The program in Human Services and Counseling fosters leadership in human services and provides professionals with theoretical frameworks and competencies that prepare them to provide counseling services.  Career opportunities include school counseling in elementary and secondary schools; working with young children and families counseling in community agencies; higher education counseling and advising in colleges; career counseling through the lifespan; counseling in hospitals or institutional-care settings; group counseling; couples and family counseling; or counseling in private practice.
 
 
Degree Programs
·          Master of Arts or Master of Education: Human Services and Counseling
 
Campus Location
·          Lincoln Park
 
Concentrations within the Program
·          Student Affairs
·          School Counseling 

 ·         Community Counseling
 
Certification and State Licensure
See information under each Concentration
Admission Requirements for All Concentrations
·          A completed School of Education graduate application
·          A bachelor’s degree conferred by an accredited, recognized institution
·          A previous grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
·          Three letters of recommendation from professors or work supervisors
·          One official transcript from each college or university attended
·          Resume
·          Interview with program faculty, upon request
·          Personal statement (see application for details)

Degree Requirements: Student Affairs Concentration

Program Description:
This Master’s degree prepares Human Service professionals to work in various offices within student affairs such as in career centers, offices of residence life, and college counseling centers.  It provides the Human Service Professional with the skills and processes to provide individual and group counseling and to serve as a leader and advocate for students, universities, and the profession.
 
Courses (60 hours)
Social and Cultural Foundations courses (8 hours)
SCG 401          Advanced Developmental Psychology
SCG 410          Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies
Counseling courses (52 hours)

HSC 490          Foundation of Student Affairs

HSC 491          Contextual Dimensions, Knowledge and Skills in Student Affairs

HSC 492          Program Development in Student Affairs
HSC 400          Technology in Counseling (1 hour)
HSC 451          Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling
HSC 452          Introduction to the Counseling Profession
HSC 454          Career Counseling
HSC 458          Group Counseling
HSC 461          Testing and Appraisal
HSC 467          Counseling Theories
HSC 501          Counseling Skills
HSC 510          Multicultural Counseling
HSC 511          Supervision (1 hour)
HSC 512          Crisis Intervention (1 hour)
HSC 513          Consultation for Counselors (1 hour) 
PLUS              Human Services Elective (4 hours)

Practicum, Internship & Research (12 hours)
Prerequisites: All courses with the exception of HSC 512 and HSC 513 must be completed prior to Practicum. Permission to be enrolled in Practicum and Internship must be obtained a minimum of six weeks before the start of the quarter in which the student wishes to begin. Consult advisor for Internship application process.

HSC  095    Clinical Orientation (non-credit)

HSC  096    Clinical Application (non-credit)

HSC  097    Clinical Placement (non-credit)

HSC 552          Practicum (100 clock hours)
[prerequisites: HSC 458, HSC 461, HSC 511, A&S 489]
HSC 553          Internship in Human Services and Counseling I (300 clock hours; M.Ed. or M.A. research)
[prerequisites: HSC 552 and HSC 522]
HSC 554          Internship in Human Services and Counseling II (300 clock hours; M.Ed. or M.A. research)
 
 
Thesis/Oral Examination or Papers
Master of Arts: The master’s thesis is written in conjunction with HSC 553 and 554 (above).  Registration for HSC 559 and an oral examination on the thesis are required
HSC 559          Thesis Research in Human Services and Counseling (non-credit)
Master of Education: Capstone project with faculty supervision written in conjunction with HSC 552, 553 and 554 above.
HSC 608          Capstone in Human Services and Counseling (non-credit)

Degree Requirements: School Counseling Concentration

Program Description:
This Master’s degree allows the student to become certified as a school counselor (Type 73 Certification). The Sequence prepares Human Service professionals to work with in public and private K-12 school systems and gives the Human Service Professional skills and processes to provide individual and group counseling and to serve as a leader and advocate for students, schools, and the profession.
 
Courses (60-64* hours)
Social and Cultural Foundations courses (8 hours)
SCG 401          Advanced Developmental Psychology
SCG 410          Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies 
Counseling courses (52-56* hours)
HSC 400          Technology in Counseling (1 hour)
HSC 451          Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling
HSC 452          Introduction to the Counseling Profession
HSC 458          Group Counseling
HSC 461          Testing and Appraisal
HSC 467          Counseling Theories
HSC 475          Career Counseling for School Counselors
HSC 489          Psychopathology
HSC 501          Counseling Skills
HSC 510          Multicultural Counseling
HSC 513          Consultation for Counselors (1 hour)
HSC 519          Special Education: Legal and Professional Issues for School Counselors (2 hours)
HSC 520          Counseling Children and Adolescents
HSC 521          Contextual Dimensions of School Counseling
HSC 522          Delivery of Developmental and Prevention School Counseling Programs 
HSC 523*         Learning and Classroom Management for School Counselors [required only for students without a teaching certificate)

Degree Requirements: Community Counseling Concentration

Program Description:
This Master’s degree allows the student to become certified as a school counselor (Type 73 Certification). The Sequence prepares Human Service professionals to work with in public and private K-12 school systems and gives the Human Service Professional skills and processes to provide individual and group counseling and to serve as a leader and advocate for students, schools, and the profession. 
 

HSC  095    Clinical Orientation (non-credit)

HSC  096    Clinical Application (non-credit)

HSC  097    Clinical Placement (non-credit)

HSC 552          Practicum (100 clock hours)
[prerequisites: HSC 458, HSC 461, HSC 489, HSC 511]

HSC 553          Internship in Human Services and Counseling I (300 clock hours; M.Ed. or M.A. research)
[prerequisites: HSC 552 and HSC 522]
HSC 554          Internship in Human Services and Counseling II (300 clock hours; M.Ed. or M.A. research)
 
Thesis/Oral Examination or Papers
Master of Arts: The master’s thesis is written in conjunction with HSC 553 and 554 (above).  Registration for HSC 559 and an oral examination on the thesis are required
HSC 559          Thesis Research in Human Services and Counseling (non-credit)
 
Master of Education: Capstone project with faculty supervision written in conjunction with HSC 552, 553 and 554 above.
HSC 608          Capstone in Human Services and Counseling (non-credit)

Grade Requirements for All Concentrations

·          To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained.    ·          A grade of C-, D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.

State Licensure Information

The State of Illinois requires that those who wish to work as a counselor have licensure as either a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or an advanced Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). The course sequence above meets the educational requirements for the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. However, there are further requirements that must be met.  For more information, contact the State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation in Springfield, Illinois. Their requirements are also listed on their web page at http://www.state.il.us/dpr/ .