The school counseling profession is dedicated to leadership and advocacy for students in the areas of academic, career and social/emotional development. Professional school counselors deliver comprehensive counseling experiences for students from pre-schools to college campuses with data based methods that create the optimal achievement for all students.

The primary goal of the Master of Science degree in School Counseling at UW-Stout is to provide a solid core of skills and practical training to enable the future counselor to work with many diverse individuals and populations with respect to age, religion, abilities, sexuality, race and cultural heritage.  School counselors focus on improving academic achievement and removing barriers to success for students in a proactive manner.

Our program prepares you to play an active role with children, their families, teachers, psychologists and community agencies to improve academic achievement and remove students’ barriers to success. Some program highlights include:

• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) approved program
• Hands-on experience in our on-campus facilities like the Clinical Services Center Counseling Rooms and Play Therapy Lab
• Combination of daytime, evening, online, and summer courses.
• Experienced faculty
• School-based practicum and internships.
• High job employment, support for job-seeking and career success.

Students will be admitted on the basis of academic performance, admissibility to the Graduate School, recommendations and rankings of a screening committee. These rankings are based on: 1. Experience in a helping profession, i.e., counseling, education, social work, psychology and volunteer activities; 2. Letters of recommendation from employers, instructors and consumers of services provided by the applicant; 3. An autobiographical statement in which the applicant has outlined assets and liabilities as a potential counselor trainee; and 4. Academic performance and potential as  demonstrated by performance in undergraduate coursework, and any additional graduate coursework. A personal interview with the program director and faculty is also required. The interview is scheduled with selected applicants following review of application materials.

Program-Specific Admission Requirements

Eligibility

To be admitted with full status to the M.S. in School Counseling program, you must:

• Hold an appropriate bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Have an overall GPA of at least 3.0.

Program Application

• To apply to the M.S. School Counseling program, please complete our Program Application.

Application Review Process

A review of all applications will be conducted by the program director or a program admissions committee.

Applicants who are recommended by a faculty committee are invited to a personal interview. After the interview, you will be notified within one week about your acceptance or denial to the program.

Tuition fee-2 years$38,000

Total fee-2 years$60,000