University of Central Florida · Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, College of Community Innovation and Education

Counselor Education (MEd) - School Counseling / Guidance

Awarded degree: Master of Education in Counselor Education

School Counseling

Master'sMEd CACREP

Overview

A 60-credit, in-person MEd in Counselor Education with a school counseling track for certified educators, with a 100-hour practicum and a 600-hour internship in a K-12 school.

Official program name: Counselor Education (MEd) - School Counseling / Guidance
Awarded degree: Master of Education in Counselor Education
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: School Counseling
Source: ucf.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: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Central Florida — Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, College of Community Innovation and Education
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Orlando, FL
Required credits: 60 credit hours minimum beyond the bachelor's degree
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

MEd in Counselor Education, School Counseling track (for certified educators).

Source: ucf.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: apq.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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 total hours) in the UCF Community Counseling and Research Center (occasionally school-based)
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. Internship of 600 total hours, 240 direct service
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Placement location: Internship in a K-12 school setting
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

One comprehensive exam and a professional portfolio
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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”.

Minimum GPA: RecommendedMinimum 3 — A strong undergraduate GPA (generally 3.0 or higher in the final 60 hours) is considered
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RequiredMust have, or be eligible for, the Florida Professional Teaching Certificate
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredPersonal goal statement, 500-700 words
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredProfessional resume
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredHalf-day on-campus small-group interview for qualified applicants; virtual option for applicants outside Florida
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee: Required$31 — $31 application fee
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from all institutions attended
Source: ccie.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: ucf.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.

Application deadlineDomestic applicants
Fall February 1 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed
International applicantsInternational applicants
Fall January 15 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed

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
Resident (in-state) — In State Tuition	$369.65	per creditEstimated tuition$22,179 = 60 credits × $369.65 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: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Out of State Tuition	$1,276.48	per creditEstimated tuition$76,588.80 = 60 credits × $1,276.48 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: ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $76,588.80 (60 credits × $1,276.48 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Out of State Tuition, academic year not stated. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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./M.Ed.Accredited since May 1, 1996 · current cycle ends October 31, 2030Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

UCF generally cannot enroll students physically located outside Florida during their first term unless they attest to pursuing licensure in a state where UCF meets requirements; other states not determined. Official pageSource: apq.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Licensure disclosures cite UCF's participation in SARA; UCF generally cannot enroll students physically located outside Florida in these licensure programs during their first term without an attestation. Official pageSource: apq.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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 certificationMeets the educational requirements for certification in Guidance and Counseling (PK-12) in Florida; not determined for other states. Official disclosureSource: apq.ucf.edu · verified October 12, 2026

State-by-state disclosure as published

States not shown were not printed on the disclosure we checked and are not verified.

State	Educational requirements	Source
Florida	Meets (as stated by the school)Meets the educational requirements for certification in Guidance and Counseling (PK-12) in Florida	Source: apq.ucf.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.

apq.ucf.edu/document/counseloredmaclinical-disclosure/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
apq.ucf.edu/document/counseloredmedschoolcounseling-disclosure/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
ccie.ucf.edu/cesp/academics/counseling-admission-requirements/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
ccie.ucf.edu/cesp/academics/school-counseling-med/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
ccie.ucf.edu/counselor-education/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — HLC 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
ucf.edu/degree/counselor-education-med/school-counseling-guidance/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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