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Applicants must have completed at least a bachelor’s degree prior to applying for admission to the Graduate School.

School Counseling 

The M.Ed. in School Counseling is intended primarily for those wishing to be school counselors.

Requirements: 3.0 GPA on cumulative record (all courses) prior to admission. SPED 5320 Spec Ed-Historical Legal Basis is an additional prerequisite requirement, but may be taken after admission to the program. Successful completion of an alternative certification program also meets prerequisite requirements but you still need to complete SPED 5320 Spec Ed-Historical Legal Basis. Teaching experience is not required prior to applying. 

Students must successfully pass a background check to complete the practicum/internship requirement. Additionally, a background check is required to be certified as a School Counselor in the State of Texas.

School Counselor Certification: In addition to the completion of the 48 hours master's degree program, a student must also have the following:

1. Valid Texas Teaching Certificate.
2. Two years of classroom teaching experience in an accredited public, private, or parochial school.
   Note: Teaching Certificate not required if the two years experience is in an accredited private or parochial school
3. Satisfactory completion of the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) for School Counselors.

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