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If i want to become a school counselor which major should i apply?

• if i want to become a school counselor which major should i apply? Cause i don't see any counseling major in the list of all the college? Do i need to become a teacher in order to become a counerlor? cause i don't want to become a teacher, i just want to be a school counselor. Become school counselor wat else counselor do they have ? I only know two kind of counselor so far which is school counseling and mental health counseling.

• Answer:

  Nearly 80% or more of all counselors in HS had a degree in teaching and have taught for nearly 5 to 10 years or even more. I dont know of any HS or Middle School counselors who only have a Psychology degree. State law requires a Teaching Degree to handle children. You might consider expanding your investgating to include your interest in State and Local Governents who hire individuals as Counselors and Administrators to work for the Welfare Dept, the Parole Board, the Hospitals. Most hospitals have a staffing of several counselors on board. Unlike a school which only has one counselor to handle disaster programs. For the state and local govts and Hopitals a min of a MS or Phd is required in Psychology. Who know, You might be the next Dr. Phil, the noted Psychologist on TV.