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Steps in Program Admission
1. Compete an application to the NAU
Graduate College that includes submitting transcripts from all previous
universities attended.
Applications can be obtained by writing
to:
Graduate College, Box 4125, NAU,
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4125 or calling (520) 317-6400 ext 1.
2. Complete program application materials
obtained from the Educational Psychology Area in the Center for Excellence
in Education that includes: an application, responses to three autobiographical
questions, and three form letters of recommendation.
Applications can be obtained by writing
to:
Ed. Psy. Dept., School Counseling
Program,
NAU-Y , P.O.B. 6236, Yuma, AZ
85366-6236
Or by calling (520) 317-6400 ext.
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3. Have an official report of scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) sent to the NAU-Y School Counseling office. GRE information is obtainable at 1-800-gre-call, or online at www.gre.org.
Completed application files are reviewed and admission decisions are throughout the year. Contact the School Counseling program at NAU-Yuma for additional deadline information. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that his or her application file is complete.
The materials in the applicant file
are evaluated by faculty using an objective, multi-criteria system. Points
are assigned for each applicant using the following weighted percentage
associated with each criteria:
(a) 50% Academic Aptitude for Graduate
Study (GRE scores and GPA),
(b) 15% Life Experiences (autobiographical
questions),
(c) 15% Work Related Experiences
(relevant paid and volunteer work),
(d) 10% Potential to Contribute to
Profession and Program (professional activities and letters of recommendation),
(e) 10% Goodness of Fit to the Program
(areas of focus congruency, fit to CEE mission, and professional characteristics)
Each applicant is ranked within the
applicant pool after points have been assigned. Approximately twenty persons
are scheduled to be admitted each year. Admitted individuals must begin
the program as stated above. Individuals unable to begin during the semesters
specified, must re-apply to the program.
Program of Studies Policies
The attached program
of study is the agreed-upon plan between the student and faculty advisor
on completing program requirements. It is used as a verification document
when the student applies for graduation. The student should complete the
program of study with his or her advisor during the first semester of graduate
work. The original, signed program of study should be given to the Area
Chair to be placed in the student’s file in the Educational Psychology
Area and copies should be kept by the student and advisor. Amendments with
advisor approval can be made to the program of studies during the student’s
course of study. There is a time limit for completion of the master’s degree
as stated in the Graduate Catalog, “You must complete all requirements
for your master’s degree within a six-year period. If you take courses
from other institutions and transfer them to your program at NAU, they
must also be taken within the six-year period” (p. 51, 1998-2000, Graduate
Catalog). There are provisions for renewing credits and petitioning to
extend the six-year limit.
Transfer of Credits Policies
Regarding transfer
credits to NAU master’s degree programs from other institutions, the NAU
Graduate College regulations state, “The number of hours transferred from
other institutions may not exceed 25% of the total minimum semester hours
required for a master’s degree” (Graduate College Memorandum, November
19, 1993). “To be considered for transfer credit, your courses must: (a)
have been earned with a grade of A or B (we will accept a pass grade if
the course is graded only on a pass/fail basis.), (b) have been earned
within the six-year period required for completing your degree at NAU,
and (c) be applicable to a graduate degree at the institution where the
credit was earned.” (p. 44, 1998-2000, Graduate Catalog).
For students who have a graduate
nondegree standing, the NAU Graduate College regulations state, “Normally
you may only apply 12 credit hours of appropriate coursework taken in nondegree
status to a graduate program.” (p. 17 1998-2000, Graduate Catalog). For
students seeking a second master’s degree, the regulations state, “With
the approval of your committee, you can use up to 9 hours of coursework
from a previous master’s degree to satisfy the requirements for a second
master’s degree at NAU. You must meet all program requirements for the
second master’s degree and all but the 9 hours must be earned at NAU.”
(P. 51, 1998-200, Graduate Catalog). It is best to inquire directly
about previous NAU coursework by calling the NAU-Yuma School Counseling
Office at (520) 317-6131.
Professional Code of Ethics and Certification
Guidelines
Students in this Master’s program
should follow the professional code of ethics and certification guidelines
established by the following organizations:
| National Board for Certified Counselors
(NBCC)
3-D Terrace Way, Suite D Greensboro, NC 27403-3660 (910) 547-0607 http://www.nbcc.org/ |
American Counseling Association (ACA)
5999 Stevenson Ave. Alexandria, VA 33204 (703) 823-9800 http://www.counseling.org/
|
| For Additional NAU-Yuma School Counseling
Information Contact:
Dr. Pit Kolodinsky, NAU-Yuma Assistant
Professor
|
2. Completion of a graduate program in guidance and counseling from an accredited institution. A valid guidance counselor certificate from another state may substitute for this requirement.
3. Just ONE of the following:
a. completion
of a supervised counseling practicum in school counseling from an accredited
institution
b. 2 years of
verified, full-time experience as a school guidance counselor (verified
by letter from District Superintendent or Personnel
Director)
c. 3 years of
verified teaching experience (verified by letter from District Superintendent
or Personnel Director)
Student’s Name SS#
Advisor’s Signature Date
Student’s Signature Date
*Required Courses Date Where
Transfer or
Taken Taken Equiv. Course
I. Development (3 hr. req.)
*EPS 580: Human Development
II. Measurement (9 hrs. req.)
*EPS 525: Introduction to Statistics
*EPS 664: Tests and Measurement
(prereq. EPS 525)
*EDR 610: Introduction to Research
III. Counseling (30 hrs. req.)
*EPS 594: School Guidance & Counseling
*EPS 601: Theories of Counseling
*EPS 620: Vocational Counseling &
Career Development
*EPS 690: Multicultural Counseling
*EPS 670: Introduction to Professional
Problems
*EPS 660: Counseling Processes (prereq.
EPS 601)
*EPS 661: Group Processes (prereq.
EPS 660)
*EPS 692: Counseling Practicum (prereq.
EPS 660 & 670)
*EPS 694: Master’s Internship (6
hrs., prereq. EPS 692)
(There is a 600 contact hour requirement
to complete the EPS 694 Master’s Internship)
IV. School Counseling Electives: Counseling
Specialization (6 hrs. req.)
Elementary/Middle School Emphasis
EPS 622: Child Counseling
ESE 548: Survey of Special Education
Middle School/Secondary Emphasis
EPS 590: Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Prevention & Intervention
EPS 622: Child Counseling
EDL 723: Publicity and Politics of
Education
Other Possible Electives (with advisor’s
consent)
EPS 591: Personality Adjustment
EPS 599: Contemporary Developments
EPS 605: Applied Educational Psychology
EPS 606: Applied Behavioral Management
EPS 610: Child Psychology
EPS 611: Adolescent Psychology
EPS 621: Marital Coun. & Family
Systems (prereq. EPS 601)
EPS 622: Child Counseling
EPS 671: Consultation in the Helping
Professions
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