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Colorado
SchoolCounseling
Requirements
Julie Sturgeon
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So you want to be a school counselor
in Colorado
What steps do you need to take inorder to make this dream a reality?
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The first and most important step is to
gain a masters degree at a accreditedprogram such as ASU.
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You must take and pass the School
Counseling and Guidance SpecialtyAssessment, The PLACE Exam or 3
years of school counseling experience
outside of the state of Colorado
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You are required to do a Background
check completed through the ColoradoBureau of Investigations and
fingerprints taken by qualified law
enforcement. Dont forget there is a
processing fee with this
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So what are the differences with the
requirements for school counselors
and educators?Great Question!
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Colorado Requirement
School Counselors
Candidates MUST have a masters
degree in order to gain a
professional position in the
schools
Candidates must complete 100
practicum clock hours and 600
internship hours supervised by a
licensed school counselor
Educators
Candidates can enter into the teaching
professional after completion of an
accredited teaching program with either
a bachelor or masters degree inteaching
Candidates must demonstrate
professional knowledge in their subject
teaching area by completing 24
semester hours of course work asdocumented through transcripts or
State Board of Education approved
content assessment
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Colorado Requirements
School Counseling
Candidates take only one exam
on the PLACE assessment
Candidates can not obtain a
position in the schools without
completion of a masters degree
Candidates need an official
transcript towards application
requirements
Educator
Candidates are required to take 4exams
Teaching
General Education
Specialty Subject area
Liberal Arts
Educational candidates canobtain a teaching position whileworking on their degree through
the teacher in residence program Candidates need an official
transcript towards applicationrequirements
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School Counselors are considered a special
service provider and therefore are more diverse
in their delivery of services while Educators are
more specific to their content area of teaching
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Primary Education K-6 Emphasis Grades K-12
Linguistically and CulturallyDiverse Education
Bilingual Education
Educational Specialist
Art Drama
Foreign Language, French,
German, Italian, Japanese,
Latin, Russian, Spanish,Chinese
Health
Instructional Technology
Specialist
General ElementaryEducation K-6
Early Childhood Education
Ages 0-8
Special Education Services
Birth 8
Special Education Generalist
Ages 5-21
Educators content area of teaching
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Your not quite done yet. Upon being hired
into a school district you are placed on aProvisional License. You must complete an
Induction Program through the school
district which takes place over 3 years.Upon completion of the Induction Program
you can apply for a Professional License
through the Colorado Department of
Education.
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So now you know the steps to take in
order to become a school counselor inthe state of Colorado. The school
counseling profession and a school full
of students are waiting for you! Each
day is a new beginning full of
opportunities to help each young
person to reach for the stars.