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Working with Students with Learning Differences (1.50 Units)
EDUC X406.51
This course examines the various methods used in counseling college-bound students with learning differences and explores the unique characteristics of this student population. Topics include: specific learning disabilities; gifted students with LD; fostering independence; college planning; assessing college learning support services and programs. Supplemental resources include information on interpreting a neuropsychological report.
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Marketing and Public Relations for the Educational Consultant (1.50 Units)
EDUC X406.6
This course provides a strong understanding of fundamental marketing and public relations principles and practices. Students learn how to develop a marketing plan, leverage branding concepts, use social networking tools, including internet forums, blogs, wikis, podcasts, and social networking sites, develop a public relations plan and analyze the effectiveness of small business strategic and tactical plans.
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Counseling Techniques for Independent Educational Consultants (1.50 Units)
EDUC X406.72
In order to be an effective independent educational consultant, it is essential to understand the counseling process. This course is designed to give the beginning and experienced consultant more knowledge and practical usage of counseling techniques that can be used in a consulting practice. It explores how to set up a relational atmosphere that creates self-awareness, confidence, and positive decision-making skills for students. It examines the unique strategies that work well with adolescents and various counseling theories that have practical value. Additional topics include how these techniques influence work with students with special needs, overbearing or uninvolved parents, and unmotivated or inflexible students.
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Consulting Transfer, Summer, and Gap Year Students (1.50 Units)
EDUC X406.8
This course focuses on how to serve students in transition by studying three key areas within the college admissions process: advising high school students on summer programs and gap/interim year opportunities as well as supporting college students through the transfer admissions process. Topics will include transfer admission policies and procedures - and how they vary from school to school and state to state; how to identify and counsel students for whom a gap year may be appropriate - as well as information on specific programs; and how advising on these three topics can enhance the practice of an independent educational consultant.
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American College Consulting for the International Student (1.50 Units)
EDUC X406.81
This course is an introduction to advising the student living outside of the United States who is looking at American options in higher education. This course will examine how advising the international student, or American student living overseas, varies from counseling the domestic student. Sometimes even basic concepts are subject to misinterpretation, and diverse attitudes and expectations must be approached with cultural sensitivity and awareness. Cultural adjustment to the U.S. as well as campus life must also be considered for the student to be successful. In addition to understanding cultural considerations, by the end of this course, students will be able to articulate why international students would choose an American higher educational experience, be able to compare the mechanics of the international college application process with that of the more traditional domestic student, assist families to understand financial and visa matters, know how to assess and advise on options when the student is not yet academically ready for the American university experience, and defend and represent ethical practices in international consulting.
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International College Consulting for the American Student (1.50 Units)
EDUC X406.82
This course is an introduction to advising the high school student in the United States who is looking at international English language options in higher education. This course will give an overview of undergraduate degrees taught in English at universities in Canada, Europe (particularly Holland), and the United Kingdom and will explain how the education models differ from US colleges. Cultural adjustment to the host country as well as campus life must also be considered in order for the student to be successful. In addition to understanding cultural considerations, by the end of this course students will be able to articulate both the benefits and the drawbacks of attending university in another country. Students will acquire resources for understanding the mechanics of the application process, to find entry requirements for these systems, and to be able to assist families to understand financial and visa matters.
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Fundamentals of Graduate School Admissions (1.50 Units)
EDUC X406.91
This course is a broad survey of the four areas of specialization in which graduate school consultants are most frequently sought: MS/PhD programs, medical school, law school and MBA programs. The MS/PhD admissions process is described in detail, and topics unique to it, such as researching programs and writing a Statement of Purpose, are given considerable attention. Guest lecturers will describe best practices and trends in medical school, law school and MBA admissions. Elements of medical school, law school and MBA admissions that differ from MS/PhD admissions, such as the application timeline, will be particularly emphasized. Case studies will be drawn from the instructor’s private practice.
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