The Ethics of College Admission Counseling
EDUC-40248
This course will explore ethical considerations for educators advising high school and transfer students applying to college from a variety of perspectives. We will consider formal rules established by professional associations that guide those involved in college and mission counseling, philosophical foundations of a variety of relevant ethical approaches, and concrete practices that college counselors can implement to ensure that they themselves do not run afoul of formal and informal rules governing our profession as well as ways to set boundaries for students and families to ensure that they too do not go against sound ethical practices when applying to college.
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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No textbook required.
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- No refunds after: 3/4/2025
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Instructor:
Steven Mercer, Ed.D.
Independent Educational Consultant at Mercer Educational Consulting; presenter at international educational conferences; former admission officer at USC.
Steven Mercer, Ed.D. is the founder of Mercer Educational Consulting, a private college counseling practice based in Los Angeles, CA with clients around the globe. He is an experienced educator with an extensive background in selective college admission, counseling, teaching, and academic and non-profit leadership. Prior to founding Mercer Educational Consulting, he was an admission officer at the University of Southern California. In additional to working with students one-on-one, Dr. Mercer works as a consultant to colleges and universities on matters related to college admission.
