The Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology - Agency Counseling


Hours: 60
Thesis: Optional

The degree in Counseling Psychology is designed to prepare students for professional counseling services in community agencies. The program is structured to develop personal awareness of self as a counselor, knowledge of counseling and psychological concepts, and skills in counseling and mental health service delivery. Included in this program is an emphasis on developing assessment and research skills and using research findings in mental health service delivery. Upon completion of the program, students will have met the academic eligibility requirements to sit for the Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor Examination.
Admission to this program requires the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), three (3) letters of Recommendation, an autobiography, and an interview. Applicants are notified of the date of the interview after ALL general admission requirements have been completed. Applicants who do not have a Psychology background will be asked to complete additional undergraduate Psychology courses.
Each course is three semester hours unless otherwise stated. Students will complete sixty (60) semester hours and a comprehensive examination prior to graduation.
Transient students who intend to apply for admission to the M.A. in Counseling Psychology are advised that only ONE of the following four courses taken as a transient student will be accepted toward completion of degree requirements:

COU 530 - Fundamentals of Counseling
PSY 546 - Psychopathology
PSY 545 - Theories of Personality
CPY 540 - Group Counseling and Psychotherapy

NOTE: Applicants in the transient status are limited to ONE course prior to admission. All students accepted into this program must complete all requirements within six (6) calendar years.

The following is the course of study for this program. Acceptable substitute courses are listed in parentheses. Advisor approval is necessary for all course substitutions.

Area I Required Foundation Courses (12 hours)
PSY 546 Psychopathology
COU 518 Professional Orientation and Ethics in the Agency Setting
COU 530 Fundamentals of Counseling
COU 548 Counseling Theories Seminar (PREREQUISITE: COU 530)

Area II Required Core Courses (27 hours)
PSY 530 Lifespan Development Psychology OR
        PSY 527 Developmental Psychology of Adolescence OR
        PSY 529 Growth and Development through Adulthood and Aging OR
        PSY 525 Developmental Psychology of Childhood

* Jointly offered by the Department of Counseling and Human Services and by the Department of Psychology.

PSY 545 Theories of Personality
COU 519 Intercultural Issues in Counseling (PREREQUISITE: COU 530)
COU 535 Career Counseling Issues Across the Life Span
PSY 565 Theories of Learning
COU 507  Tests and Assessment in Counseling AND
COU 508  Research Methods in Counseling (PREREQUISITE: COU 507)        OR

CPY 511 Inferential Statistics and Research Design
    (PREREQUISITE: undergraduate statistics)
PSY 512 Psychological Testing
    (PREREQUISITE: CPY 511)
CPY 540 Group Counseling and Psychotherapy (PREREQUISITE: COU 530) OR
    COU 546 Group Processes (PREREQUISITE: COU 530)
CPY 560 Topics and Issues in Counseling Psychology
    (or various COU, CPY, PSY courses approved by advisor)

Area III Electives (12 hours)
PSY 520 Advanced Social Psychology
PSY 525 Developmental Psychology of Childhood
PSY 527 Developmental Psychology of Adolescence
PSY 529 Growth and Development through Adulthood and Aging
PSY 536 Individual Testing and Assessment
    (PREREQUISITE: PSY 512 or permission of the instructor)
PSY 429 Behavior Modification Procedures
PSY 432 Human Neuropsychology
PSY 557 Organizational Behavior
COU 528 Seminar in Marital Therapy (PREREQUISITE: CPY 544)
COU 538 The Addicted Family
COU 550 Counseling the Aged (PREREQUISITES: COU 530, 548, PSY 545)
CPY 544 Professional Orientation & Ethics in Family Therapy
    (PREREQUISITES: COU 530, 548)
CPY 554 Psychology of Family Systems (PREREQUISITE: COU 544)
CPY 581 Independent Study
CPY 599 Thesis (6 hours)
SOC 510 Deviant Behavior

Area IV Practicum and Internship (9 hours scheduled during FINAL semesters)
CPY 580 Seminar in Advanced Counseling
    (PREREQUISITES: COU 530, COU 548, and COU 546 OR CPY 540)
COU 594 Field Experience (PREREQUISITE: CPY 580)

The Field Experience (Internship) is 6 semester hours: No more than 3 semester hours of Field Experience may be completed per semester; therefore, two consecutive semesters (Fall/Spring) of Field Experience must be taken. The internships will be scheduled during the final semesters. Students are expected to have completed ALL course work prior to taking COU 594, Field Experience. (Exceptions to this MUST be cleared by the student's faculty advisor.) Internship requires a pre-registration and professional liability insurance.

The faculty members of the Department of Counseling and Human Services reserve the right to terminate the training or supervision of any candidate who does not show himself or herself capable of achieving an acceptable standard of personal and/or professional behavior. This standard also applies to candidates for admission.

NOTE: Upon admission, all students are given a copy of the Department Student Evaluation Policy. A copy of this policy is also on file in the Department Office.

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