This report presents the 1973 Distinguished Achievement Award entry from the graduate program in counselor education at Rhode Island College--a performance-based program on effective selection, training, and evaluation procedures which leads to either a master's degree in counselor education (Ed.M.) or a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Counselor Education. The report discusses the major areas of focus in the program: a) screening and selection of relevant criteria for the helping professions, b) effective program sequence for maximum student learning and growth, and c) written and practical evaluation procedures for determining student progress and program effectiveness. Course objectives, methods of instruction, evaluation techniques, and test materials are presented in Appendix A. The remaining appendixes include evaluation forms and brochures on the graduate program. (BRB)