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Counseling
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Certification and
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Graduates in the
school counseling program can meet requirements for either
the South or North Carolina School Counseling Specialty
Certificate. Graduates may apply to the National Board
of Certified Counselors (NBCC) to take the National
Counselor Examination (NCE) prior to graduation from the
program.
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The School Counseling Program is designed to meet the
standards for certification as an elementary and/or
secondary counselor established by the South Carolina Department of Education or the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction. Upon completion of the program and
achieving the required score on the National Teacher
Examination PRAXIS Area Test in School Guidance and
Counseling, graduate candidates are eligible to receive certification
as an elementary and/or secondary school counselor.
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The Community Counseling Program is designed to meet the
academic coursework and supervised field experience
requirements for state licensure as a Licensed
Professional Counselor in South and North Carolina.
Community track graduate candidates may also complete the
National Counselor Exam in the last semester of study.
These experiences enable a student to significantly advance
towards national certification by graduation. Successful
graduate candidates will have only the post Master's
supervised apprenticeship to be eligible for endorsement as
a Licensed Professional Counselor. |