Counselor Education

The Counselor Education Program offers the master’s program (M.A.) with concentrations in School Counseling or Community Counseling, and the doctoral program (Ph.D.) in Counselor Education and Supervision.   

Master’s Program

The Virginia Tech Counselor Education master’s program is a 51-credit hour degree, which generally takes a part time student three years to complete.  The master’s degree curricular experiences include the following eight common core areas:

• Professional Identity

• Social and Cultural Diversity

• Human Growth and Development

• Career Development

• Helping Relationships

• Group Work

• Assessment

• Research and Program Evaluation

Additional course work is completed in substance abuse counseling, school counseling or community counseling.  Clinical training includes a one-semester Practicum and a two-semester Internship.  For the school counseling internship, one semester is completed at the elementary level and one semester is completed at the secondary level.

Doctoral Program

The Virginia Tech Counselor education doctoral program prepares students as counselor educators, clinical supervisors, or advanced clinicians.  Students are required to complete 100 hours of advanced study beyond the undergraduate degree.  Learning experiences beyond the entry-level include the following content areas:

• Theories of counseling

• Theories and practices of counselor supervision

• Instructional theory and methods relevant to counselor education

• Pedagogy relevant to current social and cultural issues

• Quantitative and qualitative research and methodology

• Methods and models of assessment

• Ethical and legal considerations in counselor education and supervision

• Issues of diversity in counselor education programs

Doctoral students develop an area of professional counseling expertise, develop collaborative relationships with program faculty, participate in professional organizations, complete doctoral-level internships (teaching, supervision, clinical), and complete scholarly research.

Tuition and Fees

Information on tuition and fees varies from year to year. You may access the most current information by going to http://www.vt.edu/academics and finding the "Tuition and Fees" link under "Course Resources and Calendars." You should look at the EXTENDED CAMPUS table. If you are a practicing teacher/counselor, look at the SPECIAL FEES table to find the rate applicable to you.

Accreditation

Degree programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and by the National Commission of Accreditation and Teacher Education (NCATE).  The master’s degree in school counseling includes all course work and clinical experiences that satisfy licensure as a professional school counselor in Virginia.

Contacts for Program Information

 

Dr. Pamelia E. Brott

Counselor Education Program

e-mail: pbrott@vt.edu

Phone: 703.538.8347

 

Joanna Kelly

Academic Program Assistant

e-mail: edustaff@nvc.vt.edu

Phone: 703.538.8481

 

Helpful Links

Counselor Education homepage

www.soe.vt.edu/counselored

 

American Counseling Association (ACA)

www.counseling.org

 

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

http://www.schoolcounselor.org

 

National Career Development Association (NCDA)

www.ncda.org

 

Virginia Counselor Association (VCA)

www.vcacounselors.org

 

Virginia School Counselor Association (VSCA) 

www.vsca.org

 

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) www.cacrep.org

 

National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates (NBCC)

www.nbcc.org 

 

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

www.ncate.org