Overview

Key Features

As a certified School Counselor, your diverse experience and training will empower others to transform their future. The program's creative design offers a combination of hybrid, online, and face-to-face courses to facilitate multiple learning environments.

The School Counseling program at Columbus State University is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The 61 semester hour degree program with flex your creative muscles in the eight areas of:

Human Growth and Development
Social and Cultural Foundations
The Helping Relationship
Group Dynamics and Processes
Lifestyle/Career Development
Appraisal of Individual
Research and Evaluation

Professional Orientation

Careers

School Counselors are leaders and change agents working collaboratively with professionals from various disciplines to maximize impact and to prepare students for post-secondary opportunities. When you earn your Master of Education in School Counseling degree, you will be prepared to earn certification as a school counselor. Certified school counselors can provide services to students at the elementary, middle, and high school level (neither teaching experience nor teacher certification is required for admission to the program).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethics and Professional Issues in Counseling

Counseling Skills

Research Methods and Design in Counseling

Diagnosis in Counseling

Career Development Counseling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

61 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An earned undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university

Minimum grade point average (GPA) of A 2.75 (regular admission) or 2.50 (provisional admission) cumulative undergraduate GPA

Resume

Statement of Purpose

Successful completion of an interview with departmental faculty

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

16200 USD / year

≈ 16200 USD / year
Out-of-State

16200 USD / year

≈ 16200 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4488 USD / year

≈ 4488 USD / year

Living costs

Columbus

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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