School Counseling, Graduate Certificate

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Minimum Total Hours: 15

Program Code: G098

The curriculum for this embedded certificate includes a sequence of five (5) graduate courses that are part of the concentration in School Counseling within the Master's program in Professional Counseling. The certificate provides a transcripted credential for students who wish to pursue alternative certification as school counselors in the state of Oklahoma.

Certificate Requirements

EDPC 5513Introduction to Abuse and Addictions Theory and Treatment3
EDSP 5413Characteristics & Methods in Teaching Students with Exceptionalities3
EDSP 5143Individual Behavior Planning in the Classroom3
EDPC 5113Human Development3
EDPC 5253Assessment in Counseling3
Total Credit Hours15

A graduate certificate is not a graduate degree. A graduate degree represents a program of independent inquiry beyond the depth of coursework alone, while a graduate certificate represents a set of courses only.

  • All courses must be taken at OU. No transfer credit will apply.
  • No course substitutions are permitted for graduate certificates.
  • Coursework applied to a graduate certificate cannot be more than five years old as of the semester the graduate certificate is awarded.
  • Students must earn a grade point average of 3.00 or higher on all coursework applied to the graduate certificate.