Graduate/Professional Program Overview
Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling
MHC Admissions
Program Requirements
The MA program requires students to successfully complete 60 total credit hours (48 credit hours in major core courses and 1,000 clock hours (12 credit hours) of field experience). Students must also successfully complete a comprehensive examination prior to graduation. Furthermore, students must maintain ethical behavior and conduct consistent with the professional standards of mental health counseling as outlined by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, American Counseling Association, and the accrediting bodies in counseling.
Major Core Courses (48 credits)
PSY - G502 – Professional Orientation and Ethics (3 cr.)
PSY - G505 – Individual Appraisal: Principles and Procedures (3 cr.)
PSY - G514 – Lifespan Development (3 cr.)
PSY - G520 – Research in Counseling (3 cr.)
PSY - G522 – Counseling Theories (3 cr.)
PSY - G523 – Laboratory in Counseling (3 cr.)
PSY - G532 – Introduction to Group Counseling (3 cr.)
PSY - G552 – Career Counseling and Development (2 cr)
PSY - G553 – Career Counseling Lab (1 cr)
PSY - G563 – Foundations of Mental Health Counseling (3 cr.)
PSY - G567 – Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling (3 cr.)
PSY - G575 – Multicultural Counseling (3 cr.)
PSY - G598 – Seminar in Professional Issues (3 cr.)
PSY - G615 – Psychopathology and Treatment I (3 cr)
PSY - G616 – Psychopathology and Treatment II (3 cr.)
PSY - G622 – Advanced Theories of Counseling (3 cr.)
PSY - G645 – Consultation and Organizational Development (3 cr.)
Field Experience (12 credits)
PSY - G524 – Practicum in Counseling (3 cr)
PSY - G550 – Internship in Counseling (2 semesters of 3 cr. each) (6 cr.)
PSY - G647 – Advanced Internship (3 cr.)
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