EDUC X313.35B - The College Counseling Process

Course Description

Provides an overview of the process of counseling students and families through the college admissions process. This practice of college counseling involves practitioners from several disciplines and encompasses a wide range of skills and issues related to education, administration, public policy, and others. Learn to understand:

• the components of the college counseling process
• the field of college counseling
• postsecondary options
• standardized testing and other data considered in the process
• the role of essays, interviews, and resumes
• issues of access and success

You will also develop your identity as a college counselor, and have a plan for how you will begin working with students and families in this process.

Learner Outcomes

• How colleges choose students

• Application calendar for private and public colleges

• Financial planning and admission procedures for small private colleges

• Helping athletes and students with special talents

• Working with underrepresented students

• Critical dates on the testing calendar

• Preparing students for college entrance exams

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• College Admissions Counseling : Required