Counseling Psychology (MA) Program

Standard (Three-Year) Part-Time Sequence

The following course sequence distributes 60 semester credit hours over eight consecutive semesters (three years) of part-time study. Year One consists exclusively of classroom work in seven of the ten core areas.

Field training begins in the second year and continues through the third.
The capstone project is completed in the third year, after all core courses and electives have been taken.

First Year: Fall Semester
Theories & Techniques of Counseling & Psychotherapy (3 credits)
Psychological Assessment & Appraisal (3 credits)
Lifespan Development (3 credits)

First Year: Spring Semester
Adult Psychopathology (3 credits)
Diversity & Cross Cultural Psychology (3 credits)
Evaluation & Treatment of Substance Abuse (3 credits)

First Year: Summer Semester
Group Psychotherapy (3 credits)

Total Hours First Year: 21

Second Year: Fall Semester
Community Consultation (3 credits)
Practicum I (2 credits)
Practicum Seminar I: Helping Relationships I (2 credits)
Elective I (3 credits)

Second Year: Spring Semester
Practicum II (2 credits)
Practicum seminar II: Helping Relationships II (2 credits)
Professional Issues & Ethics (3 credits)
Research Methods in Psychology (3 credits)

Second Year: Summer Semester
Elective II (3 credits)

Total Hours Second Year: 23

Third Year: Fall Semester
Internship A (3 credits)
Internship Seminar A (2 credits)
Elective III (3 credits)

Third Year: Spring Semester
Internship B (3 credits)
Internship Seminar B (2 credits)
Capstone Project Seminar (3 credits)

Total Hours Third Year: 16

Total Program Hours: 60

Updated 11/27/07