Consultation
Study to effectively apply consultation skills to improve individual, group, and organizational performance. Share your counseling skills and expertise as you solve problems and make recommendations in a range of settings, including primary and secondary schools, mental health agencies, higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, and business and industry.
Completion Requirements
For students who are licensed professional counselors with a master’s degree in counseling or who have graduated from a CACREP-accredited program:*
- 98 total quarter credit hours
- Core courses (46 cr.)
- Foundation Research Sequence (12 cr.)
- Advanced Research course (4 cr.)
- Specialization courses (15 cr.)
- Practicum (3 cr.)
- Internship (6 cr.)
- Dissertation (12 cr.)
- Professional Development Plan and program of study (included in COUN 8001)
- Minimum 11 quarters enrollment
- 20 days of residency (one 4-day and two 8-day residencies)
*Learn more about completion requirements for students who are not licensed professional counselors with a master’s degree in counseling or who have not graduated from a CACREP-accredited master’s program.
Core Courses
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COUN 8001 |
Foundations of Graduate Study in Counselor Education and Supervision |
1 |
| COUN 8110 |
Professional Orientation, Ethics, and Identity |
5 |
| COUN 8115 |
Advanced Counseling Theories |
5 |
| COUN 8120 |
Professional Consultation, Program Evaluation, and Leadership |
5 |
| COUN 8125 |
Teaching in Counselor Education |
5 |
| COUN 8660 |
Social Change, Leadership, and Advocacy for Counseling Professionals |
5 |
| COUN 8135 |
Clinical Supervision |
5 |
| COUN 8140 |
Professional Counselor as Scholar-Practitioner |
5 |
| COUN 8145 |
Crisis Management |
5 |
| COUN 8550 |
Writing a Quality Prospectus |
5 |
Foundation Research Sequence
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| RSCH 8100C |
Research Theory, Design, and Methods |
4 |
| RSCH 8200C |
Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis |
4 |
| RSCH 8300C |
Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis |
4 |
Advanced Research Course
Choose one of the following 3 to complete the Foundation Research Sequence requirement:
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| RSCH 8250C |
Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis |
4 |
| RSCH 8350C |
Advanced Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis |
4 |
| RSCH 8450C |
Advanced Mixed Methods Reasoning and Analysis |
4 |
Specializations
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COUN 8670 |
Program Leadership and Consultation |
5 |
| COUN 8671 |
Consulting for Organizational Change |
5 |
| COUN 8672 |
Psychological Consultation |
5 |
Practicum
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COUN 8890 |
Counseling Practicum |
3 |
Internship
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COUN 8995 |
Doctoral Internship A |
3 |
| COUN 8996 |
Doctoral Internship B |
3 |
Dissertation
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COUN 8560 |
Dissertation |
12 |
Course Descriptions
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