DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                  SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

                CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS

(By authority conferred on  the  superintendent  of  public  instruction   by 
section 15 of 1964 PA 287, MCL 388.1015, section 1233 of  1976  PA  451,  MCL 
380.1233, and Executive Reorganization Order  Nos.  1996-6  and  1996-7,  MCL 
388.993 and MCL 388.994)


R 390.1301   Definitions.
  Rule 1.  As used in these rules:
  (a)  "Approved school counseling program" means a  state   board   approved 
program in a college or university that has regional accreditation  and  that 
prepares school counselors in accordance with these rules.
  (b) "Continuing education unit" means credit  received   for   successfully 
completing a state board approved professional development program.
  (c) "Counselor" means an individual who  has  successfully   completed   an 
approved counselor education program and performs a counseling role.
  (d) "Counselor educator" means an individual who is employed as  a  faculty 
member to teach in an approved school counseling program.
  (e) "Department" means the Michigan department of education.
  (f)  "Elementary level" means grades kindergarten to 8.
  (g) "School counselor endorsement" means at least 1 of the following:
  (i)  Completion of a preparation program with a  specialization   area   in 
school counseling.
  (ii)  An endorsement shall be issued to the validity of the   grade   level 
of an existing teaching certificate.
  (h)  "Secondary level" means grades 6 to 12.
  (i)   "Sponsoring  institution"  means  a  higher   education   institution 
approved for teacher or counselor education by the state board and  which  is 
willing to make recommendations as to applicants for the several certificates 
pursuant to R 390.1101 to R 390.1216.
  (j)  "State board" means the state board of education.
  (k)   "Valid  Michigan  teaching  certificate"   means    a    provisional, 
professional, continuing, permanent or life teaching  certificate  issued  by 
the state board enabling the holder to teach at the elementary  or  secondary 
school level during the school year in which a person wishes to  serve  as  a 
counselor.

  History:  1979 AC; 2006 AACS.


R 390.1302   School counselor; credential; role.
  Rule 2.  (1)  A person who is employed in the role of a  school   counselor 
by a local or intermediate school district or nonpublic school shall meet all 
requirements in these rules with  regard  to  obtaining  a  school  counselor 
endorsement, a preliminary employment  authorization  to  work  as  a  school 
counselor, a temporary school counselor authorization, or a school  counselor 
license.
  (2)  The sponsoring  institution  shall  make   recommendation   concerning 
counselor endorsement, preliminary employment  authorization  to  work  as  a 
school counselor, or school counselor license at  the  appropriate  level  or 
levels, elementary and secondary, for which the person qualifies.
  (3)  "Role of a school counselor" means  the  following  roles   in   which 
school counselors serve and which require a school counseling credential:
  (a)  Provide individual and group counseling services to assist pupils.
  (b)  Collaborate  with  staff  in  planning   educational    interventions, 
curriculum, behavioral management plans, and teaching strategies.
  (c) Consult and collaborate with pupils, families, school  personnel,   and 
appropriate professionals  and  agency  personnel  regarding  behavioral  and 
educational concerns.
  (d)  Provide guidance to pupils utilizing technology,  career   development 
theory, educational information, and occupational information.
  (e)   Assess  pupils  by  using  assessment,  statistics    and    research 
methodology, follow-up evaluations, and measurement methods.
  (f)  Assess school counseling programs using assessment,   statistics   and 
research methodology, follow-up evaluations, and measurement methods.
  (g)  Design, implement, and evaluate a guidance  and   counseling   program 
focusing  on  the  career,  academic,   personal,   social,   emotional   and 
developmental needs of all pupils using, but not limited  to,  the  following 
functions:
  (i) Advising.
  (ii) Placement.
  (iii) Planning.
  (iv) Assessment.
  (v) Counseling.
  (vi) Coordinating.
  (vii)  Instructing.
  (viii) Referring.
  (ix) Programming.

  History:  1979 AC; 2006 AACS.


R 390.1303   School counselors endorsement; in-state applicant.
  Rule 3.  An in-state applicant for a school counselor   endorsement   shall 
meet all of the following requirements:
  (a)  Hold a valid Michigan teaching certificate.
  (b) Completion of coursework pursuant to section 1233(2)(b)  of   1976   PA 
451, MCL 380.1233(2)(b).
  (c)   Successful  completion  of  the   department's    school    counselor 
examination.
  (d)  Recommendation by an approved school counselor education  program   to 
provide services as a school counselor.  Both of the following apply:
  (i)   The  recommendation  for  the  issuance  of  a    school    counselor 
endorsement shall be made in a manner designated by the department.
  (ii)  The recommendation shall be made when an  applicant   has   completed 
the requirements pursuant to this rule.
  (e)  Completion of not less than 30  graduate  level  semester   hours   in 
school counseling which includes an internship.
  (f)  Completion of not  less  than  a  600  clock  hour   internship   with 
school-aged pupils under the supervision of a credentialed  school  counselor 
or a school counselor educator in an approved school counseling program.   At 
least 300 of the 600 clock hours shall be in a school setting.

  History:  1979 AC; 2006 AACS.


R 390.1303a  School counselor endorsement; out-of-state applicant.
  Rule  3a.   (1)   An  out-of-state  applicant  for  a   school    counselor 
endorsement shall meet all of the following requirements:
  (a)  Hold  a  valid  out-of-state  teaching  certificate  with   a   school 
counselor endorsement.
  (b) Successful completion of coursework pursuant to section  1233(2)(b)  of 
1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1233(2)(b).
  (c)  Completion of the department's  school  counselor   examination.    An 
out-of-state applicant that meets the conditions pursuant to section  1531(6) 
of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1531(6), may waive the school  counselor  examination 
requirement.
  (d)  Completion of not less than 30  graduate  level  semester   hours   in 
school counseling which includes an internship.
  (e)  Completion of not  less  than  a  600  clock  hour   internship   with 
school-aged pupils under the supervision of a credentialed  school  counselor 
or a school counselor educator in an approved school counseling program.   At 
least 300 of the 600 clock hours shall be in a school setting.
  (2)  An out-of-state applicant shall apply directly to the  department   of 
education.

  History: 2006 AACS.

Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 390.1303a(c)  was  corrected   at    the 
request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as 
amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256.  The  rule  containing  the   error   was 
published  in Michigan Register, 2006 MR 13.  The memorandum  requesting  the 
correction  was published in Michigan Register, 2007 MR 3.


R 390.1304   Preliminary  employment  authorization  to  work  as  a   school 
counselor.
  Rule 4. (1)  An applicant for a school counselor  endorsement   or   school 
counselor  license  may  be  recommended  for  the   preliminary   employment 
authorization to work as a school counselor upon completion  of  requirements 
pursuant to R 390.1303.
  (2)  A person shall complete both of the following:
  (a)  Outstanding coursework required  for  the  completion  of   a   school 
counselor program.
  (b)  A minimum of 30 semester hours in school counseling.
  (3)  A preliminary employment authorization to work as a  school  counselor 
shall be valid for 3 years from the date of issuance and is nonrenewable.
  (4)  A sponsoring institution shall make recommendation   for   preliminary 
employment authorization in a  manner  designated  by  the  department.   The 
recommendation shall identify appropriate grade level or levels,  elementary, 
secondary or kindergarten to grade 12, for which the applicant qualifies.

  History:  1979 AC; 2006 AACS.


R 390.1305   School counselor license; in-state applicants.
  Rule 5.  (1) An in-state applicant for a school counselor   license   shall 
meet all of the following requirements:
  (a)  Completion of coursework pursuant to section 1233(2)(b) of   1976   PA 
451, MCL 380.1233(2)(b).
  (b)   Successful  completion  of  the   department's    school    counselor 
examination.
  (c)  Recommendation by an approved school counselor education  program   to 
provide services as a school counselor.
The recommendation for the issuance of a school counselor  license  shall  be 
made in a manner designated by the department.
  (d)  Completion of not less than 30  graduate  level  semester   hours   in 
school counseling which shall include an internship.
  (e)  Completion of not  less  than  a  600  clock  hour   internship   with 
school-aged pupils under the supervision of  a  person  who  is  a  counselor 
educator in an approved school counseling program.  At least 300 of  the  600 
clock hours shall be in a school setting.
  (2)  A school counselor license shall be valid for up to 5 years.
  (3)  The renewal of a school counselor license requires the completion of 6 
semester hours of credit in an approved program or the  18   approved   state 
board continuing education units, or a combination of both.  Credit shall  be 
toward an individual's professional development as a school  counselor.   The 
following apply:
  (a)  Renewal credit shall be completed after the date of  issuance   of   a 
school  counselor  license  and  within  the  5-calendar-year  period  before 
applying for renewal.
  (b)  Correspondence credit shall not meet the requirements  of   a   school 
counselor credential or its renewal.  Online and distance learning coursework 
shall meet the requirements of a school counselor license or its  renewal  if 
attending a sponsoring institution with an approved school counseling program.

  History:  1979 AC; 2006 AACS.


R 390.1306   School counselor license; out-of-state applicant.
  Rule 6.  (1)  An out-of-state applicant for a  school   counselor   license 
shall meet the following requirements:
  (a)  Has applied directly to the department.
  (b)   Has  successfully  completed  the  department's   school    counselor 
examination.
  (2)  The individual meets at least 1 of the following:
  (a)  Holds a master's degree or higher in a  school   counselor   education 
program at an approved out-of-state  institution  that  includes  skills  and 
content areas  pursuant  to  section  380.1233(2)(b)  of  1976  PA  451,  MCL 
380.1233(2)(b).
  (b)  Has completed at least 5 years of successful experience serving  in  a 
school counseling role in another state within the immediate preceding 7-year 
period and holds a bachelor of science or a bachelor of arts degree  from  an 
approved counselor education program.
  (3)  The individual shall provide written documentation of  the  credential 
and approval document required by  another  state  to  serve  in  the  school 
counseling role.
  (4)  The state board may accept a  comparable  school   counselor   license 
from another state as a  basis  for  the  issuance  of  the  Michigan  school 
counselor license.
  (5)  The state board may accept  credits  presented  for   licensing   from 
out-of-state  accredited  institutions.   Official   transcripts   shall   be 
submitted  directly  to  the  department  with  a  school  counselor  license 
application and other supporting documentation.

  History: 2006 AACS.


R 390.1307   Temporary school counselor authorization; out-of-state applicant.
  Rule 7.  An out-of-state applicant for a  school  counselor   license   who 
satisfies all other requirements, but has yet to take and pass  the  required 
examination, may be issued a 1-year nonrenewable temporary  school  counselor 
authorization,  which  expires  1  year  from  the  date  of  issuance.   The 
authorization allows the individual to be employed as a school counselor.

  History: 2006 AACS.


R 390.1308    Certificate,  license  and   authorization   restrictions   and 
expiration.
  Rule 8. (1)  A certificate, license, permit, and  an   authorization   have 
certain restrictions as to the nature of teaching  or  serving  as  a  school 
counselor for which the holder may be employed.  The applicant  and  employer 
shall be thoroughly familiar  with  the  specific  provisions  regarding  the 
validity of the several certificates.
  (2)  All certificates or licenses expire  on  June  30  of  the  expiration 
year indicated on the certificate or license  with  the   exception  of,  the 
temporary  teacher  employment   authorization,   the    two-year    extended 
provisional renewal, permits, the  preliminary  employment  authorization  to 
work as a school counselor, and the temporary school counselor authorization, 
or  unless  otherwise  noted  on  the   certificate,   license,   permit   or 
authorization.

  History: 2006 AACS.