Department of Counseling

Student Learning Outcomes

Candidates will demonstrate:
  1. Knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding the history, philosophy, and trends in school counseling and educational systems
  2. Knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding theories and processes of effective counseling and wellness programs for individual students and groups of students
  3. Knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding the cultural, ethical, economic, legal, and political issues surrounding diversity, equity, and excellence in terms of student learning
  4. Knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding the influence of multiple factors (e.g., abuse, violence, eating disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, childhood depression) that may affect the personal, social, and academic functioning of students 
  5. Knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding the critical evaluation of research relevant to the practice of school counseling
  6. Knowledge, skills, and abilities, regarding how the school counseling program relates to the academic mission of the school