Counseling (MED)
The Graduate Program in Counseling (GPC) prepares students to meet school counseling certification requirements. We support and follow national training standards and initiatives of the American School Counselor Association's National Model and National Standards. We meet standards required by the New Hampshire Department of Education for the preparation of school counselors. The GPC is fully accredited by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
Mission of the Graduate Program in Counseling
Our program is psychologically oriented in its preparation of the professional counselor. Therapeutic counseling is reflected in course content, and in the supervised internships required for all students.
The program is committed to providing a fundamental body of knowledge and competencies, with awareness of their application to increasingly pluralistic client populations.
The program prepares counselors to function in diverse institutions and organizations dedicated to the educational, social, vocational and psychological development of the person. Graduates are typically involved in team delivery of services and work in collaboration with other human service professionals. Students are encouraged to develop a fundamental counseling approach that can be applied to different client populations engaged in the process of change. Students may also individualize their program of study to serve the needs of a particular clientele. This can be accomplished through selected readings and projects in required courses, the internship experience, elective courses, and independent study or research projects.
The on-site internship enables students to develop a professional identity and to apply their knowledge to actual counseling relationships. Internships take place in a wide variety of K-12 schools and human service settings. They include weekly on-site supervision by professional counselors or other credentialed human service practitioners. During the internship experiences, students are enrolled in concurrent internshipseminars on campus to review their counseling and address professional issues arising from these experiences.
About the Counseling Program
The Graduate Program in Counseling is administratively housed within the Department of Education with programs offered on both the Durham and Manchester campuses. The program offered in Manchester is for part-time students who are admitted on a cohort basis each year. To complete the program in two years, M.Ed. students will take two courses per semester for six semesters, including internship experience as well as summer sessions. Students who are admitted to the GPC at Manchester begin their program in the summer session.
Program curricula combined with required hours students obtain at their internship sites assure that students can meet the 600 hours required for school guidance counseling certification in the State of New Hampshire. It is important to note that most internships are held during a traditional school day.
- For more information about the program, visit the department's website, the online catalog, or contact the Manchester Graduate Office.
- When completing your application, carefully follow all of the instructions and be sure to indicate which campus you are applying to.
- Check the department's website for any program specific deadlines regarding application or registration deadlines and course information.
- Have questions you would like to ask in person? Contact the Manchester Graduate
Office to set up an appointment or RSVP to our Monthly Information Session held on the
first Tuesday of the month.
