Endorsement for North Carolina School Counseling License (K-12)

HPC offers a Professional School Counseling Licensure Endorsement ONLY to graduates or students currently enrolled in one of the three other tracks, i.e. Community Counseling, College Student Development, or Marriage and Family Therapy. All HPC students complete similar core course requirements in varying degrees across tracks. Students must successfully complete all program requirements, which include:

HPC 4900: Public School Internship (1) (waived w/public school experience)
HPC 5110: Multicultural Counseling (3)
HPC 5310: Introduction to Professional School Counseling (3)
HPC 5754: Legal and Ethical Issues in Professional School Counseling (3)
HPC 6290: Child & Adolescent Therapy (3)
HPC 6450: Seminar in Professional School Counseling (3)
HPC 6620: School Based Consultation (3)
HPC 6900: Internship in Professional School Counseling (6)

In addition to the core requirements, students from Marriage and Family Therapy and College Student Development (Administrative Track) may need to complete:

HPC 5210: Life and Career Planning (3)
HPC 5140: Psychological and Educational Testing (3)
HPC 5220: Counseling Theories and Techniques (3)
HPC 5900: Practicum in Counseling (3)

Each student's situation will be evaluated on an individual basis. A program of study will be completed designating the required courses to obtain Endorsement for a Professional School Counseling License (K-12). Students are required to complete their primary program's graduate degree; the school counseling licensure will be awarded concurrently with the student's graduation from their primary HPC program. Students will also satisfactorily complete comprehensive exams comparable to that required of regularly admitted school counseling students (i.e., CPCE, Praxis).

Requirements:

• Submit an on-line Licensure Only application through the Graduate School
• Receive an interview request
• Participate in the Professional School Counseling Program's interview process
• Be accepted into the program
• Complete an individualized program of study
• Be approved for Candidacy
• Successfully pass required exams
• Participate in the exit interview process

NOTE: Previous graduates from HPC's 48-hour school counseling program may also apply for Licensure Only to complete the requirements for the 60-hour program and upon successful completion be recommended for an "S" license.