The following information is provided to assist students in developing their plans for their graduate programs. In addition, students should also visit the MSU Office of the Registrar Home Page for more information on courses, course fees, and scheduling. To visit the Office of the Registrar Home Page, please select the link below:
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Master’s of Arts students

Candidates in the master's program in rehabilitation counseling complete a 54 credit hour curriculum. Courses in the curriculum include:

• CEP 822 Approaches to Educational Research
• CEP 860A Perspectives in Multicultural Counseling
• CEP 861 Counseling Theory, Philosophy, and Ethics
• CEP 862 Introduction to Individual & Group Counseling
• CEP 864 Career Counseling
• CEP 868 Medical Aspects of Disability
• CEP 869 Private Sector Rehabilitation
• CEP 870 Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling
• CEP 871 Cognitive & Psychological Aspects of Disability
• CEP 872 Social and Environmental Aspects of Rehabilitation
• CEP 873 Employment Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities
• CEP 876 Professional Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling
• CEP 877 Assessment & Research in Rehabilitation
• CEP 894A Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum
• CEP 893A Rehabilitation Counseling Internship

Students complete their rehabilitation counseling internships in a variety of settings. Students should select settings that are compatible with their career interests. Additional information on the program, curriculum, and internship can be found in the Master’s Program Student Handbook.

Prior to their first semester, students should begin working on their program planning form with their advisor. Prior to meeting with their advisor, students should review the recommended program sequences in developing their program planning form. To view recommended sequences for both part-time and full-time students, as well as obtain a blank program plan form, students should download the MA Program Plan Guide.

PhD Students

Students in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education program complete the following coursework in obtaining their doctoral degrees. Additional information on these courses, elective coursework, qualifying exams, and the dissertation is available in the Doctoral Student Handbook [Link to Handbook] and in the the PhD Program Planning Guide.

• CEP 930 Introduction to Educational Inquiry
• CEP 932 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research I
• CEP 933 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research II
• CEP 934 Multivariate Data Analysis
• CEP 968 Research Methods in Counseling and School Psychology
• CEP 995 Practicum in Research Design and Data Analysis
• CEP 963 Ethics in Counseling and School Psychology
• CEP 969 Clinical Supervision
• CEP 960 Theoretical Foundations of Counseling
• CEP 964 Practice and Profession of Rehabilitation Counseling
• CEP 965 Psychosocial Bases of Disability and Rehabilitation
• CEP 944a: Rehabilitation Counseling Pedagogy
• CEP 944b: Teaching Practicum in Rehabilitation Counselor Education
• CEP 944c: Clinical Practice Practicum
• CEP 944d: Clinical Supervision Practicum in Rehabilitation Counselor Education
• CEP 903 Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
• CEP 905 Cultural Perspectives in Learning and Development

To assist your advisor in helping you make the best decisions regarding your program of study, use the PhD Program Planning Form found in the PhD Program Planning Guide to layout the sequence and timing of courses in your program. The PhD Program Planning Guide also contains a sample sequence of study that you may find useful in developing your program plan. You may download the form by selecting the link below.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PHD PROGRAM PLANNING FORM