Guidance and Counseling

Dr. Carolyn Cooper, Program Coordinator
434.395.2341, ccooper@longwood.edu

The guidance and counseling concentration is designed for those who have had full-time professional school experience and want to prepare themselves as guidance counselors in public schools. A teaching license is not required for this program.

Note: Students are cautioned to work closely with their advisers in planning their studies since some courses have prerequisites and are sequenced to begin with the fall semester.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
 

EDUC 502 Research Design (3) (Required during the first nine hours)
EDUC 503 Introduction to the Counseling Profession (3)
EDUC 505 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3)
EDUC 521 Human Growth and Development (3)
EDUC 545 Techniques of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3)
EDUC 555 Psychological Testing and Appraisal (3)
EDUC 601 Counseling in a Pluralistic Society (3)
EDUC 605 Group Counseling Theories and Techniques (3)
EDUC 610 Career Counseling and Career Development (3)
EDUC 612 Counseling for Personal and Social Adjustment (3)
EDUC 613 Guidance and Counseling of the Exceptional Student (3)
EDUC 637 Practice and Ethics of Guidance and Counseling in the P-12 Setting (3)
EDUC 638 Practicum in Guidance and Counseling in the P-12 Setting (3)
EDUC 699 Comprehensive Examination (0)

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED:  39

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