Career counselors partner with individuals seeking to live a life of meaning and purpose through their professional work and personal lives. They provide services in various settings such as higher education, workforce centers, community agencies, and private practice.
Students who specialize as career counselors demonstrate knowledge and skills to help people develop life-career plans, focusing on the interaction of work and life roles. They conduct career interventions such as career counseling, education, planning, management, and guidance. In addition, career counselors engage in counseling dialogues that address individuals' unique cultures, contexts, needs, desires, values, concerns, and barriers.
Students who successfully complete this program will be prepared to pursue professional counseling licensure (LPC) in Colorado. Licensure requirements in other states and U.S. territories may differ. Students are encouraged to work with the department and the professional licensure board in the state where they intend to pursue licensing to ensure all requirements are satisfactorily met.
Effective Fall 2020
Code | Title | Credits |
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Core Requirements | ||
EDCO 500 | Career and Employment Concepts | 3 |
EDCO 625 | Foundations of Counseling | 3 |
EDCO 650 | Theories of Counseling and Development | 3 |
EDCO 651 | Group Guidance and Counseling | 3 |
EDCO 652 | Ethics in Counseling/Career Development | 3 |
EDCO 653 | Counseling for Cultural Diversity | 3 |
EDCO 655 | Brief Counseling | 3 |
EDCO 656 | Counseling Assessment and Appraisal | 3 |
EDCO 660 | Career Development Counseling | 3 |
EDCO 665 | Career Development Institute | 3 |
EDCO 670 | Introduction to Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
EDCO 686 | Practicum-Guidance and Counseling | 3 |
EDCO 687 | Internship-Guidance and Counseling | 6 |
EDRM 600 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
HDFS 505 | Human Development for Helping Professionals | 3 |
Specialization Requirement | ||
EDCO 661 | Career and Life Design Counseling | 3 |
Electives | ||
Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
Adult Education | ||
Philosophy/Organization of Workforce Education | ||
Processes and Methods | ||
Using Mobile Technology for Training | ||
Instructional Design | ||
Mental Health Counseling and Treatment | ||
Seminar: Contemplative Practice-Counseling & Education | ||
Student Development Theory | ||
Principles: Quantitative Data Analysis | ||
Program Evaluation | ||
Grant Writing | ||
Marriage and Family Therapy | ||
Risk and Resilience | ||
Introduction to Addiction Counseling | ||
Animal Assisted Therapy and Human-Animal Bond | ||
Fundamentals of Mediation | ||
Program Total Credits: | 60 |