Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychology (CLAS)
College of Education
Overview of Program Structure
Searching for Answers
Walking through the Program
Program Coordinator/
Graduate Advisor
– Dr. Kevin Fall
Administrative Assistant
– Joyce Davis
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
(CMHC)
Dr. Cheryl Fulton
Dr. Eric Schmidt
Dr. Kathy Ybañez-Llorente
Marital, Couple & Family
Counseling (MCFC)
Dr. Elizabeth Hartwig
Dr. Kevin Fall
School Counseling
Child & Adolescent Counseling
Dr. Linda Homeyer
Dr. Mary Bennett
Dr. Jennifer Greene
Dr. Elizabeth Hartwig
Dr. Tracy Calley
Dr. Vanessa Joy
Dr. Barbara Sparrow
All students are assigned an advisor upon admissions
Check Degree Plan/Audit
First stop: http://www.txstate.edu/clas/Professional-
Counseling/Program-Faculty.html
Official Student Handbook
Walk through the Program:
Admissions – Dr. Linda Homeyer
Transfer in courses – Dr. Kevin Fall
Approve electives, change degree emphasis , etc.
- individual faculty advisor
– Activate university e-mail
– Sign up for Student Listserv
Please use early registration!
If a class is full, fill out override request online and use the waitlist option.
Make sure you pay by the deadline.
For fall and spring we have classes scheduled at 3:30 and 6:30 between two campuses (San Marcos and Round Rock).
For summer, we offer 10 week and a few
5 week courses. Classes are offered during the day and some evening times.
Can I take all my classes at one campus?
Walk through the Program:
Preparing for classes
“What do I take?”
Level One – Foundational Classes
– No prerequisites
– Taken in any order that fits your schedule
– Round Rock and San Marcos
Level Two – Intermediate Courses
– Have prerequisites – check website / Graduate
Catalogue
– All skill building courses use the Professional
Counselor Performance Evaluation (PCPE)
– Take Counselor Preparation Comprehensive
Examination (CPCE) when appropriate coursework is completed (see handout and Student Handbook)
Walk through the Program:
Clinical courses
Level Three – Clinical Sequence
– Must be taken in sequence
– One or more Intermediate Methods course(s)
COUN 5360, 5366, 5370, 5373
Check individual course pre-requisites
All provide a PCPE for feedback
Take Comps during your IM semester
Walk through the Program:
“What are comps and how do I register?”
Dr. Elizabeth Hartwig
Announcements sent through the Student
Listserv
See website for dates and information, also Student Handbook
MUST pass comps to proceed to Practicum
Walk through the Program:
Clinical courses (cont.)
Level Three – Clinical Sequence
– COUN 5689: Clinical Practicum
Must apply: Practicum / Internship Applications &
Placements – Dr. Kathy Ybañez-Llorente
Must have passed Comprehensive Examination
Conducted in one of our clinics (SM or RR)
Will lead/co-lead group in community setting
Walk through the Program:
Clinical courses (cont.)
Level Three – Clinical Sequence
– COUN 5389: Site-based Internship
Must apply: Practicum / Internship Applications &
Placements – Dr. Kathy Ybañez-Llorente
Guidelines for Internship on website
Locate own site: we approve site supervisors / not the site
Walk through the Program:
“I want to do research.”
Thesis
– Discuss idea with faculty member of choice
– Change to that degree plan – see individual faculty advisor
Graduate College Website
Informally: Talk to faculty about your ideas!
Graduate!
Don’t forget to file for graduation!
(during registration for final semester)
CMHC
MCFC
School Counseling / Child & Adolescent
Counseling