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Educational Psychology - Community or School Counseling Degree

Master of Science in Educational Psychology with Concentrations in Community Counseling and School Counseling (UW-Milwaukee). This program begins in Fall 2008, and continues for three years with courses offered during the summers. Students are admitted once every three years.

Degree Requirements
The degree program consists of 48 credits.

Community Counseling Concentration, 48 credits

Counseling Core, 21 credits (UW-Milwaukee courses taught on the UW-Green Bay campus):
COUNS 710      Counseling: Theories and Issues, 3 cr.
COUNS 711      Foundations of Career Development, 3 cr.
COUNS 714      Essentials of Counseling Practice, 3 cr.
COUNS 715      Multicultural Counseling, 3 cr.
COUNS 800      Group Counseling Theory, 3 cr.
COUNS 820     Counseling Appraisal and Clinical Decision Making, 3 cr.
COUNS 904     Family Systems: Theory, Research, and Practice, 3 cr.

Community Core, 18 credits (UW-Milwaukee courses taught on the UW-Green Bay campus):
COUNS 600      Introduction to Community Counseling, 3 cr.
COUNS 775      Supervised Practicum 1 in Community Counseling, 3 cr.
COUNS 812      Clinical Studies in Counseling, 3 cr.
COUNS 970      Supervised Practicum 2 in Community Counseling, 3 cr.
Two Electives, 6 cr. (can be UW-Green Bay courses)

Courses offered by UW-Green Bay, 9 credits (Students enroll in these courses through UW-Green Bay):
ED & HUD 750 Statistical Methods Applied to Education, 3 cr.
PSYCH 620 Tests and Measurements, 3 cr.
Elective as specified by concentration.

School Counseling Concentration (K-12 only), 48 credits

School Core, 18 credits (UW-Milwaukee courses taught on the UW-Green Bay campus):
COUNS 602      Introduction to School Counseling, 3 cr.
COUNS 774     Supervised Practicum 1 in School Counseling, 3 cr.
COUNS 810      Counseling in the Schools, 3 cr.
COUNS 816   Counseling Children and Adolescents, 3 cr.
COUNS 968      Supervised Practicum 2 in School Counseling, 3 cr.
One Elective, 3 cr. (can be UW-Green Bay course)

NOTE: EXCEDUC 600 Survey of Exceptional Education (undergraduate course taken as graduate credit is required for non-teachers in place of the elective)

Comprehensive Examination
The student must pass a final oral or written comprehensive examination.

Time Limit
The student must complete all degree requirements within five years of initial enrollment.