The Educational Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) in Counselor Leadership is a 31 credit degree and concentration offered by the Counseling Program in the Department of Human Development & Learning (HDAL) and the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (ELPA). This program is designed as a post-masters degree for those who seek a specialization leading to leadership positions in schools and school districts in counseling. Those with a school counseling license already can also use this program to gain the credits needed for an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor). Within the ETSU region, the Ed.S. degree tends to provide an increase in salary of anywhere from $2500.00 - $7500.00 per year over what 31 unstructured credits would provide.

PROGRAM OF STUDY - Ed.S. in Counselor Leadership (31 hours)

Although most of our interested students have their Masters in Counseling, students can be admitted to the program if they have a Masters in Education or Teaching or a related field. People admitted without a Masters in Counseling will not be eligible for licensure as a school counselor in the state of Tennessee at the end of the Ed.S. School Counselor licensure in most cases requires a Masters Degree in School Counseling.

The two advanced internships and the elective can in the courses listed above can be designed to meet licensure as a Professional Counselor in Tennessee and surrounding states.