Graduate School Learning Outcomes

  • Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work
  • Demonstrate mastery of subject material
  • Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Maintains strong professional identity and practices ethically and professionally
  • Recognizes human diversities and social  inequities on the microlevel and provides socially just and culturally-informed  services
  • Develops theory-based understanding of human growth and development and promotes resilience and wellness across the lifespan
  • Develops culturally relevant and technologically current career counseling skills and interventions
  • Demonstrates theory- and evidence-based and culturally relevant counseling skills and practices
  • Demonstrates theory-based and culturally relevant group counseling skills and practices
  • Apply best practices in assessment and testing to evaluate client/student issues and to inform intervention
  • Demonstrate ethical and culturally relevant research and program evaluation skills

Master of Counseling Core Curriculum

COUN 511  Counseling Pre-practicum
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling (repeatable)
COUN 529  Developmental Perspectives in Counseling
COUN 534  Social and Cultural Perspectives in Counseling
COUN 535  Addiction Theories, Prevention, and Treatment
COUN 542  Counseling Identity, Practice, and Ethics
COUN 553  Theory and Techniques of Counseling I
COUN 554  Theory and Techniques of Counseling II
COUN 561  Introduction to Research Methods in Counseling
COUN 565  Assessment and Appraisal in Counseling
COUN 566  Lifestyle and Career Development
COUN 572  Group Work for Professional Counselors
COUN 573  Introduction to Family Counseling
COUN 574  Crisis, Suicide, Grief, and Threat Interventions for Counselors
COUN 576  Diagnosis and Treatment: Applied Psychopathology & Psychopharmacology
COUN 583  Social Justice, Diversity, and Advocacy in the Counseling Profession

 

Clinical Mental Health Option (with core, total is 90 credits)      

COUN 515  Counseling Internship (taken in clinical mental health settings over multiple terms)                                                         
COUN 550  Foundations of Mental Health Counseling                                                                                                           
COUN 579  Trauma-Informed Counseling                                                                  
COUN 593  Introduction to Clinical Supervision and Consultation

CMHC students take 12 credits of 515 Internship

 

School Counseling Option (with core, total is 90 credits)                                             

COUN 515 Counseling Internship (taken in school counseling settings over multiple terms 

COUN 546  Leadership of School Counseling Programs
COUN 538  Supporting Diverse Populations in K-12 Schools
COUN 594  School Counselor Consultation & Supervision

SC students take 12 credits of 515 Internship

OSU Course Catalog

Master of Counseling - Clinical Health

90 Total Credits

Sample course schedule. Schedule subject to change.

Year One
Summer

COUN 542  Counseling Identity, Practice, and Ethics
COUN 529  Developmental Perspectives in Counseling
COUN 534  Social and Cultural Perspectives in Counseling

Fall 

COUN 553  Theories and Techniques of Counseling I
COUN 511  Counseling Pre-Practicum
COUN 572  Group Work for Professional Counselors

Winter

COUN 554  Theories and Techniques of Counseling II
COUN 561  Introduction to Research Methods in Counseling
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Spring

COUN 576  Diagnosis and Treatment: Applies Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology
COUN 573  Introduction to Family Counseling
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Year Two
Summer 

COUN 583  Social Justice, Diversity, and Advocacy in the Counseling Profession
COUN 574  Crisis, Suicide, Grief, and Threat Interventions for Counselors
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Fall 

COUN 566  Lifestyle and Career Development
COUN 535  Addiction Theories, Prevention, and Treatment
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Winter 

COUN 565  Assessment and Appraisal in Counseling
COUN 579  Trauma-Informed Counseling
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Spring

COUN 550  Foundations of Mental Health Counseling
COUN 593  Introduction to Clinical Supervision and Consultation
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

90 Total Credits

Sample course schedule. Schedule subject to change.

Year One
Summer 

COUN 542  Counseling Identity, Practice, and Ethics
COUN 529  Developmental Perspectives in Counseling

Fall

COUN 534  Social and Cultural Perspectives in Counseling
COUN 535  Addiction Theories, Prevention, and Treatment

Winter 

COUN 561  Introduction to Research Methods in Counseling
COUN 565  Assessment and Appraisal in Counseling

Spring

COUN 576  Diagnosis and Treatment: Applied Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology
COUN 573  Introduction to Family Counseling

Year Two
Summer 

COUN 553  Theories and Techniques of Counseling I
COUN 574  Crisis, Suicide, Grief, and Threat Interventions for Counselors

Fall

COUN 511  Counseling Pre-Practicum
COUN 572  Group Work for Professional Counselors

Winter 

COUN 579  Trauma-Informed Counseling
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Spring 

COUN 550  Foundations of Mental Health Counseling
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Year Three
Summer

COUN 566  Lifestyle and Career Development
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Fall 

COUN 583  Social Justice, Diversity, and Advocacy in the Counseling Profession
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Winter 

COUN 554  Theories and Techniques of Counseling II
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Spring

COUN 593  Introduction to Clinical Supervision and Consultation
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Master of Counseling - School Counseling

90 Total Credits 

Sample course schedule. Schedule subject to change.

Year One
Summer 

COUN 546  Leadership of School Counselor Programs
COUN 542  Counseling Identity, Practice, and Ethics
COUN 529  Developmental Perspectives in Counseling
COUN 534  Social and Cultural Perspectives in Counseling

Fall 

COUN 553  Theories and Techniques of Counseling I 
COUN 511  Counseling Pre-Practicum
COUN 572  Group Work for Professional Counselors
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Winter

COUN 554  Theories and Techniques of Counseling II
COUN 561  Introduction to Reasearch Methods in Counseling
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Spring 

COUN 576  Diagnosis and Treatment: Applied Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology
COUN 573  Introduction to Family Counseling
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Year Two
Summer
COUN 583  Social Justice, Diversity, and Advocacy in the Counseling Profession
COUN 574  Crisis, Suicide, Grief, and Threat Interventions for Counselors
COUN 538  Supporting Diverse Populations in K-12 Schools
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

 

Fall 

COUN 566  Lifestyle and Career Development
COUN 535  Addiction Theories, Prevention, and Treatment
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Winter 

COUN 565  Assessment and Appraisal in Counseling
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Spring 

COUN 594  School Counselor Consultation & Supervision
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

90 Total Credits

Sample course schedule. Schedule subject to change.

Year One
Summer

COUN 546  Leadership of School Counselor Programs
COUN 529  Developmental Perspectives in Counseling

Fall 

COUN 534  Social and Cultural Perspectives in Counseling
COUN 535  Addiction Theories, Prevention, and Treatment

Winter 

COUN 561  Introduction to Research Methods in Counseling
COUN 542  Counseling Identity, Practice, and Ethics

Spring 

COUN 576  Diagnosis and Treatment: Applied Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology
COUN 573  Introduction to Family Counseling

Year Two
Summer 

COUN 553  Theories and Techniques of Counseling I
COUN 574  Crisis, Suicide, Grief, and Threat Interventions for Counselors

Fall 

COUN 511  Counseling Pre-Practicum
COUN 572  Group Work for Professional Counselors

Winter 

COUN 565  Assessment and Appraisal in Counseling
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Spring 

COUN 594  School Counselor Consultation & Supervision
COUN 512  Practicum in Counseling

Year Three
Summer 
COUN 538  Supporting Diverse Populations in K-12 Schools
COUN 566  Lifestyle and Career Development
COUN 515  Counseling Internship
Fall 
COUN 583  Social Justice, Diversity, and Advocacy in the Counseling Profession
COUN 515  Counseling Internship
Winter

COUN 554  Theories and Techniques of Counseling II
COUN 515  Counseling Internship

Spring

COUN 515 Counseling Internship