The test is designed to follow the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies. These standards and competencies provide an overview of the mindsets and behaviors school counselors must possess to meet the rigorous demands of the school counseling profession and the needs of students in grades pre-K through12.

The content of the exam calls on the test takers’ knowledge of the history and role of the school counselor, human development, and ethical and legal principles. It also focuses on individual, group, classroom, and schoolwide interventions and consultation and collaboration. Test questions call on test takers’ knowledge of research-based counseling practices as well as the ability to apply knowledge and principles to situations that occur in the schools.

The test taker is asked to analyze and respond to situations involving individual students, classroom situations, and school and community events at grade levels from kindergarten through twelfth grade. This test may contain some questions that do not count toward your score.