Overview
The School Counseling emphasis at Florida Atlantic University of this masters degree program is developmental in nature and focuses on prevention and early intervention, and the skills children and adolescents need in order to be successful.FAU graduates receive coursework and supervised field experience in four direct counseling services which become the backbone of their program as school counselors.
Learning outcomes
These four direct services are: Individual counseling, group counseling, classroom guidance and consulting with teachers and parents.Some of the specific group and classroom guidance topics professional school counselors lead include: school success skills, social skills, career awareness, anger management, conflict resolution, violence prevention, and dealing with divorce and loss.
Programme Structure
Courses included:- Processes in Counseling
- Counseling Theories and Techniques
- Life Span Development
- Appraisal and Evaluation in Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in Counseling
- Fundamentals of School Counseling
- Counseling Children
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Education Counselling View 1041 other Masters in Counselling in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in any field of study from a regionally accredited institution
- Minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score and/or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score taken within the last 5 years
- Scores are required regardless of GPA
- Official transcript or transcript evaluation reflecting bachelor’s degree
- Immunization
- Residency
Tuition Fee
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International
20536 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20536 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
20536 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 20536 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
7440 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7440 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Boca Raton
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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