The Human Learning and Development program provides students an opportunity to acquire a career-oriented range of skills and knowledge. Students choose from the coursework in behavior and learning disabilities, counseling, deaf studies, educational psychology, family and community literacy, learning technologies, and research methods and problem-solving. Courses are taught by faculty across the College of Education & Human Development’s seven departments.

No application is required for this bachelor’s degree. Students are required to declare two selected disciplines with their academic adviser or online.

In our Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. program you will collaborate and consult with other mental health professionals to take the next steps in your career as a mental health counselor.

This Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited master’s degree meets the educational requirements for professional licensure as a counselor and prepares you to work with people across the lifespan in individual, couples and group settings.

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of:

• psychological and emotional wellness
• professional and ethical practices
• social and cultural diversity
• social justice and advocacy
• human growth and development
• counseling theories, interventions and best practices
• career development
• assessment, research and program evaluation
• and more

Your program culminates in a three-semester practicum-internship. In that experience, you will work with clients in community settings to resolve their challenges.

There is also a non-degree version of this program. To view admissions requirements and deadlines visit the Admissions Requirements tab below.

Education programs leading to professional licensure or certification (nursing, education, social work, counseling, accounting, allied health professions, etc.) may require additional approval from separate licensing boards, depending on the state. Students who live or plan to live outside Georgia and are considering a professional program should contact the appropriate board in their state of residency prior to beginning a course of study. To help students find the best-known contact information for the appropriate state licensing board and for a list of Georgia State program contacts, visit the Student Consumer Information website.

The clinical rehabilitation counseling program is an on-campus learning experience that prepares students to help people with cognitive, physical, sensory, psychiatric and other disabilities from all cultures, races and backgrounds.

Rehabilitation counselors assist people with disabilities to become more independent, increase their access to education and employment and ensure they are respected members of society.

This program was accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs through October 31st, 2027.

Education programs leading to professional licensure or certification (nursing, education, social work, counseling, accounting, allied health professions, etc.) may require additional approval from separate licensing boards, depending on the state. Students who live or plan to live outside Georgia and are considering a professional program should contact the appropriate board in their state of residency prior to beginning a course of study. To help students find the best-known contact information for the appropriate state licensing board and for a list of Georgia State program contacts, visit the Student Consumer Information website.

The school counseling M.Ed. program at Georgia State is a full-time on-campus learning experience. The George State school counseling faculty believe in the core values of leadership, activism and mentorship.

Through experiential, community-based and hands-on initiatives, we support school counselors in training through their growth in these core values. Our primary goal is to graduate school counselors who can implement data-driven comprehensive programs to serve all students by using innovative, culturally relevant and evidence-based techniques.

Georgia State graduates are grounded in anti-racist school counseling, anti-oppression and social justice practices.

Education programs leading to professional licensure or certification (nursing, education, social work, counseling, accounting, allied health professions, etc.) may require additional approval from separate licensing boards, depending on the state. Students who live or plan to live outside Georgia and are considering a professional program should contact the appropriate board in their state of residency prior to beginning a course of study. To help students find the best-known contact information for the appropriate state licensing board and for a list of Georgia State program contacts, visit the Student Consumer Information website.

The school psychology concurrent M.Ed./Ed.S. program educates you in the major disciplines of education and psychology. You will be equipped to undertake and manage processes and problems related to the education and development of children in schools.

There are two major training thrusts in the school psychology program. The training provides a knowledge base about schools, instructional methods, research methods, learning and developmental issues. Students develop application skills in cognitive and achievement assessment, interviewing and teacher and parent consultation.

The school psychology program demonstrates a commitment to diversity issues through the recruitment and retention of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, multicultural curricular emphasis, faculty members’ involvement in multicultural research and outreach, and participation in related research and training grants.

Counseling psychology is an applied specialty within the field of psychology that has focused on client strengths, the interaction between the person and the environment, career development and multiculturalism.

The Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). Validation can be attested by contacting the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; telephone 202-336-5979; email: apaaccred@apa.org. Completion of the doctoral program contributes to students’ eligibility to become licensed and practice as a psychologist. The Ph.D. in counseling psychology is designed for students who want to pursue careers as university professors, researchers, psychotherapists or directors of psychological services.

Our program classes are in downtown Atlanta near five American Psychological Association-accredited pre-doctoral internship sites, where our students can take advantage of practicum training opportunities.

Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data for Georgia State Counseling Psychology Program

Move your life forward toward obtaining a doctorate degree to better enhance your career prospects in the field of counseling. Our Counselor Education and Practice Ph.D. is the degree program for you if you are interested in educating, training and supervising future clinical mental health, clinical rehabilitation or school counselors. This program is also for those interested in research, leadership and social justice in the counseling profession.

Our Ph.D. degree is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). This program nurtures students to generate their own research, critically enhance their counseling competencies and advance new skills in teaching and clinical supervision. Upon completion of the program, students teach and supervise in university settings, work in community agencies as clinicians and administrators and become directors of practice and research institutes.

Students also have the capability to continue specializing and developing areas of expertise in the following areas:

• Multicultural counseling
• Play therapy with children and adolescents
• School Counseling Systems
• Trauma and stress
• LGBTQ issues in counseling and counselor education
• Disability, health and chronic illness
• Suicide and crisis
• Program evaluation
• Quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methodologies

The School Psychology Doctoral Program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). Validation can be attested by contacting the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; telephone 202-336-5979; email: apaaccred@apa.org.

Completion of the doctoral program contributes to students’ eligibility to become licensed and practice as a psychologist. The Ph.D. in school psychology is designed for students who want to pursue careers as university professors, researchers, clinicians, school-based practitioners or educational leaders. As one of the first APA-accredited school psychology programs in the nation, our program has an established record of educating highly skilled school psychologists. Our graduates deliver mental health and educational services to children and adolescents, families and educators in diverse ethnic, cultural and geographic settings.

• APA accredited and National Association of School Psychologists approved
• Nationally known faculty (APA-accredited and National Association of School Psychologist-approved)
• Recognized among the top APA-accredited programs in research productivity
• Consistent record of external funding from state and federal research grants and contracts
• Graduates are practitioners, administrators, researchers, university professors and national leaders in school psychology
• Our program is committed to providing students with opportunities to publish articles and book chapters, present research at national and regional conferences and serve on state and national task forces/committees
• Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data