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The ³ÉÈËAVÊÓƵ School Counseling program is a 2-year M.Ed. program designed to be accessible to most students but is structured so that most people working full-time can complete it.

The School Counseling program is delivered through a hybrid course delivery model. This means that around 50% of program courses are taught online and about 50% of the classes are taught on campus.

Whether online or on campus, during Fall and Spring semesters, our courses are scheduled on Monday and Wednesday evenings beginning at 6:00 pm. Within our program of study, students typically take 3-4 courses each semester.

The School Counseling program uses a Cohort Model, which means the program is designed for cohorts of students admitted during the same admissions cycle who follow our 2-year program sequence will complete the program together. We believe our cohort model provides our students with greater support, cohesiveness, and more opportunities for practical experience with schools and students.

Overarching Program Goals

• Prepare school counselors who understand and utilize strengths-based theory and research within a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Prepare skilled practitioners who promote educational access and opportunity for all students.
• Prepare leaders and advocates within the school, community, and profession.
• Strengthen the school counseling profession through purposeful teaching, service, and scholarship.

Program Objectives

Student Learning Outcomes (Each outcome aligns with one of the eight core CACREP areas and the school counseling specialty area)

1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialized practice areas. (CACREP 3.A.2)
2. Students will demonstrate understanding of theories and models of…counseling. (CACREP 3.B.1)
3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of theories of personality and psychological development. (CACREP 3.C.4)
4. Students will demonstrate an applied understanding of career and postsecondary training readiness and educational decision-making. (CACREP 3.D.10)
5. Students will demonstrate the use of counseling strategies and techniques used to facilitate the client change process (CACREP 3.E.10)
6. Students will demonstrate effective use of culturally sustaining and developmentally responsive strategies for designing and facilitating groups. (CACREP 3.F.8)
7. Students will demonstrate the ability to use procedures for assessing and responding to risk of aggression or danger to others, self-inflicted harm, and suicide. (CACREP 3.G.13)
8. Students will demonstrate the ability to use practice-based and action research methods. (CACREP 3.H.4)
9. Students will demonstrate understanding of models of school counseling programs. (CACREP 5.H.1)

School Counselors meet the academic, career, and social/emotional needs of diverse student populations.

School Counselors...

• Serve as advocates, educational leaders, team members, counselors, and consultants to maximize opportunities for every student to succeed academically;
• Develop in students a commitment to achievement and provide conditions that enable students to accomplish their goals;
• Help students recognize their potential and enhance their capacity to make academic and career decisions;
• Serve as leaders and stewards of equity and achievement and be able to remedy institutional and environmental barriers impeding students' progress;
• Provide all students with academic and career advising in order for them to form values, attitudes, and behaviors conducive to their educational and economic success; and,
• Become managers of resources and partnership builders, enlisting the support of parents, agencies, and community members.

Admission is a two-part process. First, applicants must apply and qualify for admission to the ³ÉÈËAVÊÓƵ Graduate School. Second, applicants must interview with School Counseling Program faculty.

Following completion of the ³ÉÈËAVÊÓƵ Graduate School application, the School Counseling Program Director Dr. Chris Janson will contact applicants and schedule the interview. Alternately, applicants can schedule an interview with Dr. Janson at c.janson@unf.edu while completing the Graduate School component.

• Browse SCOEHS Scholarships for potential awards. 
• Browse the Graduate School's Award Opportunities for available fellowships, grants and scholarships.
• Find additional information about Financial Aid at OneStop. 

Information about tuition and fees can be found on the ³ÉÈËAVÊÓƵ website . Some courses require the purchase of one or more books. Those costs are flexible depending on whether they are purchased new or used. If you purchase a campus parking permit, the cost is between $55-$160, or you have the option of paying a $5 daily fee. The first summer and fall semesters students are only required to come to campus a limited number of days. There are also costs during the program associated with Professional Requirements. These costs are subject to change without notice, however, here are the costs as of 2015:

• Duval County Public School - Contractor fingerprinting - $85.25. *DCPS teachers may also need to be fingerprinted as a contractor. (One time fee)
• American School Counseling Association (ASCA) Student Membership -$69.00. Membership includes required counseling liability insurance. (Yearly fee.)
• Florida School Counseling Association (FSCA) Membership -$10. (Yearly fee.)
• Check the  for updates to exam fees and processes (there is a charge for retaking any exam) 

Field Experiences integrated throughout the course work (total 700 clock hours). The School Counseling program is in partnership with Duval County Public Schools for:

• Transforming School Counseling Initiative (1999-present)
• GEAR UP Grant (1999-2005) services delivered at Ribault Middle and High Schools yielded higher achievement on FCAT. 
• GEAR UP Grant (2004-2007) Lee High School
• GEAR UP Grant (2007-2012) Northwestern Middle School, Eugene Butler Middle School and Raines High School
• GEAR UP Grant (2008-2014) Northwestern Middle School, Paxon Middle School, Matthew Gilbert Middle School, Ribault Middle School, Jackson High School and Ribault High School 
• GEAR UP Grant (2018-2023) Englewood High School, First Coast High School, Lee High School, Raines High School, Ribault High School, Terry Parker High School and Westside High School

According to the , employment of school counselors is projected to grow 8% in the next ten years, which is faster than average.