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Aug 26, 2024
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2010 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.
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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. Core Requirements (42 Credits)
Specialization Specific Requirements
Mental Health Counseling (18 Credits)
This concentration of graduate study leads toward licensing by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Mental Health Counselor. Marriage and Family Counseling (21 Credits)
This concentration of graduate study leads toward licensing by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Marriage and Family Counseling. Select an Additional Two Courses
Industrial/Organizational Counseling (18 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
*Students who choose the Mental Health Counseling specialization do not have a choice of the three listed courses. Instead, those students must enroll in PSY 705 .
The successful completion of a Comprehensive Examination is required for completion of degree requirements. |
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