Employ consulting, counseling and educational methods to help people of all ages cope with challenges and live healthy and productive lives. The University of Central Missouri鈥檚 Professional Leadership Education Specialist degree in Counseling is designed for graduate students interested in learning how to become a licensed professional counselor in a school, health care facility or other setting.
A licensed professional counselor program
UCM鈥檚 Professional Leadership Education Specialist degree in Counseling offers concentrations in:
School Counseling
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Our flexible curriculum can be tailored to your needs. You鈥檒l build on your existing master鈥檚 degree to better serve clients with mental health, family, school and career issues. UCM also prepares you to take the national professional counselor licensure exam, an essential step on your way to a career in counseling.
Flexible online and hybrid learning options
Whether you鈥檙e a full-time student or a working professional, UCM鈥檚 Education Specialist program in Counseling offers flexible online and hybrid classes so you can complete your program on your own time. Hybrid students have the convenience of completing in-person course requirements at either the Warrensburg campus or the Lee鈥檚 Summit campus in the Kansas City metro area.
What you will study
UCM鈥檚 Educational Specialist program gives you the counseling skills and knowledge you need to provide individual and group counseling in care settings such as schools and mental health care facilities. You鈥檒l also develop analytical, research and leadership skills to prepare you to develop and manage licensed professional counselor programs in your chosen area.
Add electives to the core classes to build a curriculum personalized to your needs and goals. Choose from classes such as:
Qualitative Research
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Program Evaluation and Research in Counseling and/or Play Therapy
What can you do with an Education Specialist degree in Counseling from UCM?
Students earning an Education Specialist degree with a concentration in school counseling find work as elementary, middle and high school counselors. Graduates who pursue the clinical mental health counseling concentration find work at community/clinical mental health agencies, not-for-profit organizations, companies, hospitals or in private practices.
Either way, UCM鈥檚 Education Specialist program in Counseling prepares you to sit for the state exams necessary to obtain professional counselor licensure. Approximately 99% of our graduates with an Education Specialist degree in Counseling are employed by the time they graduate from UCM.
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1 March 2025
Tanggal mulai
Mei 2025
University of Central Missouri
Ward Edwards Building,
108 W. South St.,
WARRENSBURG,
Missouri,
64093, United States
* Biaya yang tercantum di halaman ini untuk tujuan indikatif, silahkan
1 March 2025
Tanggal mulai
Januari 2025
University of Central Missouri
Ward Edwards Building,
108 W. South St.,
WARRENSBURG,
Missouri,
64093, United States
Students must have an awarded bachelor's degree from either a U.S. regionally accredited 4-year institution or an international institution that upon transcript evaluation is equivalent to a 4-year regionally accredited institution. Any graduate level course work taken else where must be a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above to be admissible to UCM Graduate Studies.
Accepted English Proficiency Exams:
TOEFL exam score of 79 IBT
IELTS exam score of 6.0
Duolingo composite exam score of 120
UCM Proficiency Test of 79
Mungkin ada beberapa persyaratan IELTS yang berbeda, tergantung jurusan yang kamu ambil
UCM memastikan semua fasilitas dan dukungan yang luar biasa tersedia, sehingga semua mahasiswa dapat mencapai potensi mereka secara maksimal.
