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Dual degree program:
B.S. in Human Services and
M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

This dual degree program, which is offered jointly by the Adult Learning Division (ALD) and the Graduate School of Arts and Social Science's Counseling Psychology Program, combines the curriculum of the Bachelor of Science Human Services Program and the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. It is designed for adult students who wish to complete their Bachelor's degree while pursuing comprehensive training on the graduate level to support mental health counseling practice. Students may choose to focus their Master's level work on one of three specializations: Expressive Therapies, Holistic Studies, and School and Community.

This program requires two years of field placement. Students interested in this program first enroll in the Adult Learning Division's Human Services Major. Upon satisfactory completion of 94 credit hours, they may apply to the Graduate School of Arts and Social Science for admittance to the Counseling Psychology program.

Advising and Administration

A proposed sequence of admissions classifications, recommendations for registration and fees, and advising follow:

  1. A student applies through the admissions office for the Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. The Adult Learning Division and the Counseling and Psychology faculty review the applicant's file for admission. In addition to meeting the requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Science, Human Services Program the student is required:
    1. to take the Miller Analogy Test (a score of 40 or better is expected);
    2. be interviewed and be approved for admission by the faculty advisor for the Counseling and Psychology Programs.
  2. Following acceptance into the dual degree program, the student is advised by the faculty of both the Adult Learning Division and Counseling and Psychology Programs. A Counseling and Psychology faculty advisor is the student's primary advisor, with the Adult Learning Division advisor overseeing the completion of the Bachelor of Science degree requirements.
  3. The student registers for courses in the Counseling and Psychology Programs and pays graduate tuition throughout the program.
  4. At the time of successful completion of the 168-credit program, a graduation audit for both the Bachelor of Science in Human Services Program and Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is completed. The student will be awarded both degrees at the completion of the program.
  5. In the event that a student is unable to complete the program leading to the Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees, the student, with the approval of his/her faculty advisor, can request a program change to complete the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Human Services. The degree will be granted upon successful completion of: Liberal Arts Requirements (36 Credits), Electives (53 Credits), and Human Services Major (39 Credits).

Bachelor of Science, Human Services Program/
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program (168 Credits)

PROGRAM OF STUDY CREDITS
Liberal Arts Requirements  
Writing 6
American History 3
Humanities 6
General Psychology (Psychological Foundations for Counseling recommended) 3
Abnormal Psychology 3
Social Sciences 3
Natural Sciences or Mathematics 6
Arts 6
Required Human Services Phase I  
AHMSR 3101 Human Services Seminar I 3
AHMSR 5300 Professional Ethics: Application and Practice 3
GPSYC 6015 Group Dynamics for Counselors and Consultants 3
GPSYC 6007 Psychopathology 3
GPSYC 6026 Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan 3
GPSYC 6027 Clinical Skills and the Counseling Process 3
GPSYCH 6030 Psychology of Culture and Identity: PP & O 3
GPSYC 6200 Orientation to Professional Psychology 3
GPSYC 6201 Issues and Standards 3
GPSYCH 6202 Theories of Couns & Psychotherapy 2
  or 3
GPSYC 6300 Theories of Holistic Couns. & Psychotherapy I 3
  and  
GPSYC 6301 Theories of Holistic Couns and Psychotherapy II (Satisfies 3 credits of electives)  
GPSYC 7710 Clinical Practice and Supervision I: Clinical Setting* 3
GPSYC 7711 Clinical Practice and Supervision II: Clinical Setting* 3
Required Counseling and Psychology Phase II:  
GPSYC 6029 Vocational Development and Career Counseling 3
GPSYC 6208 Brief Therapy: Theory and Practice 3
GPSYC 6101 Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods 3
GPSYC 7100 Biological Bases of Behavior 3
GPSYC 6205 Assessments for Counseling and Psychology: Adults 3
  OR  
GPSYC 6255 Assessments for Counseling and Psychology: Children and Adolescents 3
GPSYC 6211 Professional Integrative Seminar 1
GPSYC 7714 Clinical Practice and Supervision III: Clinical Setting** 3
GPSYC 7715 Clinical Practice and Supervision IV: Clinical Setting** 3
* Taken concurrently with 700 hours of field training.  
** Taken concurrently with 600 hours of field training.  
Counseling Psychology Specialization Courses: 17
ELECTIVES 53
Students select in consultation with faculty advisor 53 Credits of appropriate electives.  
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 168

Specializations

  • Expressive Therapies
  • School Counseling with School Guidance Option PreK-8 or 5-12
  • Professional Counseling
  • Holistic Specialization
  • School and Community--School Adjustment Option
  • School and Community--School Guidance Option
updated 08/21/07 | 03:32 PM
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