program degree requirements. It will be the joint responsibility of the faculty and administrators in Bachelor’s in Psychology program and Counselor Education Master’s program to supervise students admitted to the early admission/bridge program option, to ensure that the limit of eight hours taken as an undergraduate is strictly enforced, and to request that the College of Graduate Studies change their matriculation from Undergraduate to Graduate when they meet all undergraduate degree requirements.
The following provisions apply for classes taken for graduate credit: 1) graduate classes taken at The University of Toledo only after the student is accepted in the program, 2) COUN 5140 and COUN 5180 may be included in the approved eight semester hours of graduate credit taken as an undergraduate. Students interested in the combined program must submit a graduate admission application to the College of Graduate Studies.
MA- Counselor Education (Clinical Mental Health Concentration)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COUN 5020 | Professional Orientation to Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 4 |
| COUN 5110 | Career Counseling And Development | 3 |
| COUN 5120 | Individual And Group Assessment | 3 |
| COUN 5130 | Group Counseling | 4 |
| COUN 5140 | Counseling Theories and Application | 4 |
| COUN 5150 | Counseling Across The Life Span | 3 |
| COUN 5160 | Cultural Diversity For Counselors And School Psychologists | 3 |
| COUN 5180 | Counseling Skills | 4 |
| COUN 5190 | Counseling Practicum | 4 |
| COUN 6000 | Counseling Research and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| COUN 6200 | Advanced Counseling Skills | 3 |
| COUN 6230 | Crisis Intervention Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 6240 | Diagnosis And Mental Health | 4 |
| COUN 6940 | Counseling Internship | 1-8 |
| COUN 5600 | Psychopathology: Conceptualizations and Assessment | 4 |
| COUN 6220 | Child, Adolescent, Family Therapy | 3 |
| or COUN 8460 | Substance Abuse Counseling | |
Combined bachelor's to master's: Psychology, BA to Counselor Education, MA
Undergraduate students accepted in the University of Toledo’s Bachelor’s in Psychology program will be admitted to the University of Toledo’s Counselor Education Master’s program and allowed to complete up to two graduate level classes (eight credit hours) during their final academic year of undergraduate studies. Students admitted into the pipeline program must apply for admission to the College of Graduate Studies for the semester that they intend to matriculate. They will then continue in the Counselor Education Master’s program upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. The graduate coursework (up to eight hours) may be applied to completion of both undergraduate and Counselor Education Master’s program degree requirements. It will be the joint responsibility of the faculty and administrators in Bachelor’s in Psychology program and Counselor Education Master’s program to supervise students admitted to the early admission/bridge program option, to ensure that the limit of eight hours taken as an undergraduate is strictly enforced, and to request that the College of Graduate Studies change their matriculation from Undergraduate to Graduate when they meet all undergraduate degree requirements.
The following provisions apply for classes taken for graduate credit: 1) graduate classes taken at The University of Toledo only after the student is accepted in the program, 2) COUN 5140 and COUN 5180 may be included in the approved eight semester hours of graduate credit taken as an undergraduate. Students interested in the combined program must submit a graduate admission application to the College of Graduate Studies.
- Students will describe and demonstrate the multiple roles, responsibilities and functions of a professional counselor consistent with the ethical, legal and professional standards endorsed by the profession
- Students will apply developmentally relevant, culturally sustaining, and growth promoting theories, skills, interventions and practices across individual and group counseling modalities.
- Students will apply skills necessary to design and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes the academic, personal, social and career success of students in K-12 settings.
- Students will analyze and evaluate the evidence base for effective, ethical, and culturally sustaining counseling theories, interventions, practices, and programs using current research in counseling.