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Counseling and Educational Leadership
Chairperson
Dr. Catherine B. Roland
Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Catherine B. Roland
973 655-7216
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Post-Master's Certificate in School Counseling Program is designed to fulfill state-level and national standards
for School Counselors. This program meets the highest professional standards according to the Department of Education
State of New Jersey, and the national accrediting body, CACREP.
Requirements:
Minimum Requirements: This is a post-Master's program, requiring a Master's in counseling or
counselor education from an accredited U.S. college or university. This certificate is designed to supplement
a Master's degree in Counseling with the school-pertinent credit hours necessary in attaining a State of New Jersey
School Counselor Certification. Included in the Master's degree must be a two-semester Counseling Internship experience
of 600 total hours (300 each semester) in a non-school setting. If this is not the case, those internship hours/courses
will be additional to the requirements.
**NOTE: This certificate will provide the additional courses that are required, with the number and type of
required credits being dependent upon the number of appropriate credits gained for the initial Master's degree,
as well as the setting in which the internship hours were earned. Please refer to the attached Certificate Check
Sheet, which lists all of the requirements of the MA in School Counseling Concentration from MSU, approved by the
State of NJ.
Each matriculated certificate student will be advised on an individual basis in choosing the most appropriate courses
for her/him. Students may be required to take additional credits to reflect current State of New Jersey and MSU
requirements for the certification as a school counselor, as per the Check Sheet. Course substitutions may be approved
depending on transcript review of the Master's degree, by the Post-Master's in School Counseling Program Advisor, and
The Graduate School.
| COUN 579 |
Appraisal of the Individual |
3 |
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| ELRS 580 |
Learning Process and Measurement |
3 |
| COUN 532 |
Counseling Children and Adolescents |
| COUN 653 |
Special Topics in Counseling (as announced and pertinent to school counseling) |
| COUN 531 |
Counseling Across the Lifespan |
| COUN 540 |
Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Counseling |
| EDFD 540 |
Social Forces and Education |
The State of NJ requires a two semester,
600-hour internship practical experience,
under supervision, in a K-12 setting.
Note: The State of NJ requires a full Master's in Counseling to become eligible for a School
Counseling Certification. For students not having the clinical pre requisites required by Montclair State University's
CACREP-equivalent program, additional hours might be necessary. Each fully matriculated student will receive personal
advising as to the best path.
Note: All students seeking admittance into the Post Master's certificates in Advanced
Counseling and School Counseling must formally apply to the certificate programs by completing the Graduate
School's admission application. Pre-admit status or non-degree status is not available for either of the two
Counseling Post-Masters Certificates.
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