Master of Arts in Education/School Counseling: Online Program

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The online master’s degree program in School Counseling (SC) prepares students to work in public and private K-12 schools as certified school counselors. This program can be completed from anywhere in the United States. An in-person summer residency on the Seattle University campus takes place on a weekend in the summer term after the first and second year of the program. This program prepares school counselors for Educational Staff Associate (ESA) certification. The school counseling program culminates with a program approved practicum and internship in a K-12 school setting. Whenever possible, internships are done at schools that students choose, usually at schools where they teach, enabling them to continue working while completing the internship. Addictions studies in the curricula will provide students with the option to pursue State of Washington Substance Use Disorder Professional designation with appropriate post-graduate experience

Certification

Persons serving as education staff associates in public schools shall hold certificates authorized by the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) for service in these roles as required by statute or rules of the PESB. The university recommends a student who has successfully completed an approved program to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction which issues the School Counselor Educational Staff Associate (ESA) Certification. This certification program is included in the online master’s degree in school counseling.