Graduate Certificate in Counseling with a K-12 Emphasis
The requirements of the Certificate in Counseling with a K-12 emphasis would be flexible in order to meet the specific needs of students seeking to meet jurisdiction requirements for credentialing or licensing as a K-12 school counselor in the state of North Dakota; therefore, there will be a Track A and a Track B leading to this certificate.
Track A caters to students who already have a Master’s degree in either mental health or community agency counseling. Given that UND school counseling faculty will need to verify that certificate students have met the necessary professional competencies, Track A certificate students will be required to take three school counseling content and/or practice-based courses along with a professional ethics course (22 credits) here at UND.
Track B caters to students who already have a Master’s degree in Education. Track B certificate students will be required to take 11 school counseling content and/or practice-based courses along with a professional ethics course (43 credits) here at UND.
If the applicant does not have a North Dakota state teaching license (regardless of the field in which they earned their Master’s Degree), they must complete coursework in three content areas, as follows: (a) educational psychology; (b) classroom management; and (c) instruction methods. Within the Counseling Master’s Program with a K12 emphasis, we prefer if students take these three courses prior to enrolling in the program; however, we will allow these pre-requisites to be completed within the first academic year of the student’s program of study.
Please see listing of courses below.
TRACK A – For Students with a Master’s degree in mental health or community agency counseling:
Required Courses (22 credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COUN 501 | Ethics: Counseling and Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| COUN 522 | School Counseling and Program Management | 3 |
| COUN 581 | School Counseling Practicum | 4 |
| COUN 589 | School Counseling Internship | 12 |
TRACK B – For Students with a Master’s degree in Education:
Required Courses (43 credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COUN 501 | Ethics: Counseling and Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| COUN 510 | Counseling Methods (*) | 3 |
| COUN 515 | Methods of Research (*) | 3 |
| COUN 517 | Assessment in Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 518 | Group Theory and Process (*) | 3 |
| COUN 519 | Career Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 522 | School Counseling and Program Management | 3 |
| COUN 530 | Theories of Counseling, Personality and Development | 3 |
| COUN 532 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 581 | School Counseling Practicum | 4 |
| COUN 589 | School Counseling Internship | 12 |
| *Course completed during two mandatory 4-day visits held during the summer on the UND campus in Grand Forks, North Dakota | ||