Online MEd in School Counseling Degree

A 60-credit online M.Ed. at $625 per credit with 100 practicum hours and 600 internship hours completed in pre-approved pre-K-12 schools. The curriculum is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education.

Official program name

Online MEd in School Counseling Degree

Awarded degree

Master of Education in School Counseling (Leads to Initial Licensure)

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Degree level

Master's

Counseling specialty

School Counseling

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Professional purpose

School counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for school counselor certification or licensure, which state education agencies grant. It is not clinical counselor licensure.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

School

Grand Canyon University — College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Location

Phoenix, AZWhere the school is located. Coursework is online; this is not a residency requirement, does not decide whether you may enroll from your state, and is not where you complete practicum or internship.

Required credits

Credits: 60

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Duration

Not verified

Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

Academic delivery

Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Coursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Campus attendance for coursework

Campus attendance: not verified

Class schedule

Not verified

Study intensity

Not published

The pages we checked do not say whether residencies, intensives or other campus visits are required. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Practicum

Required100 hours. 100 practicum hours (40 direct service).

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Internship

Required600 hours. 600 internship hours across Internship I and II and a third internship course.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement location

In-person practicum and internship hours in pre-approved pre-K-12 schools.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other fieldwork requirement

In-person practicum and internship hours are required.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Supervision

Supervision by a faculty member and a university-approved clinical site supervisor.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Minimum GPA

RequiredMinimum 2.8 — Undergraduate degree with 2.8+ GPA, or 2.5+ GPA with GMAT 500 or GRE 300.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test

Optional — minimum 300Alternative route for applicants with a 2.5+ GPA instead of 2.8+ (GMAT 500 also listed).

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institutional accreditation

• Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)Status: Accredited · Specialty: School Counseling · Degree: M.Ed.Accredited since January 17, 2024 · current cycle ends October 31, 2033 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

• GCU is a SARA participating institution. Official pageSource: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

• School counselor certificationThe degree leads to initial licensure; the curriculum is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education. Per-state determinations are published on the program's disclosures page. Official disclosureSource: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
2. CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
3. gcu.edu/academics/accreditation/state-authorizations-sara — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
4. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-science-addiction-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
5. gcu.edu/degree-programs/master-education-school-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
6. gcu.edu/degree-programs/master-education-school-counseling/accreditation — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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