Master of Education (M.Ed.) in School Counseling

In the School Counseling major option at Montana State, students take a core of counseling and human development courses while also studying aspects of counseling that are specifically connected to primary and secondary school settings. The program emphasis strives to provide the necessary self-awareness, knowledge, and skills for School Counseling students to become competent and capable professional school counselors, while also following the rigorous standards of Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the American School Counselor Association.This program is designed to provide training in counseling practice informed and guided by counseling theory. The school counseling degree emphasizes thorough knowledge of counselees' developmental and social contexts as they pertain to the school setting. This program meets educational and practice requirements to obtain a Class 6 School Counselor Specialist License in the state of Montana.After licensure students work in school settings counseling school-aged children. In this program, you are prepared to work with counselees, adults and families in the school setting. Additionally, with the 60 credit degree they may also pursue the requirements to be a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Montana.