Degree Outcomes for MS in School Counseling

School Counseling specializations

• General School Counseling
• Addiction Treatment and Recovery
• Child and Adolescent Counseling

• Capella University's PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and MS in School Counseling programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) through March 31, 2028.
• Capella University's Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) is accredited based on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Standards through 2024. CAEP is the only recognized national accreditor for educator preparation.
  
• The 2020-2021 Counselor Education Unit Annual Report is available.
• The CAEP Annual Report is available. This report includes impact and outcomes measures for each of offering in Capella’s CAEP-accredited EPP.
• Our faculty is made up of scholar-practitioners who are active within their professions and bring real-world experience to the courseroom.
• All members of Capella's counseling faculty hold doctoral degrees from accredited institutions.
• This program is state-approved.
• School Counseling Graduates have a 69% pass rate on the National Counseling Exam.¹
• 219 learners graduated from the School Counseling program between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
• The current completion rate for learners from the School Counseling program who enrolled in 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 and graduated within 24 quarters is 57%.²
• Of respondents who reported obtaining new or advanced positions, 70% of the School Counseling graduates surveyed reported job placement within 180 days of graduation.³

Expected Program Outcomes

• Apply theories, research, and evidence-based practices of counseling, consultation, and helping skills in school settings.
• Integrate assessment and program evaluation to inform data-driven delivery of services.
• Deliver multicultural counseling services to diverse populations in school settings, including advocacy and self-awareness.
• Use good judgment in decision-making, incorporating ethical and legal standards in professional practice.
• Provide comprehensive post-secondary planning to extend access to college and career readiness for all students.
• Develop and deliver school counseling services according to the ASCA National Model and other recognized national/state standards.
• Communicate effectively with sensitivity, understanding, respect, and professionalism in all interactions.

¹ Exam pass rates are based on reports from the National Board of Certified Counselors on statistics for self-reported Capella alumni taking the NCE exam in 2018. Capella is notified of exam scores by the exam proctor only if the exam takers identify Capella as a recipient of their scores. Out of 34 SC graduates that took the NCE exam, 23 passed.

² Completion rate is the percentage of those learners from 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 cohorts (learners who register for a second course in the year specified and complete their degree) - who finished their degree within 24 quarters. Within this group, out of 639 School Counseling learners, 363 graduated within 24 quarters.

³ Capella does not offer job placement. Data for job placement were gathered from a survey distributed to alumni who graduated from Capella's CACREP-accredited programs in 2020. There were 54 School Counseling respondents to the Alumni Survey reported obtaining new employment or advancing their position. Of those, 37 employment or advancement within 180 days of graduation.