(36 hours)

The Classroom-Based Counseling and Advocacy program is designed to empower teachers to aid their own students across the educational spectrum; enhance their student-centered, problem-solving skills; become more competent in effectively dealing with the diverse needs of their students; and become more knowledgeable in the areas of behavior, academic, emotional, and cultural concerns. The degree program consists of 36 semester hours: 21 semester hours of Foundational Core courses, 12 hours in the Classroom-Based Counseling and Advocacy Core, and 3 hours in an Elective course.