M.Ed. in School Counseling

Utah State’s Department of Psychology has a nationally accredited master’s degree program for School Counseling. This program is designed to prepare students for professional licensure in school counseling and job opportunities in K-12 school counseling positions. Students are trained in subjects including behavior and education assessment and intervention, ethical and professional standards, individual and group counseling, career development and college and career readiness. Students receive hands-on experience through practicum and internship experiences in private and public K-12 schools.

The program is offered across the state of Utah via a web-based live, interactive, hybrid format with classes offered via Zoom, broadcast, or online asynchronous. Courses are delivered in the method that is deemed best for student learning and course content. Broadcast centers are located across the state of Utah at 32 USU sites, with center usage varying based on the geographic location of accepted students. The USU School Counseling program is designed to meet the needs of traditional and non-traditional students with part-time evening programming. Following coursework, students are required to complete a 600-hour internship in a K-12 setting.