Today’s school counselors offer much more than just college and career preparation. They are advocates for urban youth and act as leaders, mentors and instructors whose mission is the success of every student. School counselors can be powerful agents of change who help schools close achievement gaps and prepare all students for success in life after high school. They can have an enormous impact on schools and on students who need help the most.
The School Counselor Endorsement program is designed for graduate students who already have a master's degree in a counseling-related field and who wish to earn School Counselor endorsement in the state of Illinois.
DePaul’s Counseling program was the first one in Illinois to affiliate with The Education Trusts National Center for Transformative School Counseling (NCTSC).
Are you interested in enrolling in this program? View its admission requirements and application instructions here or contact the College of Education’s Office of Graduate Admissions at (773) 325-4405.
Licensure
The School Counseling endorsement program is an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) approved program for the School Counselor Professional Educator License.
Program Format
To accommodate working professionals, the School Counselor endorsement program offers courses that meet on weeknights or on Saturdays at DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus, online or a hybrid online and on-campus format. The program’s schedule is flexible, allowing students to attend full-time or part-time as their professional and personal schedules allow.
Program Requirements
The School Counseling concentration includes 32 quarter hours of coursework in Counseling and a 700-hour internship experience, as well as other coursework as determined by an academic advisor. Applicants to the School Counseling licensure program should arrange to meet with program faculty before applying to the program to fully determine the requirements they will need to meet.
This graduate certificate program is approved as a Gainful Employment Program through the US Department of Education and is, therefore, eligible for Federal Student Aid.
Students are required to pay a one-time fee for a student account in Experiential Learning Cloud (ELC) which is approximately $220. ELC is an online program management platform used to electronically complete evaluations and log hours for Practicum and Internship classes. Students will sign up for an ELC student account prior to completing the internship application process. The one-time fee will post to your student account within a month of registering for an ELC account.
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