University of Iowa · Department of Counselor Education

MA in School Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counselor Education (School Counseling subprogram)

School Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Overview

A 60-semester-hour, in-person, cohort-based MA subprogram in school counseling with evening classes. Students complete at least 100 practicum hours and 600 internship hours in approved K-12 school placements arranged by the program.

Official program name: MA in School Counseling
Awarded degree: Master of Arts in Counselor Education (School Counseling subprogram)
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: School Counseling
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.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: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of Iowa — Department of Counselor Education
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Iowa City, IA
Required credits: minimum of 60 s.h. of graduate credit
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: can be completed in two years
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Summer, Fall
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in counselor education, school counseling subprogram.

Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.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: provost.uiowa.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. At least 100 clock hours of practicum
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship: Required600 hours. 600 clock hours of internship in an approved school setting
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Supervision: Supervision by an experienced licensed school counselor and a university faculty supervisor
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement arrangement: The program places students at sitesStudents are placed in vetted and arranged K-12 school sites
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement: Background check the semester before practicum; non-teachers complete education coursework before practicum
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Comprehensive examination

Final departmental examination on the process and practice of professional school counseling
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.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”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or equivalent
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or better on a four-point scale
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Work experience: RecommendedOne year of teaching experience or other successful experiences with children and/or adolescents preferred
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose including experiences working with children and/or adolescents
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredCurriculum vita
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredInterview with faculty
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT: Not verifiedMay be required for some non-native speakers of English.
Source: education.uiowa.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
February 1 · for Summer/Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: education.uiowa.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.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.

MPath grant GrantCompetitive
Eligibility: Students in the school counseling program may apply
Source: education.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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

Programmatic accreditation

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)Status: Accredited · Specialty: School Counseling · Degree: M.A.Accredited since September 1, 1987 · current cycle ends October 31, 2028Source: 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 certificationSuccessful graduates have completed the educational requirements for K-12 school counselor licensure in Iowa. Official disclosureSource: provost.uiowa.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
Alabama	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Alaska	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arizona	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Arkansas	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
California	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Colorado	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Connecticut	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Delaware	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Florida	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Georgia	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Guam	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Hawaii	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Idaho	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Illinois	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Indiana	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Iowa	Meets (as stated by the school)Y (yes, meets educational requirements)	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kansas	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Kentucky	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Louisiana	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maine	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Maryland	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Massachusetts	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Michigan	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minnesota	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Mississippi	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Missouri	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Montana	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nebraska	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nevada	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Hampshire	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Jersey	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New Mexico	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
New York	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Carolina	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
North Dakota	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Ohio	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oklahoma	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Oregon	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Pennsylvania	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Puerto Rico	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rhode Island	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Carolina	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
South Dakota	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Tennessee	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Texas	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Utah	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Vermont	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Virginia	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Washington, DC	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
West Virginia	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wisconsin	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Wyoming	School has not determinedUnder review	Source: provost.uiowa.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.

catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu/education/counselor-education/counselor-education-ma/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu/education/counselor-education/counselor-education-phd/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
education.uiowa.edu/areas-study/counseling-and-mental-health/school-counseling — 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
provost.uiowa.edu/professional-licensure-disclosures-program — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MA · Master'sSchool counselor preparation
Specialty
School Counseling
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes; practicum and internship required100 practicum + 600 internship hours
Study intensity
Study intensity not published
Length
can be completed in two years · minimum of 60 s.h. of graduate credit
Tuition
Not verified
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Iowa City, IA

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