CANDIDACY & ONGOING REVIEW OF STUDENT PROGRESS
Candidacy
The student becomes a candidate for his or her counseling degree after:
1) successful completion of a minimum of 20 credits of the student’s program including EDUC 500, COUN 510, and COUN 511; and 2) approval by the counseling faculty of the student's general academic and interpersonal functioning using the criteria in the “Personal and Professional Competencies” document.
Successful completion of the coursework means that the student has maintained at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. The faculty assessment of the student's non-academic performance is based on the student’s initial skills, emotional stability and interpersonal skills necessary to serve effectively as a counselor.
There are three possible outcomes resulting from the candidacy review: acceptance, deferral, or decline. "Acceptance" means that the student has been accepted as a candidate for the degree and may continue in the program. "Deferral" means that the student will need to fulfill some specified condition(s). Examples include taking time out in order to more thoroughly discern the appropriateness of counseling as his or her profession; obtaining some personal counseling to resolve issues that may be hampering the student's own growth; or reducing the student's course load to help raise a GPA. "Decline" means the faculty does not support the student's continuation of the program, which precludes any further registration as counseling major. Refer to the “Fair Process Policy and Procedures” document for more information.
After a faculty review, the student is sent a letter stating candidacy status. The student will also receive a candidacy form, if applicable. If approved, it is the student's responsibility to complete the form, schedule an appointment with their advisor and return the candidacy form to the advisor. It is at this point that the student and advisor will discuss:
1) the student's progress to date;
2) the student's plans for completing a degree program;
3) the student’s plan to start practicum and internship; the student will sign up for practicum and internship during this meeting on the practicum/internship board located in the program office; and
4) the Personal and Professional Competencies document.
Pre-Practicum and Pre-internship Reviews
Each student's progress is evaluated prior to the start of a practicum using the Personal and Professional Competencies form and a review of grades. A similar review is done prior to the start of an internship. Prior to internship, all coursework must be completed, except for COUN 518 and electives and all "I" grades and "N" grades must be removed.
Ongoing review of student progress
A faculty member, at any time, may request a faculty review of any counseling student about whom the faculty member has a concern related to that student's progress in the program.
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