Curriculum

The students identified with the Counseling Program will be required to maintain professional competence, behavior, and judgment throughout the program. The students will be evaluated each semester by the counseling committee and must receive a positive evaluation each semester by the counseling psychology faculty in order to remain in the program and to enroll in practicums or internships. In order for a student to commence an internship (PSYC 798), the student must be approved by the Counseling Option Faculty, be in good academic standing (i.e., a GPA of at least 3.00 in all graduate psychology courses) and have completed 30 graduate semester hours in psychology which must include the following: PSYC 610, PSYC 612*, PSYC 640*, PSYC 641*, PSYC 642*, PSYC 643 or PSYC 644, and PSYC 685. (The student must have a 3.0 GPA in all psychology courses before enrolling in an internship and must have received a B or higher in each class marked with an asterisk).  Students receiving 3 C's will be dismissed from the counseling psychology graduate program.  In order to fulfill the counseling psychology degree requirements students must complete 51 semester hours of graduate work in the following courses.

Program Requirements - 51 hrs.
Required Courses **

PSYC 610. Analysis of Behavioral Data (3)
PSYC 611. Methodology and Program Evaluation in Psychology (3)
PSYC 612. Psychometric Theory, Assessment and Appraisal (3)
PSYC 631. Cognitive Intellectual Assessment Techniques (3)
PSYC 640. Professional Orientation and Function in Mental Health Counseling (3)
PSYC 641. Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3)
PSYC 642. Techniques in Counseling and Psychotherapy (3)
PSYC 643 or 644. Mental Health Practicum (3)
PSYC 647 or COED 616. Multicultural Counseling: Social and Cultural Foundations
PSYC 660. Human Growth and Development (3)
PSYC 685. Clinical Psychopathology (3)
PSYC 771. Group Dynamics, Processing, and Counseling (3)
PSYC 772. Marriage and Family Systems Counseling (3)
PSYC 773. Diagnosis and Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (3)
PSYC 774. Introduction to Psychopharmacological Medications (3)
PSYC 798. Professional Internship (6-9)
COED 613. Career Counseling and Development (3)

**Students may take additional hours in practicum or internship depending on the requirements for licensure in each particular state.