Type 73 Certification

School Service Personnel Certificate
with Guidance and Counseling Endorsement

Program Objectives:

The purpose of this program is to enable students with a master's degree to enroll in a certification program and meet certification/endorsement requirements. The objective of the Certification/ Endorsement program is to enable individuals to meet specific certification requirements not possible within their Master's program.

Admission Requirements

A Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
A transcript evaluation by Concordia University
Evidence that the Illinois Test of Basic Skills has recently been passed

Certification and Endorsement Requirements

A minimum of 21 semester hours of required course work specifically selected to meet State. Certification/Endorsement or program requirements must be completed at Concordia University. PSY-6992 Internship: School Counseling must be included in these 21 hours. Once course work has been specified, it cannot be changed without the approval of the program coordinator and the registrar.
A minimum 3.00 GPA and Portfolio Checkpoint 1 are required before admittance into the Practicum. A transcript evaluation for the Certification/Endorsement will be completed upon student request.
Successful completion of Portfolio Capstone.

Time Limit

All credit toward the Certification/Endorsement Program must be completed within five calendar years after registration for the first course. A petition for time extension may be filed with the Dean of the College of Education.

Areas of Study

School Service Personnel Certificate with Guidance and Counseling Endorsement

Human Growth and Development (3 hours)

PSY-6000 Counseling and Human Development

Social and Cultural Foundations (3 hours)

PSY-6005 Multi-Cultural Counseling

Helping Relationships (6 hours)

PSY-4201 Counseling Skills
PSY-6010 Counseling Theory and Practice

Group Work(3 hours)

PSY-6015 Group Counseling

Career and Lifestyle Development (3 hours)

PSY-6020 Career Counseling

Appraisal (3 hours)

PSY-6025 Assessment Techniques

Research and Program Evaluation (3 hours)

Select One

EDL-6100 Research in Education
PSY-6030 Research in Psychology
SOC-6100 Methods of Evaluation Research

Professional Orientation(3 hours)

PSY-6035 Introduction to the Counseling Profession

Elective (3 hours)

Students may select any graduate level course from any department of the university. It is expected that students will consult with their advisor regarding the course elected.