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This hands-on lab course covers basic spreadsheet functions such as simple formulas, formatting, and print layout using Microsoft Excel. Course projects introduce skills using a variety of formulas and basic functions, charts, and absolute addressing. This course would be beneficial to any students with a desire to analyze numerical data, manage finances, perform simple statistics, or generate charts and graphs.

This advanced course in counseling theory and practice provides an in-depth examination of the core principles and applications of major counseling approaches, including analytic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, constructivist, and integrative frameworks. The course emphasizes a critical evaluation of the underlying assumptions, techniques, and cultural relevance of each theory. Students will engage in both theoretical discussions, in-class activities, and experiential learning through counseling labs, where they will practice the application of key concepts and techniques from each approach. Special focus is placed on the role of empirically supported treatments and common factors in therapeutic outcomes, with attention to how these can be integrated into evidence-based counseling practice. This course also guides students in reflecting on their own emerging professional identity and supports the development of a personal integrative theoretical orientation to counseling.

This course represents Part 1/2 of the capstone experience for the program by providing the candidate with the opportunity for advanced practice and application of clinical counseling principles with clients in an agency or human services setting under supervision by a professional counselor. In class, emphasis will be placed upon examining and developing case conceptualization, improving counseling skills and implementing intervention strategies within a diverse society. Internship 1 allows for the initial accumulation of a minimum of 300 clock hours (120 clock hours of direct service) toward the minimum 600 total clock hours of internship required for state licensure. Professional identity as a counselor will also be emphasized. Counseling skills will be critiqued through the use of live and/or taped observations in class, in the field, and in the Counseling Laboratory. COU-702 may be taken for 1-3 hours up to two times for a total of 3 semester hours.