Program Overview
The Master of Science in counselor education offers two concentrations: clinical mental health counseling and school counseling. The programs are designed to prepare individuals for careers in clinical mental health settings and school counseling programs in K-12 settings.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree Requirements
Common Core (27 hours)
COU 507 - Human Growth and Development Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 508 - Counseling Theories Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 571 - Social and Cultural Diversity Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 602 - Lifestyle and Career Development Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 603 - Professional Orientation, Foundations, and Ethical Practice Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 621 - Research Design and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 626 - Clinical-Based Assessment Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 664 - Group Counseling Credit Hours: 3 *
COU 668 - Counseling Skills Credit Hours: 3 *
Required (24 hours)
COU 635 - Diagnosis Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 551 - Psychological Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 641 - Crisis Counseling Credit Hours: 3
PSY 642 - Marriage and Family Counseling Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 651 - Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COU 693 - Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COU 697 - Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Credit Hours: 6 *
* Required for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Mississippi.
Elective Courses (9 hours)
COU687 - Supervision for Counselor Supervisors Credit Hours: 3
PSY576 - Psychopharmacology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 640 - Principles of Christian Counseling Credit Hours: 3
PSY677 - Individual Assessment: Stanford-Binet Credit Hours: 3
PSY678 - Individual Assessment: Weschler Scales Credit Hours: 3
PSY678 - Assessment, Personality Credit Hours: 3
PSY682 - Counseling Children and Adolescents Credit Hours: 3
PSY683 - Child Psychotherapy and Play Therapy Credit Hours: 3
PSY684 - Adventure-Based Counseling Children and Adolescents Credit Hours: 3
PSY 690 - Creative Arts in Counseling Credit Hours: 3
PSY690 - Assessment: Autism
School Counseling Degree Requirements
Common Core (27 hours)
COU 507 - Human Growth and Development Credit Hours: 3
COU 508 - Counseling Theories Credit Hours: 3
COU 571 - Social and Cultural Diversity Credit Hours: 3
COU 602 - Lifestyle and Career Development Credit Hours: 3
COU 603 - Professional Orientation, Foundations, and Ethical Practice Credit Hours: 3
COU 621 - Research Design and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
COU 626 - Clinical-Based Assessment Credit Hours: 3
COU 664 - Group Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COU 668 - Counseling Skills Credit Hours: 3
Required (24 hours)
COU577 - Leadership and Administration in School Counseling Credit Hours: 3
PSY 551 - Psychological Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 641 - Crisis Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COU650 – Collaboration and Consultation Credit Hours: 3
PSY 651 - Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COU 692 - Practicum in School Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COU 694 - Internship in School Counseling Credit Hours: 6
Elective Courses (9 hours)
COU687 - Supervision for Counselor Supervisors Credit Hours: 3
PSY576 - Psychopharmacology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 640 - Principles of Christian Counseling Credit Hours: 3
PSY677 - Individual Assessment: Stanford-Binet Credit Hours: 3
PSY678 - Individual Assessment: Weschler Scales Credit Hours: 3
PSY678 - Assessment, Personality Credit Hours: 3
PSY682 - Counseling Children and Adolescents Credit Hours: 3
PSY683 - Child Psychotherapy and Play Therapy Credit Hours: 3
PSY684 - Adventure-Based Counseling Children and Adolescents Credit Hours: 3
PSY 690 - Creative Arts in Counseling Credit Hours: 3
PSY690 - Assessment: Autism
