School of Ed CCD

The Counseling and Career Development (CCD) Master of Arts integrates academics, research, and engagement to prepare ethical and culturally-responsive counselors who enhance and advocate for mental health, well-being, and life quality of all people. 

The program follows the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) standards. In this degree program, students experience an excellent education through relevant intrapersonal, interpersonal, and technology-rich learning experiences. All graduates of the CCD program complete a 48-credit-hour core curriculum and a 12-credit-hour specialization curriculum. Within the curriculum, they complete a 100-hour counseling practicum and a 600-hour internship in a setting appropriate for their specialization.

All three specializations in the CCD program meet the educational requirements to pursue professional counseling licensure in the State of Colorado. In addition, the School Counseling specialization meets the educational requirements to pursue school counseling licensure/endorsement in Colorado. However, licensure requirements in other states and US territories may differ. Students are encouraged to work with the program and the professional licensure board in the state in which they intend to pursue licensing to ensure all requirements are satisfactorily met. 

Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.

Specializations

Learning Objectives

Graduates of the Counseling and Career Development Program at Colorado State University will:

  1. Actively advocate on behalf of clients and the counseling profession in a way that embraces and advances equity, diversity and inclusion.
  2. Examine, integrate and apply career and personal counseling knowledge and practices in a holistic manner to effectively encourage and facilitate meaningful life design.
  3. Conceptualize clients, client issues, and counseling interventions through a firm theoretical foundation.
  4. Establish quality therapeutic relationships with clients and utilize appropriate counseling processes to foster maximal client wellness.
  5. Effectively identify, competently implement, and critically evaluate prevailing and emerging counseling interventions that generate and inform evidence-based practice.
  6. Critically examine, evaluate, and utilize their core values as they relate to the practice of professional ethics; understand and apply ethical principles, virtues, and standards of practice; and competently implement ethical decision-making processes.
  7. Demonstrate (through professional practice and involvement) how their ethical self, knowledge of counseling theories and practice, and commitment to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion comprise their identity as a master's level counselor.
  8. Engage in meaningful self-reflection and care that leads to enhanced professional practice and improved client outcomes.