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Course Description

Support International School Students with Career and College Readiness

The links between education, career development, and college attendance are extraordinarily complex. A huge selling point for attending an international school is its competitiveness and ability to prepare a student for success in college and career. While this preparedness is important, this course presents foundational resources that help school counselors to remain focused on the health development of a "Why" that will allow students to best navigate educational and career decision making. Through a series of case studies, collaborative learning strategies, and interactive simulations.

Learner Outcomes

  • Examine the career development process and interventions for children, and adolescents within a culture-centered perspective
  • Study of theorists, vocational assessment process, and occupational and psychological information systems
  • Gain valuable insight into the inner-workings of university admission offices, with a focus on the multiple factors impacting each decision to admit or deny a student
  • Understand the offerings and requirements of university systems in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK
  • Develop the tools needed to help families and students form an effective university application list
  • Increase knowledge of the financial aid and scholarship process in the United States

Course Details

Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for:

  • Candidates who wish to work or are employed as school counselors in international schools
  • Recent graduates, career changers, aspiring counselors, and educators who wish to develop their competencies in the field of school counseling

Course Materials: All students will be supplied with access to materials via Google Drive. The Google Drive contains additional required reading materials which will be updated often. The instructor will give a week's notice before covering them in class. The following list of recommended texts are provided to assist students in building a professional library, but may not be explicitly covered in class.

Course Format:  Online Fixed-Date (fully online). This course is asynchronous, plus 4 synchronous meetings in Zoom. There are also specific deadline dates for assignments within the set dates of the course.

Refund Policy: To receive a refund, students need to drop the course at pce.sandiego.edu through their student account portal before midnight (11:59PT) on the third day of the course. The refund of the course fee will be returned less a processing fee of 10% of the course tuition. No refunds will be issued after this deadline.

Enrollment Open Through:  The first day of class or until maximum enrollment has been met. If maximum enrollment has been met then please add yourself to the Waitlist.

Technical Requirements

Prerequisites

Participants currently or formerly have worked in an international counselor position.

Applies Towards the Following Certificate(s), Professional Programs and Series

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Type
Online
Days
F
Time
6:00AM to 8:30AM
Dates
Jun 27, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
Schedule and Location
Location
Course Format
Course Fee(s)
EDU PD - $1050 credit (3 units) $1,050.00
Available for Extension Credit
3 units
Instructor(s)
  • Ana Maria Leon
Section Notes

Course Dates:  Friday, June 27 - Friday, July 25, 2025, 6AM - 8:30AM PT, synchronous weekly meetings on Fridays. There will be no class on Friday July 4th due to the holiday.

48 hours prior to your first course meeting the instructor will reach out with an introduction email.

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