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Counseling

Master of Science in Counseling

Combined Track Option

Students who pursue a Master of Science in CounselingÌýunder the Combined trackÌýwill specialize in two of the three tracks offered by the program: Clinical Mental Health, School, and/or Addiction. This 75-hour combined specialization prepares graduates to competently practice in two areas of counseling. Graduates may refer toÌýthemselves as either of the two specializations in which they pursue and qualify LPC licensure and school certification if one of the tracks is School Counseling. Both of the track names the student chooses for the combined track will appear on their graduate transcripts.

Below are the academic plans for each combination of combined track options and a list of possible electives students may choose.

Combined Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling Tracks

*Please note that students who engage in the combined clinical/school track will be required to take the required school counseling core courses listed below. This ensures that students are exposed to all of the school counseling curriculum standards set forth by CACREP.

Required Courses

COUN 5001

Introduction to Professional Counseling

3

COUN 5002

Theories of School Counseling*

3

COUN 5010

Methods of Counseling

3

COUN 5011

Advanced Techniques in Counseling

3

COUN 6063

Law and Ethics in Counseling

3

COUN 6061

Group Counseling in Schools*

3

COUN 5022

Lifespan Development

3

COUN 5081

Research in Counseling

3

COUN 6052

Multicultural Counseling

3

COUN 5060

Career Counseling

3

COUN 5049

School Assessment and Psychometrics*

3

COUN 5021

Diagnostics in Counseling

3

COUN 5067

Principles of Administration of Mental Health Counseling Programs

3

COUN 5063

Principles of Administration of School Counseling Programs

3

COUN 5066

School Counseling

3

Students will complete their Practicum and one Internship in the Clinical Mental Health track, and then complete two Internships in the School track.Ìý

COUN 5065

Practicum

3

COUN 6070

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3

COUN 6071

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3

COUN 6071

School Counseling ±õ²Ô³Ù±ð°ù²Ô²õ³ó¾±±èÌý

3

Students will choose three electives that represent the Clinical Mental Health Track

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

Students will choose three electives that represent the School Counseling Track

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

TOTAL HOURS

75

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Combined Clinical Mental Health and Addiction Counseling Tracks

Required Courses

COUN 5001

Introduction to Professional Counseling

3

COUN 5005

Counseling Theories

3

COUN 5010

Methods of Counseling

3

COUN 5011

Advanced Techniques in Counseling

3

COUN 6063

Law and Ethics in Counseling

3

COUN 6067

Group Counseling

3

COUN 5022

Lifespan Development

3

COUN 6052

Multicultural Counseling

3

COUN 5081

Research in Counseling

3

COUN 5060

Career Counseling

3

COUN 5062

Clinical Assessment and Psychometrics

3

COUN 5021

Diagnostics in Counseling

3

COUN 5067

Principles of Administration of Mental Health Counseling Programs

3

COUN 5025

Addiction Counseling

3

COUN 5026

Advanced Addiction Counseling

3

COUN 5055

Psychopharmacology in Counseling

3

Students will complete their Practicum and one Internship in either the Clinical Mental Health or Addiction track, and then complete Internships II and III in the other track.Ìý

COUN 5065

Practicum

3

COUN 6070

Internship I

3

COUN 6070

Internship II

3

COUN 6070

Internship III

3

Students will choose four electives that represent the Clinical Mental Health Track

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

Students will choose one elective that represent the Addiction Counseling Track

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Elective

3

TOTAL HOURS

75

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Combined School and Addiction Counseling Tracks

Required Courses

COUN 5001

Introduction to Professional Counseling

3

COUN 5005

Counseling Theories

3

COUN 5010

Methods of Counseling

3

COUN 5011

Advanced Techniques in Counseling

3

COUN 6063

Law and Ethics in Counseling

3

COUN 6067

Group Counseling

3

COUN 5022

Lifespan Development

3

COUN 6052

Multicultural Counseling

3

COUN 5081

Research in Counseling

3

COUN 5060

Career Counseling

3

COUN 5062

Clinical Assessment and Psychometrics

3

COUN 5021

Diagnostics in Counseling

3

COUN 5063

Principles of Administration of School Counseling Programs

3

COUN 5066

School Counseling

3

COUN 5025

Addiction Counseling

3

COUN 5026

Advanced Addiction Counseling

3

COUN 5055

Psychopharmacology in Counseling

3

Students will complete their Practicum and one Internship in either the School or Addiction track, and then complete Internships II and III in the other track.Ìý

COUN 5065

Practicum

3

COUN 6070

Internship I

3

COUN 6070

Internship II

3

COUN 6070

Internship III

3

Students will choose four electives that represent the School Counseling Track

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

Students will choose one elective that represent the Addiction Counseling Track

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Elective

3

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Elective

3

TOTAL HOURS

75

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Elective Options

The Counseling Faculty at ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ value interdisciplinary collaboration with other professions and have allied with the Psychology, Gerontology, and Marriage and Family Therapy Programs to share course electives with our students. Counseling students may now take any of the following online electives below in Counseling, Psychology, Gerontology, Education, and Marriage and Family Therapy and tailor their electives to meet their career goals. Review all the possible electives below.

Counseling Electives

COUN 5027

Introduction to Play Therapy

3

COUN 5028

Advanced Skills in Play Therapy

3

COUN 5030

Child Parent Play Therapy

3

COUN 6041

Creative and Expressive Arts in Individual and Group Counseling

3

COUN 5055

Psychopharmacology in Counseling

3

COUN 6040

Trauma Counseling

3

COUN 5025

Addiction Counseling

3

COUN 5026

Advanced Addiction Counseling

3

COUN 6069

Crisis Intervention Counseling

3

COUN 6060

Introduction to Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling

3

COUN 6059

Intergenerational Family Systems Therapy

3

COUN 6062

Human Sexuality in Counseling

3

Psychology Electives Available to Counseling Students

PSYC 5002Ìý

Personality and Social PsychologyÌý

3

PSYC 5003

Advanced Child Psychology

3

PSYC 5005Ìý

Advanced Adolescent PsychologyÌý

3

PSYC 5035

Advanced Forensic Psychology

3

PSYC 5052Ìý

Behavior ModificationÌý

3

PSYC 5061Ìý

NeuropsychologyÌý

3

Gerontology Electives Available to Counseling StudentsÌýÌýÌý

GERO 5010Ìý

Biology of AgingÌý

3

GERO 5012Ìý

Social GerontologyÌý

3

GERO 5015Ìý

Minority AgingÌý

3

GERO 5020Ìý

Minority Health and AgingÌý

3

GERO 5032Ìý

Loss, Grief and BereavementÌý

3

GERO 5033Ìý

Grief Assessment and InterventionÌý

3

GERO 5085

Theories of Aging, Loss and Grief

3

Marriage and Family Therapy Electives Available to Counseling Students

MAFT 7014

Couple and Marital Therapy

3

MAFT 7024

The Ecology of Psychopathology

3

Education Electives Relevant to School Counseling Students

EDLE 5015

Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues

3

SPED 5007

Behavior Management and Classroom Organization for Individualized Needs of Special Learners

3

ELED 5021

Expanding Competencies in Classroom Management

3

CURR 5073

Assessment and Accountability

3

EDLE 5007

School and Community Relations

3

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