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Professional Counseling
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General Information
The Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
Applicants to this 60-hour program must first meet Graduate Studies GAP score (GPA x GRE) requirements for admission. In addition, the student must have either a score of 1350 on the Graduate Record Examination, OR a minimum grade point average of 2.9 on the last 30 hours of course work in the undergraduate degree program. If neither of these requirements is met, the student may submit, in writing, a waiver petition and then meet in person with the counseling faculty. Courses in options listed below may not be altered without permission of the student's advisor and the counseling faculty.
Course requirements are:
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| A. General Requirements: |
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Ed Fn 500- Research Methods or
Psy 512- Seminar in Exp. Design |
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| B. Counseling Requirements: |
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CNS 552-Testing Assessment in Counseling
CNS 554-Group Counseling
CNS 555-Social and Cult. Diversity
CNS 556-Developmental Career Counseling
CNS 557-Human & Family Development
CNS 558-Theories of Counseling
CNS 559-Techniques of Counseling1
CNS 560-Prof. Studies in Counseling and
Marriage and Family Therapy
CNS 567-Mental Health Counseling
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CNS/PSY/SWRK 637 -Theories of Addiction |
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CNS 591-Practicum2 (Counseling Practicum 100 hours)
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CNS 596-Internship3 (300 hours each) |
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CNS 596-Internship3 (300 hours each) |
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CNS 596-Internship3 - 3 credit hours for Professional Counselor (300 hours) |
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CNS 553-Community Resources in Counseling |
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CNS 563-Counseling Adults
CNS 564-Counseling the Elderly
CNS 568-Counseling Children and Adolescents |
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| C. Electives: |
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9 hours taken from Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, or other Behavioral Science courses approved by advisor
Students may choose:
CNS/PSY/SWRK 647 Addictions: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning, or
CNS/PSY/SWRK 667 Substance Abuse Counseling, or
any of the M&FT core courses as electives as approved by their Advisor. |
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Total hours: |
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Notes
1: CNS 558 (Theories of Counseling) is a prerequisite
2: To enroll in practicum the student must have completed the following prerequisites: Fifteen hours in counseling courses including the following courses: 554, 558, 559, 560 and one additional course.
3: The Professional Counseling program requires three internships for a total of 900 hours. Internship must be taken over a period of three semesters (one internship per semester). Any deviation from this policy requires approval from the counseling unit at least one month before the semester begins. CNS 591 Practicum is a prerequisite for enrolling in internship.
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