1. Institution Recommendation Required? Reciprocity: Yes
Idaho State Department of Education
Institution Recommendation Required? Professionals who hold certificates from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) do not need further examination to qualify for the school psychologist license in New Mexico. Background Check: Yes, Utah is a member of the Compact for Interstate Qualification of Educational Personnel
Under this agreement, to waive specific coursework requirements, Connecticut may accept completion of a state-approved educator preparation program at a regionally accredited college or university from another U.S. state, or a minimum of 30 months of successful full-time experience under the other state’s valid educator certificate (at least equivalent to a Connecticut initial educator certificate), appropriate to the subject area being requested.
Colorado Department of Education/school counseling
Experience Requirements: Must hold a valid Kansas professional teaching certificate to be eligible for a school counseling license and have a supervised internship by enrolling in internship credits during your first year of employment as a school counselor under your conditional license. • Career development
Alaska Department of Education
Educational Requirements: There are two pathways: (1) Completion of a CACREP-accredited school counselor program, which includes an internship in a school setting of 600 hours, or (2) Completion of a master’s degree in school counseling from a regionally accredited college or university, including an internship in a school setting of 600 hours.
Matriculated into an approved program for school counselor education, or current enrollment in graduate coursework for school counselor education. Test required depends on the program completed. School Counselor. Background Check: Yes
Certification: preK-12
Title acts refer to those licensure laws that restrict the use of a specific title to only those individuals meeting education, training, and examination standards. Background Check: Yes
Experience Requirements: None
Background Check: Background clearance based on a fingerprint review. The following documents should be used as a general guideline, not an official publication. Massachusetts Department of Education/school counseling
Certification: K-12
Certification: K-12
Background Check: Yes, must exhibit good moral character as well. A Permit can be applied for by a Michigan school district to allow someone to be hired in the interim, and in the event an individual has yet to meet requirements to be credentialed as a school counselor. • Supervised internship
Reciprocity: Yes
Examination: None
Reciprocity: Yes, with all states, but requirements must be met
In addition to the educational and internship requirements, New Mexico school counseling candidates should pass the appropriate exams. The certificate must be a standard or Level II certificate issued by the other state or U.S. territory, and the certificate must be currently valid (not expired or revoked), and (1) The subject/s shown on your certificate must be considered comparable to a subject/s issued in Florida, or (2) The person holds a valid NBPTS certificate. Reciprocity: Yes
Counselor-License.com is an advertising-supported site. Experience Requirements: None
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
Examination: None
Completion of a three-semester hour internship (minimum of 300 clock hours). Institution Recommendation Required? Educational Requirements: (Option 1) Have completed a state board of education approved school counseling collegiate program at the master’s degree level or higher; or (Option 2) Alternative certification is possible if the following three requirements are met: (1) The candidates has at least a master's degree in a closely related counseling field and (2) documents/demonstrates that they have also acquired the competencies, skills, and knowledge that they would have gained if they had graduated from a NHDOE approved graduate program in school counseling (this is demonstrated through written thesis and oral board review) and (3) must have worked for three months as guidance counselor to qualify for an alternative certification. This pathway requires compliance with current Rhode Isltand certification requirements, including Rhode Island testing requirements. Those who do not meet this condition can obtain licensure through Vermont’s Alternative Route: The Peer Review process. Certification: preK-12
: Yes, must recommend for certification
An evaluation for a school counselor credential may lead to an applicant initially being recommended for a Preliminary Employment Authorization to Work as a School Counselor and subsequently a school counselor license. Experience Requirements: Program must include a practicum, internship or equivalent in a k-12 school setting as requirements of the degree. • Research and program evaluation
Background Check: Yes, required at the school district level. Experience Requirements: For initial certificate applicants without a master's degree in school counseling and/or completion of a state-approved program leading to ESA certification, three years of out-of-state experience in the school counselor role and completion of a comprehensive exam relevant to the role are required. To ensure security best practices all licensure users for the online licensure system will be prompted to change your password the next time you log in to the online licensure system. : Yes, must recommend for certification. Reciprocity: Yes. This route requires students to earn master's degrees in counseling. Required Coursework: Applicants must hold or be qualified to hold a teaching certificate; OR have completed, as part of an approved program, coursework addressing: (1) the structure, organization and operation of the educational system, with emphasis on P-12 schools; AND (2) the growth and development of children and youth, and their implications for counseling in schools; AND (3) the diversity of Illinois students and the laws and programs that have been designed to meet their unique needs; and (4) effective management of the classroom and the learning process. South Dakota Department of Education/school counseling
: Official transcripts required
Educational Requirements: (Option 1) Completion of a master’s degree with a major emphasis in school counseling from a college or university meeting approval of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Washington Department of Education/school counseling
Background Check: Yes, at point of hire
http://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/index.html
Experience Requirements: (1) Clinical experience of 700 hours in an elementary or secondary setting or clinical experience of 350 hours at each level for dual certification. Examination: For option 2, passage of state-designated school counselor test
Background Check: Yes
Applicants for initial certification, additional certification, and certificate renewal who have not been cleared by both the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (ASBI) and FBI through the Educator Certification Section are required to be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check through the ASBI and FBI. Experience Requirements: A supervised internship of at least 600 hours in a school or school-related setting
Educational Requirements: Master's degree in counseling. Must hold a valid counseling license (LPC) issued by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. Educational Requirements: Master’s degree or more advanced degree from an accredited institution and completion of a graduate program in guidance and counseling from an accredited institution. The school counselor license is valid for five years and is issued to candidates who have fulfilled all Michigan institutional and academic requirements, including the following: (1) completion of at least 30 graduate level semester hours in an approved school counselor education program, (2) all program requirements including an internship of not less than 600 clock hours based on an approved school … For many students, going from a traditional classroom to learning from home can be a real challenge. Background Check: Yes
Certification: K-12
In each case at least 240 hours of the internship shall involve direct service work with school-age individuals and groups. Experience Requirements: Option 1 and 2: None; Option 3: 300 hour practicum or internship in a school setting.
• Professional orientation
1. KANSAS (updated 11/18)
Educational Requirements: Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college in an approved program in elementary or secondary school counseling. Examination: Yes (see details)
C. Must have completed 36 semester graduate credits in school guidance and counseling to include coursework in each of the following areas of study:
The PED's Professional License Bureau manages licensure for all education professionals, including school counselors and psychologists. Examination: Minimum score of 240 on School Counselor Exam (TExES #152)
Institution Recommendation Required? NORTH DAKOTA (updated 11/18)
Background: Yes
The NBCC accepts candidates with master's degrees that include courses in all of the following: counseling consultation and program development; family counseling; counseling children, adolescents, and at-risk youth; addiction counseling; and counseling for trauma, abuse, and violence. Experience Requirements: The school counselor demonstrates competency in conducting classroom sessions with elementary, middle (elementary certification) OR middle and secondary school students (secondary certification).
Background Check: Not required by state
Institution Recommendation Required? Reciprocity: No
Examination: (Option 1) With an OK teaching certificate: (1) Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OKPT) and (2) Oklahoma’s subject area test in school counseling or (Option 2) Without teaching certificate: (1) Two tests mentioned above and (2) Oklahoma General Education Test. : Yes, must be recommended by the Dean of Education or head of school counseling program of applicant’s school
Examination: Missouri School Counselor Content Assessment with a score of 220 or higher and the School Counselor Candidate Assessment
Guidance and counseling experiences at both the preK-6 and 7-12 grade levels will be provided to the candidate during the internship or practicum and (2) School counselor candidates without teaching experience will have a one semester long orientation experience in a school as an early part of the preparation program. Within each of the three major professional groups currently licensed (teachers, administrators and pupil services), there are three levels of licensure: Initial, Professional, and Master Educator. (2) Effective July 1, 2017, and thereafter, two full years of full-time, acceptable professional educational work experience.
Experience Requirements: Demonstration of meeting the content competencies as prescribed by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs
While these professionals perform different functions in schools, both types of workers need graduate degrees to qualify for licensure. Certification: K-12
Featured programs and school search results are for schools that compensate us. Counselor Licensure There are certain specifications that professionals are required to follow when pursuing careers in the U.S. that require licensure. Examination: Praxis – professional school counselor
Background Check: Yes, fingerprints
Background Check: Yes
Reciprocity: Yes, with conditions (see details)
Must either possess a bachelor’s degree in education from a state-approved teacher preparation program or complete a curriculum in teaching methods and practices, classroom management and the psychology of the exceptional child, as specified by the recommending certification officer of a state-approved program. Certification: K-12
This is usually accomplished from having been a certified school counselor in another state, or from taking classes, including internship classes, through a NH approved program with a view towards qualifying for alternative certification. Background Check: Yes, Undergo a criminal records check by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and a national criminal records check supported by fingerprints conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Secondary School Counselor Requirements
If you would like to update or change your state information, contact ASCA at (703) 683-2722. Must be a U.S. citizen. Education/Experience Requirements: Option I: The applicant shall submit: (1) a master's degree in school counseling or school guidance and counseling from an institution of higher education, (2) a National Board of Certified Counselors certificate and (3) two years of satisfactory performance as a teacher or school counselor in a school setting. LOUISIANA
5. Oregon Department of Education/school counseling
ILLINOIS
Reciprocity: Yes
Illinois State Board of Education
: Yes, must recommend for certification
Visit the NMPED Online Licensure Portal to get started. Required Coursework: (1) 30 semester hours of graduate credit in a planned program in school counseling services including coursework in each of the following areas: principles and philosophy of developmental guidance and counseling, psychological and sociological theory as related to children, career development theory and practice, Individual and group counseling procedures, pupil appraisal and evaluation techniques and school-based consultation theory and practice; (2) Evidence of practicum and laboratory experiences in school counseling; (3) completion of study in special education comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours including gifted and talented children and special-needs children in the regular classroom. Reciprocity: Yes. Note: A School Counselor can renew their license to the next level when they have completed a successful school year (typically 160 days) and has received an evaluation (district based) after the 90 days from the start of a new school year. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser . Reciprocity: Yes, A valid guidance counselor certificate from another state may substitute for all education and experience requirements. Parallel pathway program also available for those without teaching experience. Reciprocity: No
NEBRASKA
The applicant must hold a master’s degree or higher. Experience Requirements: None
Candidates who do not qualify for Connecticut certification under the terms of the interstate agreement must meet all of Connecticut’s requirements for the endorsement requested, including coursework. Chest x-ray or tuberculin-skin test also required. 2. Background Check: At district level
For school counselor licensure, the DOE states the degree should be completed at a nationally-accredited institution. Institution Recommendation Required? Experience Requirement: (1) A supervised elementary and secondary school-based internship (P-12) of at least 600 clock hours, begun subsequent to the completion of the practicum, including a minimum of 240 clock hours in direct service work with early childhood/elementary and secondary school students. RHODE ISLAND (updated 11/18)
COLORADO (updated 11/18)
An applicant can take the test at one of many approved testing centers across the country. graduate education in school counseling as an entry-level prerequisite for state credentialing as a professional school counselor. This requirement can be completed at a workshop or via a correspondence course through Oregon State University and (1) Submit Form C-2 showing you completed a counselor education program within the last three years or (2) submit transcripts verifying nine quarter hours of approved academic credit completed within the last three years germane to counseling or (3) submit verification of one year of full-time licensed educator experience in public schools or regionally accredited* U.S. private schools begun and completed within the last three years. Certification: Guidance and school counseling K-12
The new Online Licensure Portal for the New Mexico Public Education Department is now live!!!
Institution Recommendation Required? School counselor and school psychologist licenses expire every five years in New Mexico. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE) manages guidance counselor licensing. Institution Recommendation Required? The specific requirements will vary, depending on the path they choose. Institution Recommendation Required? Examination: None
Below is a summary of these educational requirements, which can help prospective students choose qualifying school counselor programs. Institution Recommendation Required? Required Coursework: A minimum of 39 credits of graduate course work in the areas of: introduction to school counseling and theories (three credits), human behavior and Child development (three credits), ethical issues in school counseling (three credits), college and career readiness K-12 (three credits), testing, measurements and research in school Counseling (three credits), the counselor as consultant (three credits), special education law and the school counselor’s role (three credits), group counseling (three credits), individual counseling skills and strategies (six credits), family counseling (three credits), principles and practices of a school counseling program (six credits). Background Check: Yes
School counselor candidates can qualify for licensure through three distinct paths. Reciprocity: Yes
Educational Requirements: Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education; successfully complete a school counselor preparation program. Examination: Must score 173 on Praxis Mathematics, 172 on Praxis Reading, and 173 on Praxis Writing.
NEW YORK
Background Check: No
Reciprocity: No
New Jersey Department of Education
The interstate agreement does not exempt candidates from degree, testing and/or experiential requirements applicable to the requested certification endorsement.
Background Check: Yes, each applicant for a Colorado educator license, authorization or endorsement, including the renewal of a license or authorization, is required to submit to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation a complete set of his or her fingerprints, taken by a qualified law enforcement agency, and a fingerprint card processing fee. Educational Requirements: (Option 1) An earned master's degree from an approved counselor education program; or (Option 2) An earned master’s degree from an accredited college or university and certification from an approved counselor education program that the candidate has completed sufficient course work and clinical experience to acquire the competencies described herein. Institution Recommendation Required? Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
In Ohio, school counselors are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education. Arizona School Counselor Association
Experience Requirements: Must have two years of classroom teaching experience. WEST VIRGINIA (updated 11/18)
This computer-based exam consists of 140 multiple-choice questions, which candidates get 140 minutes to answer. Experience Requirements: Completion of not less than a 600-clock hour internship with school-aged pupils under the supervision of a person who is a counselor educator in an approved school counseling program. Required Coursework: (1) process of individual counseling, (20, process of group counseling, (3) testing and educational assessments, (4) legal and ethical issues in counseling, (5) career counseling, (6) organization and administration of school counseling programs, (7) multicultural counseling, (8) child and family counseling and (9) two of the following areas: a. use of technology in education, b. exceptional children ; c. human growth and development or d. substance abuse and counseling.
Certification: K-12
Experience Requirements: None
Reciprocity: Yes
Certification: pre-K–Adult
: No
Examination: None
Examination: Praxis I: Must have a minimum score of 177 in reading, 174 in writing and 175 in mathematics UNLESS have a minimum of 1000 on the SAT’s OR 1100 on GRE’s OR 22 on the ACT’s
Institution Recommendation Required? This field experience requirement may be met by completion of a degree in school counseling from a program approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) or a National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) certificate;
Educational Experience: Advanced degree from a regionally accredited institution. Reciprocity: Yes
School Counselor Connection is our resource center created specifically for school counselors. Educational Requirements: Have a master’s degree in education, counseling, or a related human service field. Reciprocity: Connecticut participates in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification Interstate Agreement. Required Coursework: Evidence of knowledge of laws prohibiting discrimination in Oregon. CONNECTICUT (updated 11/18)
Reciprocity: Yes. Wisconsin Department of Education/school counseling
Reciprocity: No; however, if you obtain a master’s degree in a school outside of NM that meets the BOE standards, a license can be granted
Must have at least two years of teaching experience or at least two years of school counseling experience B. Required Coursework: (1) Completion of an approved human relations component and (2) Completion of an approved exceptional learner component. School psychologist candidates should earn master's or education specialist degrees from regionally accredited universities. Provisional School Counselor certificates will no longer be issued after February 1, 2023.
UTAH (updated 11/18)
South Carolina Educators Certification
Institution Recommendation Required? Background Check: No; however, districts have the option of requiring a background check. SOUTH DAKOTA (updated 11/18)
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Institution Recommendation Required?
Reciprocity: Yes, review of records determines deficiencies if any. Background Check: Yes at the district level. Reciprocity: No, but Pennsylvania has signed an Interstate Agreement with 45 other states/jurisdictions based upon the mutually agreed-upon conditions of that contract. Background Check: Yes, for employment and have integrity and ethical behavior, professional conduct as stated in Pennsylvania’s Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators. Photocopy of National Board Certification
Connecticut Department of Education
Experience Requirements: (1) Must hold or be eligible to hold a valid LA teaching certificate except for ancillary counselor certification and (2) Must have 3 credits in a supervised practicum in a school setting. Educational Requirements: Master’s degree from an approved program in school counseling
North Dakota Department of Education
Educational Requirements: Completion of a master’s degree in School Counseling and Guidance from a regionally accredited college or University. Michigan Department of Eduction/out-of-state applicants, MINNESOTA (updated 11/18)
Educational Requirements: Master’s degree with a major in counseling, a practicum of 450 hours in an educational setting. Background Check: Yes
Maine Department of Education
: No
Examination: (1) Must score a minimum of 610 on the Praxis Test of School Guidance and Counseling; and (2) pass a test of basic verbal and computational skills (either Praxis I CBEST or Praxis/PPST). • Theories
Reciprocity: No
Background Check: Yes at the point of hire.
Complete post-bachelor's degree study consisting of a minimum of 48 semester units in a commission-approved professional preparation program specializing in school counseling, including a practicum with school-aged children
: Yes, must recommend for certification
(Option 2) A master’s degree in education, school counseling, counseling, counseling psychology or a closely related mental health discipline and additional graduate course work specific to school counseling. Official Transcripts: Transcripts must be sealed and addressed to 300 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, NM 87501 OR E-scripts can be sent by the university(s) to the attention of NMPED at the following email address licensureunit@state.nm.us.
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