The Resources You Need to Succeed

Ranked number 6 among the nation’s best school libraries,¹ the W&M Libraries provide a myriad of electronic sources for online students. From digital databases and academic journals to research guides and bibliography tools, the W&M Libraries help to ensure that you have access to extensive and authoritative materials that can simplify and improve your research and study efforts. Plus, when you have a moment for more leisurely browsing, the library offers online exhibits of various mixed media, including posters, murals, books, letters and more.

The 11,000 square foot Professional Development Center (PDC) is an attractive, functional meeting space intended to serve as the School of Education’s main venue for hosting meetings, conferences and other events in support of the professional development of educators. It serves as a venue for the school of education departments, offices and programs, as well as for community-based educational, non-profit and governmental organizations, to conduct meetings and professional development activities in support of their respective purposes, especially as aligned with the SOE’s core mission.

This peer-reviewed, online scholarly journal chronicles research and professional opinions from a host of education disciplines and subdisciplines, including those you will study in the Online M.Ed. in Counseling program. As a publishing platform, the journal is open to all W&M graduate student researchers and practitioners, and we encourage these individuals to submit work that could help improve global understanding of key topics within education. Established in 2012, the journal is read internationally across more than 15 countries and is published annually or biannually depending on current membership and submissions received.

Established in January 1985, Chi Sigma Iota is an international honor society that recognizes distinguished leaders in professional counseling and advocates for excellence in the field. Graduates of the Online M.Ed. in Counseling program who are inducted into the society have the advantage of being recognized as high-performing academic or clinical professionals. Chi Sigma Iota is certified by the Association of College Honor Societies and provides several exclusive benefits to members, including global networking opportunities, access to career resources and subscription to both the Exemplar and the Journal of Counselor Leadership & Advocacy.