School Counseling, M.Ed.

The Doane University Master of Education in School Counseling is designed for certified teachers and students with a college degree. It includes 48 hours of course work in school counseling and for those without at teaching certificate an additional 12 hours of education course work. As part of this program students will participate in site based practice–150 hours in Practicum and 450 hours in Internship as designated by the Nebraska Department of Education for licensure. The mission of the program is to prepare graduates to become highly competent school counselors through the ability to reflect, work collaboratively, and respond to student needs.

Program Outcomes

Students in the program will

1. become skilled in the delivery of services within schools;
2. be knowledgeable about current trends in school counseling programs;
3. demonstrate the ability to collaborate with other school personnel, families, and community services;
4. be able to demonstrate the ability to establish and implement interventions that meet children’s and adolescents’ needs; and
5. be able to conduct assessments of cognitive, behavioral, and academic needs of children and youth.
6. be able to implement an ASCA model school counseling program.

Admission Requirements

1. A copy of the student current teaching certificate or a transcript demonstrating bachelor’s degree completion
2. An undergraduate GPA of 3.0
3. A graduate GPA of 3.0 after 9 hours of course work
4. Three written recommendations
5. Provisional admittance to the Graduate Program

Effective September 1, 2015, candidates applying for any initial endorsement(s) to be placed on a Nebraska certificate must provide evidence they have passed the required Praxis II test for the endorsement. Students seeking an endorsement as a school counselor must pass the Professional School Counselor test. For students without a teaching certificate you must take and pass the CORE Praxis as required by the Nebraska Department of Education. A background check is also required for students students without a teaching certificate as part of the registration process.