The 36-semester hour M.Ed. in Counseling with a Student Affairs concentration is designed to prepare qualified professionals that operate in higher education settings from a foundation in counseling theory and skills, human development principles, and targeted exposure to issues and practices salient to work in student affairs settings such as academic advising offices, career development centers, and college-based counseling centers.

The Student Affairs concentration requires 6 hours from the School of Education & Human Development core, 15 hours from the counseling major, and 15 hours of specialized coursework in Student Affairs (36 hours total).

• COUN 6311 Multicultural Counseling
• FEDU 6321 Foundations of Educational Research OR
• COUN 6345 Research & Program Evaluation
• COUN 6321  Professional Orientation to Counseling
• COUN 6325 Career Education: The Counselor's Role
• COUN 6327 Theories of Counseling
• COUN 6333 Counseling Techniques
• COUN 6348 Counseling Internship I
• COUN 6342 The American Community College
• COUN 6344 The College Student
• COUN 6346 Introduction to Student Services
• COUN 6337 Crisis Response
• COUN 6316 Addictions Counseling