Slippery Rock accredited to offer master's

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- The department of counseling and development at Slippery Rock University has been informed that its master's degree level School Counseling Program has been approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs.
CACREP is a national board which promotes excellence in the professional preparation of master's level counseling practitioners and master's level professionals in related fields of study. Programs that receive CACREP acceptance have demonstrated a commitment to high admissions, academic and fieldwork standards and current best practices in counselor preparation and ongoing program improvement.
SRU's School Counseling Program started preparing to make application to CACREP in the fall 2003 by adjusting admissions procedures, increasing fieldwork requirements for school counseling interns, and studying departmental practices and policies. Course requirements consistent with CACREP standards have been in place since 2001 when the SRU's master's in Community Counseling Program achieved CACREP accreditation.
Only six other schools in Pennsylvania have CACREP accreditation for school counseling, including only two in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (Edinboro and Shippensburg universities).