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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.

After completing of the first 27 credits in 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.

3.At level III, students may enroll in one or more of the following courses:,
COUN 610 Appraisal, Assessment & Evaluation, EDUC 706 Introduction to
Research and COUN 731 Group Counseling
Group Counseling.

4.At level IV, students may enroll in COUN 732 Family Counseling, COUN
762 Drug & Alcohol Counseling, PSYC 744 Psychodynamics of
Psychopathology I [DSM-V] and MHCO 836 Practicum in Mental Health
Counseling (200 hrs)*** .

After completing levels one, two and three to include the first
twenty-one 27 credit hours in the program, each student is eligible to take
the Comprehensive Examination. The Comprehensive Examination is
designed to assess students' mastery of the program objectives. The
Comprehensive Examination may be taken prior to or during enrollment in
Level IV courses or in the Level V courses including MHCO 836 Practicum
in Mental Health Counseling (200 hrs). However, the Comprehensive
Examination must be passed prior to enrollment in their two Internship
courses and Seminar.

5. At Level V, students may enroll in PSYC 833 Adv. Techniques in
Psychotherapy, PSYC 775 Psychopharmacology, PSYC Elective, and MHCO 858
Internship I in Mental Health Counseling . At Level V & VI, students may
complete their program with PSYC 861 Seminar in Counseling Psychology and
their last elective. Students must have completed their 200 hour Practicum in
Mental Health Counseling before enrolling in MHCO 858 Internship I in Mental
Health Counseling (400 hrs) or PSYC 806 Internship II in Mental Health
Counseling (400 hrs). Electives choices available include such courses as PSYC
810 Psychometric Testing I (Intelligence Testing), PSYC 793 Art Therapy for

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