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DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING
Chair: Dr. Otis Williams III

DEGREE OFFERED

Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling

Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Frank Norton
Room 284, Center for Learning and Technology

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Master of Arts Degree in Mental Health Counseling is a 60-credit hour
program that gives students an option to complete the courses required for
initial licensure in the State of Maryland as a part of a degree. In addition, this
program has three field experiences that gives students the maximum amount
of hours accepted pre-degree for licensure in Maryland, 1000 hours.

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of a B.A. or B.S. Degree with a minimum of a 3.0 Cumulative
GPA in psychology or a related field and at least 12 undergraduate
credit hours in counseling, psychology or a related area.
2. Applicants with at least a 3.0 the last two academic years of their degree
will also be considered for admission.
3. Submission of three letters of recommendation. These letters of
recommendation must come from academic instructors. One letter
may be from an employer/supervisor.
4. Submission of a personal statement. The personal statement must be a
typewritten statement not to exceed three single spaced pages in which
the following points are addressed:
a. Background information: Family, education and work.
b. Goals: What do you expect to be doing in five (5) years? In ten
(10) years?
c. Strengths: What strengths do you have that would contribute
to you being a good counselor?
d. Change: What do you believe to be the facets of your
personality, behavior, and/or outlook that, if modified or
changed, would make you a better person/counselor? What
plans, if any, do you have for making any such change(s)?

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