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Advocate for student achievement.
School counselors play a vital role in supporting student success. A child’s developmental years and their transition to adulthood requires an advocate to help students navigate the turbulent social-emotional and academic challenges they might experience. Agnes Scott College’s master’s in school counseling* educates future K-12 school counselors to promote student success inside and beyond the classroom.
Students will learn to think critically about barriers to supporting mental health using an intersectional framework, in order to creatively partner with school systems toward striving for student wellness, and to effectively engage as a school counselor to support students and families, their school systems, and their community.
The Master of Arts in School counseling program at Agnes Scott is dedicated to providing education that assists school counselors to successfully apply for certification** in the state of Georgia.
You’ll complete most of your courses as a full-time student on campus. After 60 credit hours, you’ll be on track for certification as a school counselor.
The school counseling master’s program sets you up for success: **Upon completion, you’ll be prepared to take the NCE (National Counselor Exam) and the GACE (Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educator) subject tests in school counseling for certification eligibility in Georgia.
Agnes Scott College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Agnes Scott is pursuing professional CACREP accreditation for the MA in School Counseling program.*
At Agnes Scott College, our counseling programs follow an intersectional approach. What does this mean?
In all our courses, we support your desire to work with diverse student populations, to celebrate the importance of identity, and to view people through a holistic lens.
An intersectional approach allows counselors to view students as individuals and understand their need for an advocate and champion to impact their academic and social-emotional well-being.
Our counseling faculty are clinicians, researchers and scholars. When you enter one of our counseling master’s programs, you’ll feel empowered in the classroom, be actively engaged in your learning and access impactful leadership opportunities.
A master’s in school counseling from Agnes Scott will prepare you to engage effectively in the delivery of counseling and helping skills that are grounded in counseling theories and evidence-based techniques in an effort to promote social/emotional health and well-being. You will learn also learn to:
Mission Statement of the Program
Consistent with the Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Studies mission statement, the School Counseling program educates students to promote academic, college/career, and social/emotional success. More specifically, these future counselors will learn to think critically about barriers to achieving mental health, creatively partner with school systems in striving for student wellness, and to effectively engage as a school counselor to support students and families, their school systems, and their community. The school counseling master's program is dedicated to providing education that assists counselors to successfully apply for licensure in Georgia.
Program Objectives:
Students completing the Master of Arts in school counseling will be able to:
You’ll appreciate our full-time, in-person program at Agnes Scott, with five consecutive semesters, including summer. This way, you can complete your coursework in just two years as you work towards becoming a certified school counselor.
During your school counseling master’s program, you’ll complete a practicum and internships that can lead to full-time work. As a program perk, you can track your clinical hours and evaluations through ELC (Experiential Learning Cloud), formerly Tevera, an online assessment and data management tool. In fact, you’ll have lifetime access to Tevera to streamline documentation when applying for certification.
After you graduate, you’ll be well-prepared to sit for the NCE (National Counselor Exam) and the GACE (Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educator) subject tests in school counseling for certification eligibility in Georgia. Our committed faculty members will help you register and guide you throughout the entire process.
When you view students as complex people, you become a more effective and empathetic person and school counselor.
Our master’s in school counseling shines a light on the mental health component of supporting K-12 students— and our program goes further and reaches deeper. Our counseling faculty guides you to see people through a holistic lens.
In our school counseling master’s program, we train future counselors to understand how the experiences of marginalization and oppression impact students to serve as their advocate within the system. Our intersectional approach to mental health and counseling is part of every course.
Our curriculum prepares you for rewarding school and guidance counseling careers. We empower you as an Agnes Scott student to enter the world ready to help others.
Graduates of our program will be prepared to sit for the NCE (National Counselor Exam) and the GACE (Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educator) subject tests in school counseling for certification eligibility in Georgia.
With school counseling certification, or licensure depending on the state where you are seeking employment, you may choose to work in a traditional school setting as a school counselor or move into a leadership role as Lead High School Counselor or Director of Counseling within a school or for the greater school system. Other related roles might include private practice, educational consulting, counseling in higher education, or working within community organizations.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the school counseling careers are expected to continue to grow, with 9 percent growth projected from 2023 to 2033. In fact, schools are expected to hire more counselors and advisors to respond to the developmental, academic, and career-planning needs of their students.*
*BLS.gov, April 18, 2025
