Master's Degree in Counseling – Professional School

Degree: Master of Education
Major: Counseling and Development
Track: Professional School Counseling
Hours: 60 (includes residency and internship)

Degree Description

The Lamar University Master of Education Degree in Counseling and Development – Professional School Counseling provides the coursework for your career and certification as a Professional School Counselor. The degree emphasizes Coordinated School Health Model in Texas and the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) National Model.

You'll learn counseling techniques inclusive of mental health promotion and positive youth development, early mental health intervention and development, substance abuse prevention and intervention and suicide prevention in the school setting.

Why Study Counseling and Development at Lamar?

Lamar University offers an online program for the Master of Education Degree in Counseling and Development – Professional School Counseling. This program is offered in an accelerated five-week online course format with one week of face-to-face meeting on campus, affording you flexibility in hours and balance for work and family time.

Our program places a major emphasis on Coordinated School Health Model in Texas and the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) National Model for school counseling, and the coursework aligns with national and state credentials for Texas Education Agency.