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Level Six
Elective**
PSYC 861 Seminar in Counseling Psychology
PSYC 806 Internship in Mental Health Counseling II (400 hrs)*** 3 cr

9 Credits

Total = 60 credits

*All counseling programs, Adlerian and Eclectic, use a common principles
course; Adlerian concepts, philosophy, and theory will be covered in all
principles classes.
**Electives may be taken such as PSYC 610/PSYC 611. They include any of
the Adlerian course options.

[***The Practicum (200 hrs) and Internships (400 hrs each) require an
orientation the semester prior to enrolling in the class]. Practicum may be
taken the semester the comprehensive exam is taken. Internships and
Seminar can only be taken AFTER passing the comprehensive exam.

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: GUCO 633
Multicultural Counseling; EDUC 507 Human Growth and Development.

2. At level II, students may enroll in PSYC 734 Counseling Theory and
Practice; COUN 608 Career Counseling; COUN 731 Group Counseling and PSYC
780 Legal and Ethical Issues. At the end of level III and the completion of 27
hours, students are required to meet with their advisor to insure they have met
all Level I, II, and III requirements to then take Practicum. Requirements at this
point include having an overall GPA of at least 3.25, have been advanced to
candidacy, and have the recommendation again of two professors to continue in
the program.

At the completion of twelve (12 to a maximum of 18) hours in the
program, students are required to make application for Advancement to
Candidacy. The Counseling faculty at this point reviews each application.

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