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DEGREE OFFERED

Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling (60-Hour Degree
Program)

SEQUENCING

The program shall have a logical sequence of study.
Program of Study

Upon admission to the graduate program, each student is assigned an
advisor to review the program options and to develop a plan of study.
The majority of students in the Masters of Arts degree in Mental Health
Counseling program are part-time students who follow the sequence of
courses listed below; however, minor variations in sequencing of
courses are made to accommodate full-time students enrolled in the
degree program. The program requires prerequisites for more
advanced courses. To guide students in the sequencing of courses, six
levels of course sequencing have been identified. STUDENTS MUST
OBTAIN THE APPROVAL OF THEIR ADVISOR BEFORE ENROLLING IN
ANY COURSES.

Mission Statement

As members of the Mental Health Counseling Program, we share a
common vision of developing students who provide competent,
caring, and ethical services to diverse clients in public, government,
community agencies, and private practices. We encourage them to
support one another in the formidable task of facilitating the change
process in individuals, couples, families, groups, and communities as
licensed professional counselors. Finally, we challenge our graduates
to advance the mental health counseling profession through service,
research, innovation, advocacy, and training.

Level One
PSYC 502 Principles and Philosophy of Counseling*
EDUC 507 Adv Human Growth and Development
COUN 633 Multicultural Counseling

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