The School of Education cultivates a tradition of producing inspirational teachers, leaders and counseling professionals to serve Mississippi and the nation. The School of Education is a community where faculty and students 1) imagine equality, excellence, and caring 2) innovate through collaboration, professional practice, and assessment and 3) inspire professionalism, transformation, and leadership. Focused upon emphasizing communication skills, problem solving and technology in teaching and learning, the School of Education affirms the core values of the University of Mississippi. Furthermore, the School seeks to contribute to the university's mission: to provide an academic experience that emphasizes critical thinking, encourages intellectual depth and creativity, challenges and inspires a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, provides enriching opportunities outside the classroom, supports lifelong learning, and develops a sense of global responsibility.<br><br>The M.Ed. in counselor education must be completed with an option in clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) or school counseling (SC). The program requires satisfactory completion of courses and course experiences, development of basic counseling skills, performance in practicum and internship, and demonstration of specific clinical competencies beyond class requirements.