Counseling psychology, as a discipline, is focused on helping individuals across the lifespan to promote mental health and well-being. There is strong emphasis on diversity, multiculturalism, and prevention. The course of study for a minor in Counseling Psychology includes 12-credit hours of coursework determined by the student and a counseling psychology faculty member. The minor coursework is designed to meet the needs of PhD students in all areas of the IU School of Education and other degrees and schools on campus (e.g. Public Health). The courses below represent a suggested framework from which Counseling Psychology minors and their faculty advisors can build a plan of study that meets the goals of the student.

Minor Requirements

Requirements (12 cr.)
Students must take 4 courses in counseling psychology. Courses that may be chosen from:

• G505 Individual Appraisal: Principles and Procedures (3 cr.)
• G510 Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Counseling (3 cr.)
• G522 Counseling Theories (3 cr.)
  • Must be taken concurrently with G523
• G523 Laboratory in Counseling and Guidance (3 cr.)
  • Must be taken concurrently with G523
• G532 Introduction to Group Counseling (3 cr.)
• G552 Career Counseling: Theory/Practice (3 cr.)
• G567 Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling (3 cr.)
• G575 Multicultural Counseling (3 cr.)
• G609 Interventions in Performance Psychology (3 cr.)
• G615 Psychopathology and Advanced Diagnosis (3 cr.)
• G622 Advanced Theories of Counseling (3 cr.)
• G650 Topical Seminar in Counseling Psychology: Advanced Multicultural Career Counseling and Consultation (3 cr.)
  • Pre-requisite: G552/G575
• G650 Topical Seminar in Counseling Psychology: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Children and Adolescents (3 cr.)
  • Pre-requisite: G522/G523

School psychology students who minor in counseling psychology must take G522 and G523. For all other students, G522 and G523 are highly recommended, but not required.

Relevant courses from other departments or programs may be counted as counseling psychology courses at the discretion of the minor advisor, although no more than one such course may be counted toward the 12 credit minimum. Any member of the counseling psychology faculty is eligible to be a minor advisor.

Students must receive a B+ or better in all courses to count toward the minor. There is no minor qualifying exam requirement for the Counseling Psychology specialization doctoral minor.

The doctoral minor in Counseling Psychology does not require a minor qualifying exam.