Counseling and Guidance

Program Design

As an educator, you want to help students reach their potential – academically, socio-emotionally, spiritually, and vocationally – but you know that many factors affect a student’s success.

You have witnessed the impact that home, language, social pressure, and ethnicity can have on a student’s learning capacity. Perhaps you’ve wondered how you can make more of a difference. In PLNU’s professional school counseling program, our expert faculty will equip you to transform your school one life at a time. You will be grounded in the theories and history of school-based counseling practices while also developing your own expertise – all under the guidance of knowledgeable mentors. We will empower you to create learning environments at home and school that will enable ALL students to achieve their life potential.

PLNU Degree and Credential Offerings:

• Master of Arts in Education – 36 semester units (200 fieldwork hours required)
• Master of Arts in Education with a Clear Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential – 48 semester units (100 pre-practicum hours and 600 fieldwork hours required)
• The Child Welfare and Attendance Authorization – 12 semester units (150 fieldwork hours required)

Coursework

GED633:  Educational Law and Finance (3 units)
GED641:  School Communities in a Pluralistic Society (3 units)
GED662:  Foundations of Counseling and Counseling Theory (3 units)
GED663:  Individual and Group Counseling and Ethical Standards (3 units)
GED664:  Counseling for Academic Achievement and Career Development (3 units)
GED667:  Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Programs: 
                 Coordination and Collaboration (3 units)
GED670:  Advanced Educational Psychology (3 units)
GED672:  Philosophy of Education (3 units)
GED681:  Educational Measurement and Evaluation (3 units)
GED687:  Research, Field Studies & Practicum in Counseling and Guidance (3 units)

Electives (6 units):

GED601:  Foundations of Leadership and Educational Issues (3 units)
GED665:  Safe Schools and Violence Prevention(3 units)
GED675:  Family Systems (3 units)
GED677:  Teaching Strategies for Special Populations (3 units)
GED687:  Research, Field Studies & Practicum in Counseling and Guidance (3 units)