2020-2021 Graduate Catalog
School Counseling (Post Master’s) Graduate Certificate
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Application deadlines - http://www.grad.usf.edu/cert
This program is offered partially online.
The Graduate Certificate in School Counseling is designed to meet the curriculum needs of:
- Mental health or career counselors who wish to pursue a Florida Certification as a School Counselor.
- Counselors with a Masters or higher who seek to broaden their knowledge about school counseling issues.
- Professional counselors who have relocated to Florida and may lack some of the courses required by the State of Florida for school counselor certification.
The coursework covers a broad range of school counseling issues. The curriculum is based on the standard of the Florida Department of Education. The Graduate Certificate provides the academic experiences and courses required by the state for certification as a school counselor. Upon completion of the certificate, students are eligible to apply for school counselor certification (a post-masters requirement). If admitted to the program, it is strongly suggested that you have the FLDOE do a transcript review. It is the student’s responsibility to see if they need courses in addition to the certificate program for certification.
Please Note: Florida Department of Education requires an ESOL and a Reading course that are offered as electives in the USF College of Education for this certificate but may be available through school districts.
Location/Delivery
This certificate is offered at the Tampa campus and partially online.
Admission Requirements
Must meet University Graduate Admissions and English Proficiency requirements. Master’s degree in Counseling or Counselor Education with a minimum 3.00 GPA.
Application Process
To learn about the application process, and to access the application, please review our application process.
Credit Toward Graduate Degree
Up to 12 hours of certificate course credits may be applied to a graduate degree with departmental approval.
Time Limit / Average time to Completion
Certificate should be completed within 3 years
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