Seattle University · Counseling Department

School Counseling, MAEd

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Education

School Counseling

Master'sMAEd CACREP

Overview

In-person MAEd in School Counseling on the First Hill campus, 60 credits over 3 years starting in August, with a 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship in a Seattle-area K-12 school. It prepares for Washington Residency-level ESA certification and is listed as CACREP-accredited.

Official program name: School Counseling, MAEd
Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Education
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: School Counseling
Source: seattleu.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: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: Seattle University — Counseling Department
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Seattle, WA
Required credits: 60 credits (semester calendar from Fall 2027)
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: 3 years
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

An online version (School Counseling, Online, MAEd) is recorded separately.

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in school counseling.

Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.

Academic delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.

Practicum: Required100 hours. Practicum: 100 hours, 40 direct client contact
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. Internship: 600 hours, 240 direct client contact
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement assistance: Dedicated Internship Coordinator and monthly workshops
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Supervision: Weekly group supervision and individual on-site supervision
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Placement location: Seattle-based practicum and internship in a K-12 setting
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

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

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredFour-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum 3.00 GPA; probationary admission possible below 3.00
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Work experience: RequiredAt least one year of experience related to schools or school-aged youth; three years preferred
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Statement / essay: RequiredLetter of intent
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Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two recommendation forms
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Résumé / CV: RequiredOne-to-two-page professional resume
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Application fee: WaivedApplication fee waived for all applicants
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Transcripts: RequiredOfficial or unofficial transcripts; official transcripts after acceptance
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Other requirement: RequiredTwo brief video question responses
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Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredGRE/GMAT required only for applicants with a non-graded bachelor's degree
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Priority deadline
Rolling admission · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
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Rolling
Final deadline
Rolling admission · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rolling

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students	$70,110	entire program · 2026-2027Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
All students — School Counseling (per credit, 90 credits)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$779	per creditEstimated tuition$46,740 = 60 credits × $779 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $70,110 (published program total)

Comparison basis: All students, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

College of Education Assessment Fee (billed annually): $53 per academic yearMandatory
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

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

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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.A.Ed.Accredited since January 15, 2009 · current cycle ends October 31, 2027 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

School counselor certificationPrepares for Residency level Educational Staff Associate (ESA) certification for public and private K-12 schools Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
LicensureInstitutional interactive licensure disclosure by state and program Official disclosureSource: seattleu.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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/clinical-mental-health-counseling-maed/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/school-counseling-maed/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/school-counseling-maed/how-to-apply/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/school-counseling-maed/practicum-and-internship/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/school-counseling-online-maed/online-school-counseling-requireme — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
seattleu.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-and-fees/graduate-cost-of-attendance/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
seattleu.edu/policies-regulations/licensure-disclosures/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026

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