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Level Five
PSYC 836 Practicum in Counseling Psychology (100 hrs.) **
PSYC 861 Seminar in Counseling Psychology
PSYC 858 Internship in Counseling Psychology (600 hrs.) **

[**The Practicum (100 hrs.) and Internship (600 hrs.) require an orientation the
semester prior to enrolling in the class]

1. The initial course taken by all students is PSYC 502: Principles and
Philosophy of Counseling. There are two other courses that students
may choose to take concurrently with this introductory course. They
are PSYC 633: Multicultural Counseling and EDUC 507: Human Growth
and Development.

2. At Level II, students may enroll in PSYC 608: Career Counseling; PSYC
730: Adlerian Theory and Practice and Other Theories; PSYC 737: Life
Style Assessment (PSYC 730 required first); and PSYC 780: Legal and
Ethical Issues in Counseling and Therapy.

At the completion of twelve to eighteen (12-18) hours in the
program, students are required to make application for
Advancement to Candidacy. The Counseling Faculty at this point
reviews each application. If students have a 3.25 grade point
average and are recommended by at least two members of the
full-time faculty, they are advanced to candidacy in the degree
program.

3. At Level III, students may enroll in one or more of the following courses:
EDUC 706: Introduction to Research, PSYC 731: Group Counseling, and
PSYC 732: Family Counseling.

After completing Levels I, II and III in the program, students are
eligible to take the Comprehensive Examination. The
Examination is designed to assess students’ mastery of the
program objectives.

4. At Level IV, students may enroll in one or more of the following courses:
PSYC 744: Psychodynamics of Psychopathology [DSM 5]; PSYC 710:
Psychometric Testing I; PSYC 711: Psychometric Testing II. PSYC 762:
Drug and Alcohol Counseling may be taken in lieu of PSYC 711.

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