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COU 790 School Counseling Internship (3 credits).

This course is a fieldwork supervisory experience in which students complete an internship in a school setting and assume the varied roles of professional school counselors. The internship allows students to acquire and apply the skills and dispositions necessary to translate content knowledge into the art and science of effective counseling practice.

The course instructor fosters the development of analytical and evaluative skills, helping students integrate content knowledge with practical counseling experience to enhance both professional and personal competence. During the internship, students demonstrate and are evaluated on their mastery of the core counseling curriculum, which provides a strong foundation in knowledge, skills, professional sensibilities, and applied experiences.

In addition to direct student contact hours through individual and group counseling, interns are expected to develop, implement, and evaluate key school counseling program components. Per New York State regulations, school counseling interns must complete a minimum of 300 hours in Grades K–8 and 300 hours in Grades 9–12 across their internship experience. For the described semester, students may acquire hours at either the K–8 or 9–12 levels.