Master of Education in Guidance
and Counseling
The M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling prepares the student to apply to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) to seek certification as a school counselor. It is the responsibility of the student to apply for that certificate. As part of the certification requirements, applicants must hold a Texas Teacher Certificate and two years teaching experience in an accredited public school is required prior to application.
A copy of the public school teacher’s service record serves as documentation.
Degree Requirements
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CI 6327 | 3 |
| CI 6331 | 3 |
| CI 6343 | 3 |
| CI 6345 | 3 |
| CI 6346 | 3 |
| CI 6347 | 3 |
| CI 6348 | 3 |
| CI 6349 | 3 |
| CI 6351 | 3 |
| CI 6362 | 3 |
| CI 6363 | 3 |
| CI 6366 | 3 |
| Total SCH for Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling | 36 |
Additional Post Master’s Certificates
Students pursuing a professional certificate on a certification plan may use previous graduate course work to fulfill certification requirements. All work must be completed within a period of six years from the earliest credit to be counted on the certification plan. Under certain circumstances, a time extension of up to four years may be granted on a course-by-course basis.
If a time extension for one or more courses is desired, a written application must be presented to the program advisor appropriate to the certification plan. It must explain (1) why the certification plan was not completed in a timely manner, (2) a schedule for completing the certification plan, and (3) information indicating that the student’s knowledge of the subject matter in each course for which an extension is requested remains current.
Time extensions are not routine. Courses taken more than 10 years before the completion of the post master’s certification plan are never allowed to be used toward the plan. Additional courses are frequently assigned to the student who has not completed the certification plan requirements within the six-year time limit.
