This article covers the characteristics that are supposed to be present in the practicum of school-based counseling in Turkey. In the light of the related literature, 11 characteristics are determined. These are the place of practicum, the importance of official permission for the school, the characteristics of practicum schools and its school counselors, supervisory meetings and supervisors, the time of the applications and the institutions that the practicum will take place, developing a counseling program, the administration of self-report techniques, group and classroom guidance activities, career guidance, consultation and assessing the counseling program. The last section includes the results and the suggestions for further research.