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School of Education 31 Graduation Requirements: Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in the MAT program Completion of all departmental requirements/prerequisites—33 credits (no more than 3 cr. may be accepted from another institution as transfer credit in this program) Grade of B or better in Student Teaching (no transfer credit will be accepted for Student Teaching) Required Courses: Senior Year of Undergraduate Program 6 cr. DFHH 530/ Speech Development in Deaf DFHH 522/ Assistive Listening Devices and Auditory Management of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Individuals Summer and Following Year 27 cr. EDUC 513/Collaboration, Consultation, and Partnerships EDUC 614/Creating and Sustaining Classroom Communities ELEM 520/Multicultural Social Studies (2 credits) RDLG 579/Reading in the Content Areas or An approved course in reading or language arts ESLM 578/Theory and Practice of Teaching a Second Language or ESLM 525/Second Language Acquisition or ESLM 587/ Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment for Second Language Education DFHH 690/Culminating Field Experience DHH DFHH 597/Special Topics in Special Education (1 credit) ELEM 695/Culminating Field Experience Elementary Ed. DFHH 700/Comprehensive Exam Master of Arts in Counselor Education (COUN_MA_01), (COUN_MA_06), (COUN_MA_07) Atsuko Seto, Chair, Department of Counselor Education The Department of Counselor Education at The College of New Jersey is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited or approved institution Graduate Record Exam (GRE)—For test waiver information, please visit http://graduate.tcnj.edu/apply/. Interview (to be arranged by the department) Candidates for the Masters of Arts in Counseling programs must present a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, meet college matriculation requirements, and attend an interview with the department faculty. In addition to the above criteria, consideration will be given to the candidate's openness to personal and professional self- development, potential success in developing interpersonal relationships in a counseling context, and prior relevant experiences. Meeting these minimum criteria does not guarantee admission to the department. Those seeking Pennsylvania school counselor certification must also present evidence of their successfully passing the School Guidance and Counseling Praxis Test and a series of Pre-Professional Skills Tests, all of which are administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Graduation Requirements: 1. In accordance with college policy, all graduate students must main- tain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. Any student whose GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation and will be dismissed if an overall GPA of 3.0 is not achieved by the end of a probationary semester. 2. A minimum grade of B or better in COUN 501, 670, 675, 690, and 693 (or 694/695) is required. With Departmental approval students who receive a grade of B–, C+, C, or C– in these courses or their pre- requisites will be permitted to retake the course(s) in question only once to improve their grade and remain in the program. Failure to obtain a B or better in the second attempt will result in automatic ter- mination. No student who has received a grade of B– or lower in a prerequisite course(s) will be permitted to enroll in COUN 670, 675, 690 or 693 (or 694/695). A student receiving an "F" grade in any course will automatically be denied continuance in the Department of Counselor Education program. 3. Students are also responsible to obtain, familiarize themselves with, and abide by the department's specialized policies and procedures as docu- mented in the most recent edition of the department's student manual. School Counseling Option (COUN_MA_01) Stuart Roe, Coordinator, Graduate Program in School Counseling 48 credits Required Core Courses: 33 cr. COUN 501/Introduction to Counseling COUN 515/Statistics and Research in Counseling EPSY 520/Fundamentals of Human Development EPSY 643/Measurement and Evaluation COUN 530/Multicultural Counseling COUN 535/Career Counseling and Placement COUN 670/Counseling Theory and Techniques COUN 675/Group Counseling COUN 690/Practicum Seminar *COUN 693/Internship (6 credits) or COUN 694/695/Internship *COUN 693 (one term); COUN 694/695 (two terms). (The requirements for COUN 693 may be met by taking COUN 694 and COUND 695, which are 3 credit Internship Seminar courses.) Other Required Courses: School Counseling Specialization: 9 cr. COUN 660/ Organization, Administration, and Supervision of School Counseling EPSY 661/ Counseling Children and Adolescents COUN 545/Community Agency Counseling Electives: Chosen with advisement** 6 cr. **May be COUN 699/Thesis/Creative Project for 6 cr. Comprehensive Examination: COUN 700 Clinical Mental Health Counseling (COUN_MA_07) Marion Cavallaro, Coordinator, Graduate Program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling 60-credit minimum I. Required Core Courses (33 credits) COUN 501/Introduction to Counseling (3 credits) COUN 515/Statistics and Research in Counseling (3 credits) EPSY 520/Fundamentals of Human Development (3 credits) COUN 530/Multicultural Counseling (3 credits) COUN 535/Career Counseling (3 credits) COUN 670/Counseling Theory and Techniques (3 credits) COUN 675/Group Counseling (3 credits) EPSY 643/Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling (3 credits) COUN 693/Internship Seminar (6 credits) or COUN 694/695/ Internship *COUN 693 (one term); COUN 694/695 (two terms). The requirements for COUN 693 may be met by taking COUN 694 and COUN 695, which are each 3 credit Internship Seminar courses) 218503_001-086_r5ri.indd 31 9/14/15 10:17 AM

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