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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.