Program Information

The University at Buffalo (UB) is the flagship institution of the State University of New York. It is the largest and most comprehensive of SUNY’s 64 campuses. The Master’s degree program in school counseling is approved by the New York State Education Department and UB is accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

The program offers a challenging curriculum with most content courses delivered in two-week intensive modules over a period of eighteen months.

Students will have the opportunity to learn from and interact with faculty who are nationally recognized leaders in the U.S. counseling field. Our faculty also include well-established authors and clinicians with extensive expertise in counseling strategies for working with children and adolescents, and families in diverse settings.

All practicum and field work, will be coordinated within school settings. Year-long supervision will be provided by well-qualified local Singaporean trainers with expertise in school counseling

Designed specifically to meet the needs of full-time school counselors (FTSC) as well as other professionals interested in making a career change.

• UB is a member of the exclusive, by-invitation Association of American Universities and ranked among the best of the US research-intensive public universities.
  
  
• US News & World Report ranks UB’s Graduate School of Education in the top 37% of Education programs in the US.
  
  
• The flagship institution of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and the largest and most comprehensive of the SUNY campuses
  
  
• New York State’s premier institution for graduate and professional education

About the Ed.M. Program

• Highly competitive program
  
  
• Designed specifically for those seeking to be school counselors or those who want to upgrade professionally and seek an advanced degree in counseling
  
  
• Approved by the New York State Education Department and UB is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  
  
• Taught either by
  • Faculty from the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology which has been ranked top 10 most productive counseling psychology departments in the U.S. based on their scholarly research
    
    
  • Other U.S. faculty who are well-established leaders in school counseling, or are well-known authors in the U.S. counseling field and have expertise in working with children, adolescents and their families

• Consist of 13 courses, most of which will be taught in a 2-week intensive modular format over 18 months.

• Supervision of 400 hours field experiences (as required by MOE) provided by highly qualified local Singapore professionals and augmented by online supervision by UB faculty

• Caters to working professionals and those seeking an advanced degree on a part-time basis