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.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Effective Fall 2020
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
For more information, please visit Requirements for All Graduate Degrees in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Summary of Procedures for the Master's and Doctoral Degrees
NOTE: Each semester the Graduate School publishes a schedule of deadlines. Deadlines are available on the Graduate School website. Students should consult this schedule whenever they approach important steps in their careers.
Forms are available online.
| Step | Due Date |
|---|---|
| 1. Application for admission (online) | Six months before first registration |
| 2. Diagnostic examination when required | Before first registration |
| 3. Appointment of advisor | Before first registration |
| 4. Selection of graduate committee | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 5. Filing of program of study (GS Form 6) | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 6. Preliminary examination (Ph.D. and PD) | Two terms prior to final examination |
| 7. Report of preliminary examination (GS Form 16) - (Ph.D. and PD) | Within two working days after results are known |
| 8. Changes in committee (GS Form 9A) | When change is made |
| 9. Application for Graduation (GS Form 25) | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 9a. Reapplication for Graduation (online) | Failure to graduate requires Reapplication for Graduation (online) for the next time term for which you are applying |
| 10. Submit thesis or dissertation to committee | At least two weeks prior to the examination or at the discretion of the graduate committee |
| 11. Final examination | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 12. Report of final examination (GS Form 24) | Within two working days after results are known; refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 13. Submit a signed Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form (GS Form 30) to the Graduate School and Submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) prior to submitting the electronic thesis/dissertation | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website. |
| 14. Submit the thesis/dissertation electronically | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 15. Graduation | Ceremony information is available from the Graduate School website |