Counseling: School Counseling, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 63 Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Counseling Core | ||
| CPSY 5453 | Vocational and Career Information | 3 |
| CPSY 5473 | Basic Counseling Skills 1 | 3 |
| CPSY 5493 | Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| CPSY 5503 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| CPSY 5553 | Theories of Counseling 1 | 3 |
| CPSY 5563 | Conceptualization and Diagnosis in Counseling | 3 |
| CPSY 5583 | Group Process | 3 |
| CPSY 6323 | Psychological Consultation | 3 |
| CPSY 6553 | Advanced Practice in Marital and Family Treatment | 3 |
| EPSY 5103 | Human Development in Psychology | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 30 | |
| Research | ||
| REMS 5013 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| REMS 5953 | Statistical Methods in Education | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| School Counseling Specialization | ||
| CPSY 5533 | Foundations of Play Therapy | 3 |
| CPSY 5513 | Comprehensive School Counseling Programs | 3 |
| CPSY 5413 | Child and Adolescent Counseling | 3 |
| SPSY 5783 | Psycho-educational Assessment of Exceptional Individuals | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Counseling Practice | ||
| CPSY 5593 | Counseling Practicum | 3 |
| CPSY 5683 | Internship In Counseling I | 3 |
| CPSY 5693 | Internship In Counseling II | 3 |
| Thesis | ||
| CPSY 5000 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
| 1 | Prerequisite for CPSY 5593. |
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 57 Hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Counseling Core | ||
| CPSY 5453 | Vocational and Career Information | 3 |
| CPSY 5473 | Basic Counseling Skills 1 | 3 |
| CPSY 5493 | Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| CPSY 5503 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| CPSY 5553 | Theories of Counseling 1 | 3 |
| CPSY 5563 | Conceptualization and Diagnosis in Counseling | 3 |
| CPSY 5583 | Group Process | 3 |
| CPSY 6323 | Psychological Consultation | 3 |
| CPSY 6553 | Advanced Practice in Marital and Family Treatment | 3 |
| EPSY 5103 | Human Development in Psychology | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 30 | |
| Research | ||
| REMS 5013 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| REMS 5953 | Statistical Methods in Education | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| School Counseling Specialization | ||
| CPSY 5533 | Foundations of Play Therapy | 3 |
| CPSY 5513 | Comprehensive School Counseling Programs | 3 |
| CPSY 5413 | Child and Adolescent Counseling | 3 |
| SPSY 5783 | Psycho-educational Assessment of Exceptional Individuals | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
| Counseling Practice | ||
| CPSY 5593 | Counseling Practicum | 3 |
| CPSY 5683 | Internship In Counseling I | 3 |
| CPSY 5693 | Internship In Counseling II | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 57 | |
| 1 | Prerequisite for CPSY 5593. |
Counseling: School Counseling Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 60 graduate credit hours of coursework for the Community Counseling Option and 57 hours of coursework for the School Counseling Option.
- Nine (9) credit hours may be transferred from other recognized graduate programs. Tulsa students may transfer up to fifteen (15) credit hours from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa campus.
- The last eight (8) hours must be taken at Oklahoma State University and taken for resident credit.
- As least 24 credit hours must be in 5000 level courses or above. (Students who choose to write a master’s thesis for 6 credit hours must take at least 22 credit hours of 5000 level courses.) 4000 level courses taken for graduate credit will not be approved by the Oklahoma licensing board for professional counselors.
- A minimum overall grade point average of 3.00 is required in all academic coursework.
- A grade of B or better must be earned in CPSY 5473, 5553, 5593, and 5683/5693. Students who earn a grade below a B in any of these courses will be required to repeat the course or may be suspended from the program. Students will only be allowed to repeat a course one time to earn a higher grade.
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Graduate College Masters Degree Requirements
Plan I (coursework with thesis)
- A minimum of 30 credit hours
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
- 6 research or creative component credit hours
- 21 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer hours with "B" or better)
- 21 credit hours at 5000- or 6000-level
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
Plan II (coursework without thesis)
- A minimum of 32 credit hours
- A maximum of 3 credit hours of research or creative component
- A minimum of 23 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer credit hours with "B" or better)
- A minimum of 21 credit hours at the 5000- or 6000-level