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| x remove Education, School Counseling, M.Ed. | x remove Educational Specialist in Leadership, Ed.S. | x remove Latino/a Studies Undergraduate Certificate | |
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| Credits Required |
36-42
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30
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15
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| Format |
Face To Face
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Face To Face
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| Location |
Classes for graduate students in this major meet downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus or online for those who live 60+ miles away. 
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Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids campus. This program is also available in Traverse City.
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Undergraduate students in this program study at Grand Valley's Allendale
Campus.
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| Coursework |
The school counseling program is guided by the American School Counselor Association National Model. It includes a minimum of 36 credits and is designed to be completed in two academic years for full-time students or a minimum of three academic years for part-time students. Subjects include:
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The degree is 30 credit hours divided into three components: 18 hours in the degree core area, nine hours in the administrative emphasis area, and a three hour culminating experience designed to apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions acquired throughout the program in an internship/practicum.
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Students take a total of 15 credit hours, including Introduction to Latino/a Studies and Latinos/as In West Michigan, the latter of which includes a community engagement component. In addition to these two required courses, students choose electives from disciplines like English, history, criminal justice, social work, and Spanish, and may elect to do an internship.
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| Career Options |
The curriculum prepares students for work in PK-12 school settings. The degree leads to a school counselor endorsement on a current teaching certificate or a school counselor license in Michigan.
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The degree prepares effective leaders for K-12 districts and organizations whose management and administrative understandings, skills, and dispositions foster quality education. A significant number of Ed.S. candidates have received jobs during and/or upon completion of their program as school administrators, central office directors, assistant superintendents and superintendents.
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Anyone can benefit from the knowledge and skills this certificate offers. A certificate in Latino/a studies particularly enhances the education of students preparing for these careers:
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| Application Deadline |
Deadline for fall semester is July 15; winter, November 15; spring/summer, March 15. Early application is strongly encouraged. Applications are semester specific, thus applications received after the deadline must be resubmitted for consideration. Late applicants should contact program director Star Zetocha, [email protected]. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if you have previously applied to GVSU.
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| Skills Employers Want |
School counseling graduates leave with the following skills:
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Educational specialist and leadership graduates will leave with the following skills:
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