Degree Requirements (60 credits)
1. Core Courses (48 credits)
*PY 492 Psychology as a Natural Science (or PY 574 Clinical Psychopharmacology)
*PY 493 Psychology as a Social Science
*PY 500 Educational and Career Counseling, Community
*PY 516 Human Development: Life Span
*PY 521 Research Design, Methods and Evaluation
*PY 570 Professional Issues in Counseling
*PY 572 Concepts of Mental Health and Mental Illness
*PY 586 Theories and Techniques of Counseling
*PY 610 Group Counseling
*PY 620 Advanced Counseling Techniques
*PY 625 Psychological Testing
*PY 688 Cultural Bases Counseling
*PY 630B Practicum (6 credits, 300 hours)
*PY 631B Practicum (6 credits, 300 hours)
2. Concentration Courses (12 credits)
*PY 618 Introduction to Assessment and Treatment Trauma
*PY 622 Advanced Treatment Recovery Trauma Intensive Environments
*PY 623 Strategies for Treating Grief and Bereavement
*One elective from another concentration
3. Pre-practicum (non-credit)
A non-credit pre-practicum experience consisting of at least 100 hours of documented,
supervised counseling experience in an approved setting is required before the
student is permitted to enroll in the practicum.
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