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School Counseling

Master of Education
Candidates for the program must meet the following requirements:

Professional counseling within a K-12 environment
  • Bachelor's degree from an institution fully accredited by one of the recognized accrediting agencies
  • Overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 OR a 3.0 or higher on the last 64 hours of required coursework
  • Appropriate scores on the CAAP, or equivalent test scores
The program is 60 semester hours and prepares students in the practice of Professional Counseling. It provides academic preparation for the Mississippi School Counselor Assessment Inventory (MSCAI), AA certification in School Counseling through the MS Department of Education, licensure (LPC), and other national certifications (NCC & NCSC).

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Please visit the financial aid web page for tuition assistance and scholarship information.

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Students are responsible for making sure they have met all graduation requirements. Students must familiarize themselves with the Graduate Bulletin under which they entered the Counselor Education Program.
Academic advising is mandatory for Counselor Education majors.

All Counselor Education majors are assigned an advisor. The advisor list is posted below as well as in the Counselor Education suite on the third floor of Ewing Hall.

Students must see their assigned advisor prior to registering for courses. Advisors will have sign-up sheets posted outside of their offices a week before pre-registration. Students must sign-up for an appointment no later than 3:00 P.M. the day prior to the scheduled meeting. Students are responsible for updating their curriculum sheet and bringing a tentative list of courses to their advising appointment.
STUDENT
LAST NAME		 ADVISOR OFFICE PHONE NUMBER
A - D Mistie Barnes EW 341 846-4360
E - I George Beals EW 345 846-4362
J - M John Hawkins EW 340 846-4392
N - R Christine McNichols EW 342 846-4389
S - Z Karl Witt EW 344 846-4363
       

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Counseling Associations

 

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Counselor Education
Honor Society

Mistie Barnes, Ed.D., LPC-S, RPT-S
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Ewing 341, 662-846-4360

George Beals, PhD, LPC-S
Coordinator of Counselor Education Program
Ewing 343, 662-846-4355

Jemecia N. Calvin, MS, LPC-S, NCC, Board Approved Supervisor
Counseling Laboratory Director
Ewing 338, 662-846-4364

John Hawkins, EdS, LPC-S, NCC, NCSC
Instructor of Counselor Education
Ewing 340, 662-846-4392

Christine D. McNichols, Ph.D., LPC-S (TX), NCC
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Coordinator of Clinical Mental Health Program
Ewing 342, 662-846-4389

Karl Witt, Ph.D., LPC-S (TX), NCC, CSC
Coordinator of School Counseling
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Ewing 344, 662-846-4363

Through teaching, training, supervision, and experiential activity, students become ethical, competent, and culturally sensitive counselors prepared to work in a school or community setting.

 

 

 

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Dr. Scott Alan Hutchens

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