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Nov 23, 2024
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Missouri Baptist University 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin
School Counselor (Grades K-12), PMC
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For candidates who have not completed a School Counseling program.
This post-master’s certification program (PMC) is specifically for candidates who have earned a master’s degree without a major emphasis in School Counseling and wish to return to complete a program to acquire School Counselor K-12 Certification.
- The candidate must have earned a master’s degree without a major emphasis in School Counseling. Courses to be transferred must have similar content to those offered at MBU and must have been earned at a regionally accredited institution with either a state-approved school counseling program or a nationally accredited counseling program.
- Candidates will be required to complete all course work for School Counselor K-12 certification as outlined on MBU’s current DESE approved program matrix (a transcript review will determine additional courses required to meet current certification requirements).
- Candidates will be required to complete and pass the current state required content assessment [Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA) 056 – Counselor].
- Candidates must achieve a passing evaluation on their Professional Counseling Portfolio.
- Candidates will be required to achieve a passing composite score on the MEES (Missouri Educator Evaluation System) summative evaluation completed during the internship.
- Candidates seeking School Counselor K-12 certification must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0 in their coursework.
Candidates who have earned the Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP) at MBU will need to complete the following courses.
Course requirements for those who have earned a degree from another university or who earned a Master of Arts in Counseling degree (non-CACREP) from MBU will be determined by transcript evaluation.
Candidates who are not certified teachers must complete the following additional course requirements:
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