MED/MS Counseling

• Academic competence through academic integrity, higher order thinking, and integration of multiple perspectives
• Competence in professional writing consistent with publication standards
• Professional competence through a strong professional counselor identity, professional conduct, ethical behavior, leadership, and advocacy.
• Clinical competence through theoretically based conceptualization, judgment and skills, responsiveness to culturally, linguistically, and developmentally diverse clients, integration and application of feedback, and utilization of community resources.
• Personal growth development through self-awareness of inter/intrapersonal relationships, deconstruction of biases, acceptance of ambiguity, and commitment to wellness.

MED Higher Education

• Use and critique theory for advocacy purposes
• Knowledge application and integration
• Design and evaluate effective educational interventions
• Leadership ability
• Design/use assessment results to inform for improvement

PhD Counseling

• Application of theory to practice
• Pedagogical practices
• Leadership promoting social advocacy/community engagement
• Evidence-based clinical skills
• High quality research and dissemination

PhD/EdD Higher Education

• Assess, develop, implement, and evaluate strategies
• Advanced oral and written communication
• Resource management of people, physical/financial assets
• Produce and use theory-driven research/practices
• Multi-cultural/diversity competencies

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