DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELING

Course Descriptions

Students seeking admission to the graduate programs in Educational Leadership and Counseling must meet the basic requirements of Graduate Studies specified in the Admission section of this catalog. Please contact the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling for additional requirements: Box 2119, Huntsville, Texas 77341 or by phone (936) 294-1147 or edu_elc@shsu.edu. Course Prerequisites, listed at the end of this section, are strictly observed.

Master of Education in Counseling. This degree plan is designed specifically for the student who wishes to work toward certification in School Counseling. It requires completion of forty-eight hours of graduate credit and may meet academic requirements for Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). The program must comply with existing standards for professional certification. All students must take the comprehensive examination and usually take the exam during the final semester of coursework. Students must be enrolled in the university when taking the comprehensive examination. The degree plan originates in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling.

Master of Education in Counseling
School Counselor

Required Courses
CNE 511Counseling Program Orientation (stem work)1 SCH
CNE 564Theories of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 663Assessment in Guidance & Counseling3 SCH
CNE 585Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 597Human Growth & Development3 SCH
CNE 533Intro to Counseling & Guidance3 SCH
CNE 579Methods of Research3 SCH
CNE 534Effective Human Behavior3 SCH
CNE 674Practicum in Group Counseling3 SCH
CNE 570Career Counseling Across the Lifespan3 SCH
CNE 635Methods of Consultation, Coordination, & Counseling3 SCH
**CNE 512Workshop: Ethical & Professional Issues in Counseling1 SCH
CNE 676Supervised Practice in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 592Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 632Theories of Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
**CNE 510Workshop: Elective Psychopharmacology or Advanced Appraisal Techniques1 SCH
CNE 686Field Practicum I3 SCH
 
Elective: Select one of the courses below 3 SCH
CNE 591Child & Adolescent Counseling3 SCH
*CNE 593Community Counseling3 SCH
CNE 599Play Therapy Basics3 SCH
CNE 631Advanced Play Therapy3 SCH
CNE 633Techniques of Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
CNE 634Professional & Ethical Issues in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 637Counseling Clients with Sexual Concerns3 SCH
 
Total Hours48 SCH
 
* LPC/community counseling students must take CNE 593.
** An additional elective may be substituted for CNE 510 and CNE 512.

Master of Arts in Counseling Education. This degree is designed for individuals who wish to write a thesis as part of the requirements for the degree. A comprehensive examination will be taken during the final semester of coursework. Students must be enrolled during the semester the comprehensive examination is taken.

Master of Arts in Counseling Education
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Required Courses
CNE 511Counseling Program Orientation1 SCH
CNE 564Theories of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 663Assessment in Guidance & Counseling3 SCH
CNE 585Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 597Human Growth and Development3 SCH
CNE 579Methods of Research3 SCH
CNE 534Effective Human Behavior3 SCH
CNE 674Practicum in Group Counseling3 SCH
CNE 570Career Counseling Across the Lifespan3 SCH
**CNE 512Workshop: Ethical & Professional Issues in Counseling1 SCH
**CNE 510Workshop: Elective (Psychopharmacology or Advanced Appraisal Techniques)1 SCH
CNE 593Community Counseling3 SCH
CNE 676Supervised Practice in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 592Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 632Theories of Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
CNE 686Field Practicum I3 SCH
CNE 698Thesis I3 SCH
CNE 699Thesis II3 SCH
 
** An elective may be substituted for CNE 510 and CNE 512.

Master of Arts in Counseling. This degree plan is designed for students seeking licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and/or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Students completing this degree will have all of the academic requirements needed to apply for the temporary license as a Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. Forty-eight graduate semester credit hours are required to fulfill the requirements for the degree. A comprehensive examination will be taken during the final semester of coursework. Students must be enrolled during the semester the comprehensive examination is taken. The degree plan originates in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling.

The LPC/Community Counseling Program is a CACREP accredited program. The LPC/ Community Counseling Program is generic in nature as it provides students with academic and practical information to help them in preparing for employment in multiple settings. Students may choose electives that will provide them with more specific information about working with special populations, i.e. Play Therapy, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Techniques of Marriage and Family Therapy, etc. This preparation allows graduates of this program to work in family service agencies, mental health centers, the prison system, community college counseling centers, treatment centers, etc. Once fully licensed, the graduates of this program may also work in private practice.

Master of Arts in Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Required Courses
CNE 511Counseling Program Orientation (stem work)1 SCH
CNE 564Theories of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 663Assessment in Guidance & Counseling3 SCH
CNE 585Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 597Human Growth & Development3 SCH
CNE 579Methods of Research3 SCH
CNE 534Effective Human Behavior3 SCH
CNE 674Practicum in Group Counseling3 SCH
CNE 570Career Counseling Across the Lifespan3 SCH
**CNE 512Workshop: Ethical & Professional Issues in Counseling1 SCH
**CNE 510Workshop: Elective (Psychopharmacology or Advanced Appraisal Techniques)1 SCH
CNE 591Child & Adolescent Counseling3 SCH
CNE 593Community Counseling3 SCH
CNE 676Supervised Practice in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 592Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 632Theories of Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
CNE 686Field Practicum I3 SCH
 
Electives Select one of the courses below:3 SCH
CNE 599Play Therapy Basics3 SCH
CNE 631Advanced Play Therapy3 SCH
CNE 633Techniques of Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
CNE 634Professional & Ethical Issues in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 637Counseling Clients with Sexual Concerns3 SCH
PSY 534Theory & Research in Psychotherapy II3 SCH
 
Total Hours48 SCH
 
** An additional elective may be substituted for CNE 510 and CNE 512.

The LMFT/Community Counseling Program provides specific coursework and practical information to help prepare students for employment in settings that focus on the family system. These specific courses are Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy, Techniques of Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling Sexual Problems, and Professional and Ethical Issues. Typically, students graduating from the LMFT/ Community Counseling Program secure employment in agencies that provide services from a system's perspective such as family service agencies, adoption and placement agencies, community agencies that specialize in counseling survivors of rape and sexual abuse, and home-based family therapy programs in community mental health agencies, etc. Once licensed, the graduates of this program may also work in private practice. Please note that an additional one-hour orientation seminar is a prerequisite for the degree. Students who want to graduate from the CACREP accredited Community Counseling Program must take CNE 593.

Master of Arts in Counseling
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) 48 Hours

Required Courses
CNE 511Counseling Program Orientation (stem work)1 SCH
CNE 564Theories of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 663Assessment in Guidance & Counseling3 SCH
CNE 585Pre-Practicum Techniques of Counseling3 SCH
CNE 597Human Growth & Development3 SCH
CNE 579Methods of Research3 SCH
CNE 534Effective Human Behavior3 SCH
CNE 674Practicum in Group Counseling3 SCH
CNE 570Career Counseling Across the Lifespan3 SCH
CNE 632Theories of Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
CNE 633Techniques of Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
CNE 634Professional & Ethical Issues in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 676Supervised Practice in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 592Cross Cultural Issues in Counseling3 SCH
CNE 686Field Practicum I3 SCH
CNE 637Counseling Clients with Sexual Concerns3 SCH
CNE 686Field Practicum II in Marriage & Family Therapy3 SCH
 
Total Hours48 SCH

Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Counselor Education

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counselor Education provides the highest professional degree available to students who aspire to leadership positions in counselor education and school counseling. Although the degree includes a prescribed curriculum of required and elective courses, the doctoral degree will be awarded on the basis of successful completion of coursework and completion of a major research study resulting in the presentation and defense of a dissertation. A comprehensive examination will be taken during the sixth semester of coursework. Students must be enrolled during the semester the comprehensive examination is taken.

The program design requires completion of the nineteen hours of the Counselor Education Core, a minimum of fifteen hours in the Research component, nine hours in Research Tools, twenty hours in the area of specialization (Counselor Education or School Counseling), and six hours in a Cognate outside of Counselor Education.

The Ph.D. program follows a cohort model. This means that individuals are admitted to a specific cohort group and are required to take the Counselor Education core, Research component, Research Tools, and specialization internships at the same time as the cohort group. Cohort groups begin in May/June of each year. In the event that students encounter personal emergencies that result in dropping out of the normal schedule, they may be required to join another cohort group with a different schedule.

Admission to the program requires a commitment to devoting a significant amount of time for the period of the individual's program. The inability to devote the necessary time will require the individual to drop out of the program. Students who complete the doctoral degree in counselor education will be able to:

Recruitment efforts will focus on attracting intelligent, highly motivated individuals.

Requirements for Admission

Students seeking admission to the graduate programs in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling must meet the basic requirements of Graduate Studies specified in the Admission section of this catalog. Applicants for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program in Counselor Education must have:

  1. A master's degree from an accredited institution. The master's degree and additional coursework should be substantially equivalent to a core of 48 hours of Council on Accreditation for Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) required curriculum areas.
  2. 3.50 grade point average on all graduate work.
  3. Taken the Graduate Record Exam.

Additional Counselor Education Ph.D. Application Guidelines

A completed application form, accompanied by a $35 non-refundable processing fee, should be submitted by February 1 of the year the applicant proposes to begin the program to: Director, Center for Research and Counselor Education (CRCE), Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Box 2119, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2119.

In addition, the applicant must submit the following to the Director of the CRCE:

  1. One official copy of transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed.
  2. One copy of scores for the Graduate Record Examination.
  3. References Rating Forms from: Three officials in schools, or mental health agencies where the applicant has been employed, plus two recommendations from current or former graduate-level professors. These must be "closed" recommendations, i.e., mailed directly to the Counselor Education Program at the above address, from the individual making the recommendation.
  4. A 1000-word personal statement.

Applicant Interview and Selection Process

The Counselor Education doctoral admissions committee will consider all applications through a holistic review process, taking into account higher GPAs, GRE Scores, work experience, recommendations, and interview scores. After reviewing the pool of applicants, the doctoral admissions committee will recommend the top candidates for the on-campus interview process. Applicants invited for the interview will be given specific guidelines for the interview process which will include an interview with the doctoral admissions committee, an on-site writing proficiency assessment. All qualified doctoral students are admitted under regular admission to the Graduate School. At the close of their second semester they will meet with the Doctoral Director as to the status of their confirmations in the doctoral program.

After admission to candidacy, students and their dissertation chair will jointly select their doctoral dissertation committee.

Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Education

Counseling Core (19 SCH)
CNE 710 Doctoral Seminar in Counseling (taken four times)1 SCH
CNE 731 Advanced Counseling Theories3 SCH
CNE 732 Advanced Appraisal Techniques3 SCH
CNE 734 Theories of Counselor Supervision3 SCH
CNE 735 Practice of Counselor Supervision3 SCH
CNE 737 Advanced Counseling Techniques and Practicum3 SCH
 
Research Component (15 SCH Minimum)
CNE 762 Methods of Educational Research3 SCH
CNE 763 Application of Educational Research3 SCH
CNE 833 Dissertation (taken a minimum of three times and until completion of the dissertation; minimum of 9 semester hours total)3 SCH
 
Research Tools (9 SCH)
CNE 773 Statistical Methods for Counselor Education Research3 SCH
CNE 772 Qualitative Methodology3 SCH
CNE 774 Multivariate Methods for Counselor Education Research3 SCH
 
SPECIALIZATION AREA: Complete either A or B below20 SCH

 

A. School CounselingB. Counselor Education
CNE 739 Doctoral Internship in Counseling (Clinical) (3 SCH)CNE 739 Doctoral Internship in Counseling (Clinical) (3 SCH)
CNE 739 Doctoral Internship in Counseling (Directing School Counseling and Guidance Programs) (3 SCH)CNE 739 Doctoral Internship in Counseling (Clinical) (3 SCH)
Specialization Electives (12 SCH)CNE 736 College Teaching in Counseling (3 SCH
CNE 710 (2 SCH)Specialization Elective (9 credits)
 CNE 710 (2 SCH)

Cognate Electives (6 SCH)

The student will work with the Director of the CRCE to choose two, three credit hour cognate electives that support the student's specialization, experience and research interests.

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