COUN5422 applies the career-development and program-planning groundwork laid in COUN5278 and COUN5280/COUN5284 to the specific population of K-12 students, focusing on the practical work of helping young people navigate the path from school into college or career.
Academic planning, postsecondary access, and workforce preparation
Core topics
- Theories and models of college/career readiness: The frameworks counselors use to understand how students develop the skills and knowledge needed for life after high school
- Academic planning: Helping students build course-of-study plans that align with their postsecondary goals
- Postsecondary access: Strategies for supporting equitable access to college and other postsecondary pathways, including for underserved student populations
- Financial literacy for higher education: Helping students and families understand the financial aspects of pursuing postsecondary education
- Workforce preparation: Best practices for supporting students pursuing direct entry into the workforce rather than postsecondary education
COUN5422 assignments include academic planning case studies, postsecondary access proposals, and readiness program designs
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Frequently asked questions
COUN5278 is a narrow, 1-credit skills course focused specifically on administering and interpreting career assessment instruments for clinical mental health counseling clients. COUN5422 is a much broader 4-credit course aimed at school counselors working with the entire K-12 college/career readiness pipeline — academic planning, postsecondary access, financial literacy, and workforce preparation for school-aged students rather than assessment instrument practice alone. The two courses serve different counseling specialties (clinical mental health versus school counseling) and operate at very different levels of scope, even though both touch on "career" as a subject. A school counselor preparing students for life after high school needs the comprehensive program-level content in COUN5422, not the narrow assessment-instrument skill set covered in COUN5278.