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Delivered
Online with brief visits to campus each Summer.
Apply
for Spring Semester - Deadline November 1
49 or 51 Credits
2.5+ Years to Complete
Distance Degree Program: Master's in
School Counseling
UND College
of Education & Human Development's Master
of Art in Counseling with an Emphasis in School Counseling prepares
you to promote the academic, career, personal, and
social development of K-12 students. Completion of
coursework leads to licensure from the North Dakota
Department of Public Instruction as a school counselor,
and is compatible with licensure requirements in
other states.
Through online courses, practical experiences, and
two extended-weekend on-campus visits in each of
two summers, you will be prepared to assist students
in:
• elementary schools
• middle
schools
• high schools
You will receive a broad, theoretical foundation
in counseling plus hands-on experiences that will
provide you with the skills and training needed to
become a professional school counselor. A commitment
to social justice and appreciation of diversity is
also integrated throughout the curriculum.
As a graduate of the School Counseling distance
degree program, you will be able to:
- help students evaluate their abilities,
talents, and personalities to develop realistic
academic and career goals.
use interviews, counseling
sessions, interest and aptitude assessment tests,
and other methods to advise students in educational
and personal development.
develop, implement
and evaluate high quality comprehensive school
counseling programs
work in K-12 settings as a
professional school counselor, assisting students
and parents in the educational planning, and
social and emotional development of the student.
work with
students who have academic and social development
problems or other special needs.
teach
students the life skills they need to deal with
problems.
Faculty Spotlight
 Dory
Walker, PhD, Visiting Professor, School Counseling,
Department of Counseling Psychology & Community
Services, UND College of Education & Human
Development
Dr. Walker joined the faculty at the University
of North Dakota as a Visiting Professor in fall of
2007. She came to North Dakota after living in Utah
since 1994, where she was a faculty member of the
Counseling/Counseling Psychology program of the Department
of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah
. She also worked at the Utah State Office of Education
as a Counseling and Guidance Specialist.
Dr. Walker received her PhD from the University
of California , Santa Barbara and completed a pre-doctoral
internship at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt
Lake City . Her primary areas of interest revolve
around the integration of psychology in schools,
and she is involved in a number of professional organizations.
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