Master of Science in Education - School and Professional Counseling - School Counseling Licensure (DPI #7054) or SAC Professional Counseling License

Help others live their best life

A caring counselor can do tremendous things for individuals or families experiencing difficult times. Our graduate program in school and professional counseling is a top-ranked, award winning program that focuses on healing the mind, body, and spirit.

Credits 45-60

Cost Per Credit ^$614

Careers

Guidance Counselor
Vocational Counselor
Counseling Psychologist

Search more jobs

Scholarship

$1000s in new scholarships exclusively for adult and post-traditional learners.

Learn how you can qualify...

Get more information without any phone calls

Prefer to learn more about our Master of Science in Education - School and Professional Counseling - School Counseling Licensure (DPI #7054) or SAC Professional Counseling License through email only? Request more information and we’ll send everything you need - straight to your inbox - without any phone calls or texts.

All the details without any of the phone calls

By subscribing to updates, your communication with Concordia will be through email only. Our admissions team will not follow up with you via phone calls or texts unless you tell us otherwise.

Program Overview

This program allows you to learn from instructors with a wealth of experience in small classes full of students who share your passion for positively impacting the life of youth. This program embraces faith’s role in the counseling process and equips you with both a practical skill set and a deeply rooted sense of respect for those you interact with.

Academic Community Partnership

Concordia University Wisconsin’s School of Education has a reputation for helping public, private, charter, and other school systems meet the needs of their students in the most comprehensive way possible. This is not only an exclusive partnership; we simply believe in providing opportunities to increase teacher capacity, improve leadership development, and impact student success.

Benefits of the Academic Community Partnership include:

Partner with a local university that has an excellent academic and ethical reputation
We come to you – meet with our team to customize a program or professional development that fits each districts’ unique needs
Meet educational objectives and enhance faculty expertise with highly respected, fully accredited programs in a wide range of graduate degrees, licensure programs, and technology options
Face-to-face cohorts or diverse online programs to meet your busy schedule. We provide expert instructors and consultants and draw on research-based practices through our rigorous accredited programs
Professional development connected to university credit
Receive $450 per eligible graduate course or $150 per eligible adult accelerated course

What to Expect

Upon completion of this program, not only will you earn a master’s degree with the potential for licensure (make arrangements with your state licensing agency if you are outside WI), you will emerge with a greater sense of empathy as well as a feeling of empowerment as you continue your professional journey. Graduates will feel confident in their skill sets and fully competent to shape other’s lives in a positive way. Most of all, you’ll experience the excitement of embarking on a fulfilling and rewarding career as a professional counselor.

Concordia University's Graduate Counseling Program prepares its graduates to be ethical servant leaders who value the diversity of God's children and embrace social justice with compassion. Graduates help others to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in mind, body, and spirit. Graduates of the professional counseling program will:

Integrate evidence based counseling theories, techniques and interventions into professional practice.
Adhere to professional and ethical standards
Actively engage in self-reflection and lifelong learning
Serve clients according to their unique diverse needs
Help clients to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in mind, body and spirit

Concentrations / Specializations

Graduates who have completed specific coursework are eligible for the SAC-IT (Substance Abuse Counselor – In Training) credential through WI DSPS.

A Christian Counseling certificate is also available for those who wish to gain skills with additional coursework.

Licensure / Certifications

The professional counseling program track is an approved program by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and leads to a LPC-IT endorsement. The school counseling program track is an approved program by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for endorsement of a #7054 School Counseling license. K4-12 License.

How to Apply

Graduate Application Steps

These programs have a minimum undergraduate GPA requirement of 3.00.

Admissions Process for Graduate School

Application (Please Submit the Following):

Application form available at: www.cuw.edu/apply
Non-refundable application fee
One page essay describing your reason for obtaining a graduate degree
Résumé of your education and employment experience
Two signed letters of recommendation using the Recommendation Form(recommendation letters on letterhead may also be submitted)
All official transcripts leading to your bachelor’s degree

Please note:

- Graduate entrance exams such as the GRE are not required
- If you have completed graduate level classes in the last seven years and wish to have them evaluated for possible transfer, please contact your admissions counselor for more information on transferring graduate credits
- International students should contact the Office of International Student Services at international.admissions@cuw.edu for additional application requirements
Evaluation
When an applicant’s file is complete, the file is forwarded to the Admission Committee for review.
Admission
If the student is admitted, an acceptance letter will be mailed to the student and the student’s Falcon One Student ID number. Password information to access my.cuw.edu will be sent separately from the Information Technology office. Your advisor will be able to give you information regarding completion of the required student orientation before you begin your first class.

Non-Degree Seeking Graduate Students

Please complete the Non-Degree Application at www.cuw.edu/apply
Non-degree applicants only need to submit an application to begin admission review; however academic transcripts may be requested to complete our review

Contact Us

For additional information, please contact the Graduate Admission Office at graduate.admission@cuw.edu or 262.243.4300.

Jan Heinitz Ph.D.

Program Director - Master of Science in Education – Counseling

Program Tracks

Professional Counseling

A passionate and caring counselor can mean the world to those going through difficult times. Students are trained to apply the principles of learning, human development, counseling, research and measurement within the schools. Preparation is designed to enable students to deliver counseling services to their extended communities.

While our standards often qualify students for licensure in other states, students looking to practice counseling outside of Wisconsin should make sure the program meets the licensing requirements of the state in which they plan to work.