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Curriculum information

Required courses for School Counseling (*see note below if not certified to teach in the State of Illinois)

• COUN 401 The Counseling Profession

• COUN 402 Developmental Counseling

• COUN 403 Frameworks for Counseling

• COUN 404 Evaluation Techniques

• COUN 405 Individual Counseling Skills

• COUN 406 Group Counseling

• COUN 408 Research Seminar

• COUN 409 Career Development

• COUN 410 School Counseling Seminar

• COUN 430 Multicultural Counseling

• COUN 442 Practicum: School Counseling

• COUN 462 Internship I: School Counseling

• COUN 472 Internship II: School Counseling

Three (3) elective courses chosen from the following:

• COUN 407 Community Counseling

• COUN 414 Advanced Career Counseling

• COUN 415 Children, Youth, & Their Systems

• COUN 420 Family Counseling

• COUN 421 Advanced Marriage & Family Counseling

• COUN 422 Grief Counseling

• COUN 423 Counseling in Business & Management

• COUN 424 Stress Management

• COUN 425 Coun for Alcohol & Chem Dependency

• COUN 426 Adv Coun for Chem Dependency

• COUN 427 Diagnostic Systems for Counseling

• COUN 428 Adv Ind Coun: Case Conceptualization

• COUN 431 Couple & Family Systems Study

• COUN 432 Couples Counseling

• COUN 433 Foundations of Rehab Counseling

• COUN 434 Med & Psychosocial Aspects of Disability

• COUN 435 Work & Disability

• COUN 436 Case Management in Rehab Counseling

• COUN 468 Seminar in Counseling: Title Varies

• COUN 490 Thesis Research

*Please note: For those who do not hold a current, valid Illinois teaching certificate, additional requirements besides those stated above must be satisfied, including showing evidence of taking and passing a background check and taking and passing the Basic Skills Test prior to admission.  In addition, applicants who do not hold a teaching certificate must complete the following courses prior to practicum:  ELAD-EDFN 405, 406, 407, and SPED 404.  Course descriptions can be found in the university catalogue in print form or on NEIU's website.

To register for ELAD-EDFN 407, you will need to contact Dona Wisniewski at D-Wisniewski@neiu.edu for clearance.  Please provide your name, student ID#, and the reference # and section # for the 407 course that you would like to register for. 

Students who wish to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and sit for the NCE exam should take COUN 420, 425, & 427 as their three elective courses.

Course descriptions

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School Counseling Sequence ~ Department of Counselor Education
Northeastern Illinois University
5550 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Email: counsedu@neiu.edu ~ Telephone: 773-442-5550 ~ Fax:773-442-5559