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    Nov 23, 2024  
Missouri Baptist University 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin 
    
Missouri Baptist University 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin

School Counselor (Grades K-12), PMC (Certified)


For candidates with current Elementary or Secondary School Counselor Certification in Missouri.

This post-master’s certification program (PMC) is specifically for candidates who currently hold a K-8 or 7-12 School Counselor certificate and are returning to complete the requirements for the School Counselor K-12 certificate.

  1. The candidate must have earned a master’s degree with 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.
  2. 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).
  3. The candidate must hold a valid Missouri Elementary Counselor K-8 or Secondary Counselor 7-12 certificate.
  4. Candidates will be required to complete the courses listed below.
  5. Candidates will be required to achieve a passing composite score on the MEES (Missouri Educator Evaluation System) summative evaluation completed during the internship.
  6. Candidates seeking School Counselor K-12 Add-On certification must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0 in their coursework.

Candidates must complete the following: