Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology is at the forefront of meeting regional and national needs for counseling and counselor education. The department's faculty are recognized for their scholarship, service, and teaching. Our programs provide students the knowledge, counseling experience, and clinical skills to work in schools, the community, and related settings.

We offer a master's degree in counseling (with program areas in school counseling, clinical mental health counseling, and marriage and family counseling) and a Ph.D. program in counselor education. All of our counseling programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Counseling program honored

TAMUCC's Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology was named the best counseling program in the nation in 2007 by the Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors. The Robert Frank Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award is not presented every year, but only when there is a particularly deserving program.