Counseling Courses
Courses are offered in the late afternoon and early evening in a flexible and accessible format. The 60-hour program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP) and is intentionally designed over three years to create optimal development of counseling professionals.
During the first two years of the program, courses are offered in a traditional in-person format (fall and spring) with mandatory summer courses in a flexible format (in-person or online). The program's third year is also digital delivered, to allow students flexibility in clinical placements (in or outside of the Cedar Valley).
To receive a copy of course syllabi, please contact Linda Davis at 319-273-6414 or linda.davis@uni.edu.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at grad.uni.edu/graduate-admissions.
Required Core Courses
Counseling:
COUN 4105/5105 Counseling Skills
COUN 6103 Professional Orientation and Ethics in Counseling
COUN 6104 Counseling Theories
COUN 6220 Group Counseling Skills and Processes
COUN 6225 Facilitating Career Development
COUN 6228 Assessment Techniques in Counseling
COUN 6254 Counseling Children and Adolescents
COUN 6256 Multicultural Counseling
COUN 6262 Intervention and Prevention in Lifespan Development
COUN 6304 Crisis and Trauma Intervention and Management
COUN 6503 Wellness, Self-Care, and Brain-Based Strategies
Measurement and Research:
MEASRES 6205 Educational Research
Total Core Hours: 36
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Emphasis
(24 hours)
Required emphasis hours:
COUN 6207 Diagnosis and Psychopharmacology in Mental Health Counseling (3)
COUN 6290 Practicum in Counseling (3)
COUN 6405 Advanced Psychopathology and Treatment (3)
COUN 6505 Dynamics of Family, Couples and Human Sexuality in Counseling (3)
COUN 6605 Counseling Process and Practices for Substance Abuse and Co-occuring Disorders (3)
COUN 6805 Integrated Counseling Practice and Clinical Supervision (3)
COUN 6291 Internship (6)
Total hours for Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling non-thesis option (CACREP required 60 credits) 60
Additional requirement for thesis option:
COUN 6299 (290:299) Research (6)
Total hours for Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling thesis option 66
School Counseling Emphasis
(24 hours)
Required emphasis courses:
COUN 6210 Developing Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (3)
COUN 6290 Practicum in Counseling (3)
COUN 6406 Foundations of School Counseling (3)
COUN 6506 Counseling Issues with Families and Parents in School Settings (3)
COUN 6706 Current Issues in School Counseling (3)
COUN 6806 Leadership, Consultation, and Collaboration in School Counseling (3)
COUN 6291 Internship (6)
Total hours for Counseling: School Counseling Emphasis non-thesis option (CACREP required 60 credits) 60
Additional requirement for thesis option:
COUN 6299 Research (6)
Total hours for Counseling: School Counseling Emphasis thesis option 66
SPED 3150 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Classrooms (For non-teaching majors only) (2)
The Counseling program is offered with two emphasis areas: Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling. Program requirements and detailed information on the major, including admission policies and procedures, should be obtained from the School of Applied Human Sciences.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Only graduate courses (course numbers 5000 or above) will apply to a graduate degree, even if the undergraduate course number (4999 or less) is listed. No exceptions will be made.
This major is available on the thesis and non-thesis options. The Clinical Mental Health emphasis requires a minimum of 60 semester hours for the non-thesis option; the School Counseling emphasis requires a minimum of 60 semester hours for the non-thesis option. Students who do not have teacher licensure must take SPED 3150 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Classrooms to meet Board of Educational Examiners requirements for licensure. The thesis option requires an additional 6 hours of COUN 6299 Research for either emphasis. A minimum of 20 hours of 6000-level course work is required.
All students completing this program must pass the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE). Pass scores on the CPCE national examination are based each semester on test results for the national normative data. This examination is based on the 8 CACREP core curriculum areas for counselor preparation. Students are also required to write an essay and pass this component as well. Non-thesis students must successfully complete the final paper and fulfill program-specific exit requirements. The thesis option requires a completed thesis and successful oral defense of the research, in addition to passing the CPCE and meeting program-specific exit requirements.