Education/Counselor Education Advising Worksheet
School Counseling Track
Core Requirements
27 core credit hours
COUN 503
Credit
Hours
Notes
Term
Completed
3
Intro to Counseling
COUN 505
3
Theories of Counseling
COUN 507
3
Lifespan Development
COUN 510
3
Research Methods & Design
COUN 545
3
Techniques of Counseling
COUN 555
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505, 545
3
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505, 545
0
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 505, 507, 510, 545, 555,
601, 605, 610, 651, and a total of 48 graduate
counseling hours.
Taken at the end of program:
Fall, the 3rd Saturday of October
Spring, the 1st Saturday of March
Testing & Assessment in
Counseling
COUN 601
Multicultural Counseling
COUN 605
Group Counseling Theories and
Techniques
COUN 610
Career Counseling
COUN 699
Comprehensive Exam in
Counselor Education
File an Application for Graduate Degree no later than the completion of 36 credit hours.
It must be filed in order to be able to register for the Comprehensive Exam.
(Applications are available in the College of Graduate & Professional Studies or on the Graduate
Studies website under Forms, www.longwood.edu/graduatestudies)
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Courses are offered on a rotational basis and are not guaranteed to be offered every
year.
Please be aware that full-time enrollment at the graduate level is nine hours a semester.
School Counseling Track
COUN 504
Credit
Hours
3
Notes
33 Track Credit Hours
Term
Completed
P-12 School Counseling Practice
COUN 550
3
Introduction to Play Therapy
COUN 593
3
Prerequisite: COUN 503, 505, 507, 545, 605
3
Prerequisite: COUN 503, 504
3
Prerequisite: COUN 503, 504, 505
3
Prerequisite: 24 or more counseling graduate credits
3
Prerequisite: 24 or more counseling graduate credits
3
Prerequisite: COUN 503
3
Prerequisite: 24 or more counseling graduate credits
6
Prerequisites: COUN 503, 504, 505, 507, 510, 545,
555, 593, 601, 605, 610, 611and 651; Taken at the end
of program. Variable credit per semester of enrollment
from 2 – 4 credits. Six credit hours required.
Must be continuously enrolled until completion.
Graded Pass/Satisfactory Progress/Not Pass.
Practicum in School Counseling
COUN 611
Current Issues and Trends in
School Counseling
COUN 613
Counseling Exceptional Students
COUN 622
Marriage & Family Therapy:
Theories and Techniques
COUN 625
Diagnosis & Treatment of
Addictive Disorders
COUN 651
Ethical, Legal, and Professional
Issues in Counseling
COUN 660
Clinical Psychopathology
COUN 693
Internship in School Counseling
For additional internship information,
Visit the webpage Counselor
Education/Field Experience
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE
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60
Paperwork must be filed with the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) upon satisfactory
completion of the degree.
 For those who already hold a valid Virginia teaching license, complete the additional
endorsement paperwork.
 For those who do not hold the license, the complete initial licensure application must be
completed.
 Visit the Graduate & Professional Studies/Teacher Licensure Processes webpage for
additional information. http://www.longwood.edu/graduatestudies/61723.htm