General Requirements
For the Master of Counseling (M.Coun.) degree the student is required to complete the equivalent of at least four full semesters of resident graduate study beyond the bachelors degree. For the School Counseling and Student Affairs and College Counseling majors, a minimum of 48 semester hours must be completed in the Core and Major Course Requirements. For the Mental Health Counseling major, a minimum of 60 semester hours must be completed in the Core and Major Course Requirements.
Core Course Requirements
CESE 610 Statistical Assessment 3 cr
CESE 611 Research and Evaluation 2 cr
CESE 612 Psychological Testing for
Counselors 2 cr
CESE 620 Masters Seminar in Counseling 2 cr
CESE 621 Counseling Ethics 1 cr
CESE 622 Developmental Theories for Counselors 1 cr
CESE 623 Lifestyle and Career
Development 2 cr
CESE 624 Cultural Counseling 2 cr
CESE 625 Consulting for Counselors 1 cr
CESE 626 Prepracticum Counseling
Techniques 3 cr
CESE 627 Theories of Counseling 3 cr
CESE 676 Small Group Activity 1 cr
CESE 677 Group Counseling Techniques 3 cr
Major Course Requirements
Major in Mental Health Counseling
CESE 670 Theories of Marriage
Counseling 2 cr
CESE 674 Theories of Family Counseling 3 cr
CESE 690 Mental Health Counseling 2 cr
CESE 692 Mental Health Care Systems 2 cr
CESE 694 Psychodiagnosis and
Psychotropic Drugs 2 cr
CESE 697 Practicum in Counseling
(mental health setting) 3 cr
CESE 698 Advanced Practicum in Coun-
seling (mental health setting) 3 cr
CESE 699 Internship in Counseling
(mental health setting) 14 cr
Major in School Counseling
CESE 640 School Counseling Services 2 cr CESE 641 Elementary School Counseling 1 cr OR CESE 642 Secondary School Counseling 1 cr CESE 644 Counseling for Special Needs 1 cr CESE 674 Theories of Family Counseling 3 cr CESE 697 Practicum in Counseling (school setting) 3 cr CESE 698 Advanced Practicum in Counseling (school setting) 3 cr CESE 699 Internship in Counseling (school setting) 9 cr
Major in Student Affairs and College Counseling
CESE 680 Development of Student Affairs
Practice 1 cr
CESE 681 Student Services and college
Counseling 2 cr
CESE 682 Student Development and the College
Environment 2 cr
CESE 683 The Administration of Student
Affairs Practice 1 cr
CESE 697 Practicum in Counseling
(student affairs site) 3 cr
CESE 699 Internship in Counseling
(student affairs site) 12 cr
Requirements for the Idaho Counseling License
The Idaho Counseling License requirements include: 1) Masters degree in a counseling major (any one of the three M.Coun. majors meets this requirement), 2) 60 graduate credits in a planned counseling program (including the courses in one of the M.Coun. majors), 3) 1000 hours of counseling experience supervised by a licensed counselor (including the hours received as part of a M.Coun. program), and 4) A passing score on the Idaho Counseling License Examination (or the National Board for Certified Counselors Examination).