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2024-2025 Catalog
2024-2025 Catalog / College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Programs / Mental Health Counseling / Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling
A minimum program involves sixty credits of coursework depending on undergraduate preparation.
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Note: COUNS-740 and COUNS-741 are each taken for 6 credits.
Choose one of the following:
Note: Other option may be taken as an elective.
Note: Students may choose COUNS-727 or COUNS-729 as an elective if not taken to fulfill the Special Treatment Issue Requirement.
It is during the Counseling Skills Lab (COUNS-737) and the Mental Health Counseling Practica (COUNS-738 and COUNS-739) that a student demonstrates the ability to translate training into professional judgments and techniques. Students are required to apply formally for the Counseling Internship and to consult with their faculty advisors regarding their field placements. The Counseling Skills Laboratory and the Practicum must be completed with a grade of “B” (3.0) or higher. After two failed attempts to satisfactorily complete the clinical practicum and/or internship, students will be subject to dismissal from the program at the discretion of faculty. Student engagement in unethical behavior as defined by the American Counseling Association (ACA) will be subject to discipline, including potential dismissal from the program, at the time the indiscretion occurs.
All students are required to enroll in the year-long practicum course in the first semester of their matriculating into the program.
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Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program
Degree Requirements
Students admitted to this dual degree program must meet all the requirements of the undergraduate Psychology degree program.
Students must also meet all requirements for the Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling.
The two graduate courses taken during the senior year will count toward BOTH the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. Credit hours will be awarded based on the graduate course description.
Before enrolling in a particular graduate course during the senior year, a student must obtain permission from the MHC graduate program director.
Students are subject to the usual standards for academic standing, i.e., undergraduate standards for undergraduate courses and graduate standards for graduate courses.
Upon successful completion of all of the degree requirements, a student will receive a dual Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. The exact degree (BA/BS and Master’s) will be awarded based on the specific undergraduate program the student completes. A student may permanently exit the dual degree program and opt to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree if all the requirements for a Bachelor’s degree have been met. In this case, the graduate courses taken in the senior year will be counted as 4-credit courses applied toward the undergraduate degree requirements.
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