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2011-12 School of Graduate Studies Catalog 
    
2011-12 School of Graduate Studies Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Counseling and Psychological Services, Master of Science


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Purpose

The Counseling program is intended to prepare students for licensing by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to work in a wide range of community programs. Such programs include mental health hospital units, psychological/social service agencies, career development centers, marriage and family counseling services programs (including children, adolescents, adults and the elderly populations), law enforcement and legal agencies, business and industry, college counseling centers, and any other non-school settings in which counseling skills are needed. Students may select one of three concentrations: Industrial/Organizational Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling or Mental Health Counseling.

Prerequisites

Applicants to the Counseling and Psychological Services program must have completed 18 hours of study in the field of psychology and/or the behavioral sciences, a course in General Psychology, or the equivalent; a course in Statistics and Experimentation, or the equivalent and satisfactory performance in the Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test.

Program Requirements


Mental Health and Industrial/Organizational Counseling Programs require the completion of sixty (60) credit hours of course work. Marriage and Family Counseling Program requires the completion of sixty-three (63) credit hours of course work.

Specialization Specific Requirements


 

Mental Health Counseling (24 Credits)


This concentration of graduate study leads toward licensing by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Mental Health Counselor.

Industrial/Organizational Counseling (24 Credits)


This concentration of graduate study, combined with an optional plan of study, leads toward licensing by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an Industrial/ Organizational Counselor.

Additional Information and Notes


The successful completion of a Comprehensive Examination is required for completion of degree requirements.

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