General Counseling Studies Specialization, “(non-licensure)”, M.S.

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Degree Requirements (36 Credit Hours)

(will not meet requirements for licensure or certification)

Required Courses

PSY 5133 - Counseling Skills I 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5413 - Foundations of Counseling in the Mental Health Professions 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5113 - Group Theories and Practice 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5003 - Individual Human Development: Theories Throughout the Life Cycle 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5123 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5423 - Counseling in Community Agencies and Institutions 3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses

Please select six of the following

PSY 5443 - Career Development Practices and Systems 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5403 - Ethnicity and Multi-Cultural Issues in Counseling: Serving Diverse Populations 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5103 - General Counseling Theories and Techniques I 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5173 - General Counseling Theories and Techniques II 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5033 - Research and Program Evaluation 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5203 - Treatment Planning 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5433 - Substance Abuse I: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5023 - Diagnosis, Appraisal, Assessment and Testing 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5363 - Marriage Theory and Counseling Techniques 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5353 - Family Theory and Counseling Techniques 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5333 - Dynamics of Marriage and Family Systems 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5323 - Human Sexuality Theory and Counseling Techniques 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5233 - Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5253 - Specialized Counseling Techniques for Use in Elementary and Secondary Schools 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5243 - Conferring with Groups, Agencies, Teachers, and Parents 3 Credit Hours

Sequence of Courses:

The following courses must be taken in the first two semesters of the program:

PSY 5133 - Counseling Skills I 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5413 - Foundations of Counseling in the Mental Health Professions 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5113 - Group Theories and Practice 3 Credit Hours
PSY 5003 - Individual Human Development: Theories Throughout the Life Cycle 3 Credit Hours

Note:

The remaining courses can be taken in any sequence when the courses are offered, with one exception: PSY 5223 - Psychopathology must precede PSY 5203 - Treatment Planning (if taken).

A student who starts in this General Studies track but later decides to become a licensed mental health professional may transfer all their coursework into meeting the requirements for one of the other tracks contingent upon two conditions:

They meet the candidacy requirements for the track into which they wish to transfer, and
They must transfer into the new track before graduating (i.e., they could not use the same courses toward two Master’s degrees).

Sample Degree Plan

General Counseling Studies Specialization “(non-licensure)” Degree Plan