Counseling Courses
The chart below shows what courses a student must take to earn their M.A. in Counseling according to their appropriate major. (NOTE: To see a brief course description, move cursor over the course title.)
To see a breakdown of when each course will be taken, please view the program progression/adp form. To see courses offered by semester, view the M.A. course schedule.
M.A. in Counseling Courses
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| Course Number | Course Description | Credit Hours |
| Residency (0 hours) | ||
| COUN 596A | Residency Year One (required for online students only) | 0 |
| COUN 596B | Residency Year Two (required for online students only) | 0 |
| COUN 596B | Residency Year Three (required for online students only) | 0 |
| Core Courses (45 hours) | ||
| COUN 500 | Orientation to the Counseling Profession |
3 |
| COUN 517 | Research & Statistics |
3 |
| COUN 521 | Counseling Skills & Techniques |
3 |
| COUN 523 | Practicum & Advanced Skills |
3 |
| COUN 526 | Theories of Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 532 | Assessment Techniques in Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 535 | Addiction Therapies for Individuals & Families | 3 |
| COUN 536 | Career & Lifestyle Development |
3 |
| COUN 538 | Psychopathology & Diagnosis |
3 |
| COUN 540 | Human Growth & Development |
3 |
| COUN 545 | Concepts of Family Systems |
3 |
| COUN 554 | Group Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 561 | Ethics, Professional Orientation & Legal Issues in Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 570 | Multicultural Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 578 | Counseling and Christian Thought | 3 |
| Clinical Mental Health Major (15 hours) | ||
| COUN 562 | Crisis, Trauma & Clinical Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 595 A&B | Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 6 |
| Electives | Choose two electives | 6 |
| School Counseling Major Courses (15 hours) | ||
| COUN 514 | Counseling Children & Adolescents | 3 |
| COUN 516 | Principles of School Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 519 | Program Development & Evaluation for School Counselors |
3 |
| COUN 594 A&B | Internship in School Counseling | 6 |
| Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling Major Courses (15 hours) | ||
| COUN 546 | Marital and Couple Therapy | 3 |
| COUN 547 | Models of Family Therapy | 3 |
| COUN 548 | Theories of Human Sexuality | 3 |
| COUN 593 A&B | Internship in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling | 6 |
| Electives | ||
| COUN 514 | Counseling Children & Adolescents |
3 |
| COUN 515 | Adult & Gerontological Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 516 | Principles of School Counseling |
3 |
| COUN 546 | Marital & CoupleTherapy |
3 |
| COUN 548 | Theories of Human Sexuality |
3 |
| COUN 550 | Counseling of Women |
3 |
| COUN 557 | Sexual Trauma, Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking |
3 |
| COUN 558 | Disaster Trauma & Psychological First Aid |
3 |
| COUN 559 | Treating PTSD, Compassion Fatigue, & Complex Trauma |
3 |
| COUN 652 | Foundation of Coaching: Theory, Skills & Practice |
3 |
| COUN 655 | Advanced Group Counseling | 3 |
| COUN 560 | Business Issues in Professional Practice |
3 |
| COUN 663 | Counselor Supervision | 3 |
| PSY 749 | Advanced Marriage & Family Therapy |
3 |
| PSY 647 | Family Therapy |
3 |
| Total Required Course Credit Hours | 60 | |
