Academics

These programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Mission of Counselor Education
The mission of the Department of Counselor Education is to educate all students including those from diverse academic, geographic, religious/spiritual, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, preparing them to accept their professional responsibilities with distinction. Students learn to behave ethically, become aware of their professional responsibilities and their own personal strengths and resiliency so that they apply their training and self-knowledge with a culturally diverse clientele.

Objectives of Counselor Education

Admissions Process
The Graduate Council of Counselor Education sets the admissions standards for the Counselor Education Graduate Program based on standards from the program faculty, Florida Department of Education, Florida Department of Health, and the Graduate Council of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Admission to the Counselor Education Graduate Program requires an earned undergraduate degree from a college or university accredited by an appropriate regional association.

Admission to the Counselor Education Graduate Program requires at least one from Category I and all of the following in Category II:

Category I

• 1. Composite score of 1000 on verbal and quantitative on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• 2. Score of 410 on the Miller Analogy Test (MAT)
• 3. Undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in upper-division courses
• 4. Earned master’s degree from an accredited university

Category II

• 1. Application
• 2. Undergraduate transcripts
• 3. Letters of recommendation
• 4. Group interview
• 5. Technology assessment
• 6. Passing scores on the General Knowledge Test if applying for the School Counseling Program

Each student is required to submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogy Test (MAT) for admission into the program. However, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in upper-division courses may assist a student whose standardized test scores do not meet the minimum criteria.

A student with an earned Master's degree from an accredited university is not required to submit test scores (GRE or MAT).

Students Seeking Certification and Licensure
Counselor Education accepts post-baccalaureate students for such purposes as satisfying certification or licensure.

Six Hour Rule
Students may enroll in six (6) hours of introductory coursework prior to admission into the graduate program.

Endorsement Only Programs
If a person holds a CACREP accredited master’s degree in any area, he/she may receive an endorsement for another specialty by completing an endorsement only program.

Faculty
Judith Burnett, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
David March, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Brigid M. Noonan, Ph.D., (Chair), University of Maryland College Park
Leila Roach, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Page Thanasiu, Visiting Professor


Special Features
Students have the opportunity to take classes at our DeLand and Celebration campuses. Additionally, students seeking degrees in Mental Health Counseling may be required to take two courses at the DeLand campus.

Internship Opportunities
A practicum or internship setting is a public or private community agency; elementary, middle, or secondary school; community or junior college; university; or not-for-profit business; publicly or privately funded service program; or other appropriate setting that accepts a graduate student fully enrolled in a program in the Stetson University Department of Counselor Education for supervised professional experience.

Career Opportunities
Graduates will have a variety of careers to choose from. From public to private agencies and schools; inpatient, outpatient and other treatment settings; as well as independent private settings, there is a myriad of choices that individuals can pursue.