Welcome to Counselor Education
The Counseling Program at Wayne State University is proud to be one of the oldest Counseling programs in Michigan. We have many alumni who have gone to illustrious careers as practitioners, educators, leaders, and writers. We hope you will consider joining us. We are also proud of being accredited by a number of accrediting bodies.
Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, through the College of Education, offers three graduate programs in Counseling: a Master of Arts degree, an Education Specialist certificate, and a Doctorate.
The Master of Arts degree program has six concentrations which are appropriate for counseling work in k-12 school systems, community agencies, substance abuse treatment agencies/centers, sports and exercise agencies/facilities, corporate structures, medical and forensic institutions, nursing homes, rehabilitation agencies/centers and independent practices. In keeping with the urban mission of the University, Counselor Education (CED) programs are educational experiences that are designed to help students become facilitative counselors who are reflective, innovative professionals committed and competent to help clients, colleagues, and themselves acquire knowledge, skills and understandings necessary to participate in and contribute to the quality of life in a complex, changing urban society. All counseling program courses are offered only in the evening hours (4:00 - 10:15 p.m.), permitting our working students the opportunity to pursue their educational endeavors.
Additionally, the counseling program maintains relationships with community settings (i.e., agencies, schools, institutions) where working students can complete the clinical portions of their program while fulfilling employment obligations elsewhere.
Although there are six different concentrations, many students choose to pursue more than one.