Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline	MHEC Final Action	Final Decision Date
	University of Maryland, College Park Proposal	Post-Master's Certificate (P.M.C.)	Supporting Immigrant Students for Professional School Counselors	9/14/2023	Approved	9/21/2023
Supporting Immigrant Students for Professional School Counselors Program Description
The University of Maryland (UMD) proposes a Post-Master’s Certificate in Supporting Immigrant Students for Professional Counselors, which will be offered by UMD’s College of Education. This program will equip Professional School Counselors in public K-12 school systems with specialized skills to work with students of families who have recently immigrated to the United States. Program activities will focus on (a) helping <br>students and families manage trauma, post-traumatic stress, culture shock, and poverty, as well as (b) promoting students’ health, well-being, English language acquisition, acculturation, academic achievement, and socioemotional growth and development. Students in the certificate program are required to complete 12 credits. Two courses on educating immigrant and English-language learners will be offered by the College of Education’s Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and <br>Leadership, and two courses on immigrant counseling and family support services will be offered by the College’s Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special <br>Education. The program has been developed in collaboration with Prince George’s County Public schools.