Salary

Salary Differential Eligibility Requirements for School Guidance Counselors

School guidance counselors are offered one differential:

Differential Name

Differential Code (Salary Schedule*)

First Differential (School Guidance Counselor)

VIH2 (WH)







* The code within parentheses—the salary schedule code—will be the code you see on your Certificate of Salary Differential once it is issued.

Requirements:

  • Approved 60-credit master’s degree in guidance or counseling OR
  • Approved master’s degree in guidance or counseling (less than 60 credits) plus additional graduate coursework in guidance or counseling that when added to the master's degree will total 60 credits OR
  • Approved master's degree in another approved subject area plus 30 additional graduate credits OR
  • Approved doctorate issued by a regionally approved college/university

If applying additional graduate credits toward this differential, credits must have been earned after the conferral of the bachelor’s degree and may not be credits used toward or required for the master’s degree.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If any credits were earned prior to the conferral of the master’s degree, an original letter signed by the school’s registrar and bearing the school seal must identify the exact number of credits required for the degree and the number of excess credits. This letter must be submitted, along with your supporting transcripts, as part of your application.