Counseling and Human Services
Syracuse University has been a national leader in the preparation of professional counselors since 1931, when it introduced the Student Dean program designed to prepare women to be high school and college counselors and placement officers. The Master's degree program in School Counseling (1937) and the Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling (1963) were among the earliest such programs in the United States.
Today, Syracuse University's counselor preparation programs are combined in the Department of Counseling and Human Services and housed within the School of Education. Students may pursue a Master of Science degree in community counseling, rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation and community counseling, school counseling, or student affairs counseling; a C.A.S. in school counseling; or the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselor Education and Supervision.
Our goal is to prepare national leaders in counseling. We seek to develop a diverse group of professionals who will excel in knowledge, skills, commitment and service in a wide range of educational and community settings.
BREAKING NEWS:
After an extensive review of the Counseling and Human Services Program, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) recently announced that Syracuse University's Program has met all expectations, and granted us the full eight year accreditation period for all four of our CACREP Accredited Master's Degree Programs (Community Counseling, Rehabilitation and Community Counseling, School Counseling and Student Affairs Counseling), as well as our Counselor Education and Supervision Doctoral Program. This means each of these programs will be accredited by CACREP until 2016. This decision is a testament to the quality education offered here at S.U., and a signal of support for the work that is done here. Congratulations to all of us for a job well done!
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Sigma Upsilon, the CHS chapter of the Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society (Chi Sigma Iota) has been a lively addition to the Department, enhancing its professional and social life. Chi Sigma Iota Newsletter (pdf)
Syracuse University School of Education
Counseling and Human Services Department
260 Huntington Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244
Phone (315) 443-9624