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M.A. Degree in Counseling
Student Affairs / Counseling in Higher Education

Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Larry D. Burlew
Dr. Catherine B. Roland

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
It is the student's responsibility to satisfactorily complete any, and all, prerequisites and co-requisite courses before scheduling a dependent course.  Students are also responsible for adhering to policies and procedures found in the pertinent editions of the Graduate Catalog, the Course Schedule Booklet, and the Student Handbook.

Program Requirements

I. Professional Core Courses (30 semester hours)

COUN 552: Introduction to Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling, 3
                     credits
COUN 577: Counseling Theories, 3 credits
ERLS 503: Methods of Research, 3 credits
COUN 579: Appraisal of Individual, 3 credits
COUN 582: Career Counseling, 3 credits
COUN 584: Group Counseling: Theories and Practice, 3 credits
COUN 588: Counseling Techniques, 3 credits
COUN 595: Multicultural Counseling, 3 credits
COUN 652: Introduction to Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling, 3 credits

COUN 531: Counseling Across the Lifespan, 3 credits
                      or
COUN 532: Counseling Child and Adolescents, 3 credits
                      or
COUN 561: Developmental Psychology, 3 credits

II.  Practicum (3 semester hours)
COUN 624: Practicum in Counseling

III. Specialization Requirements and Electives (9 semester hours)

COUN 592: Theories of College Student Development, 3 credits

COUN 589: Student Services in Higher Education, 3 credits
                      or
ELAD 560: Workshop Seminar in Higher Education, 3 credits

Choose one from among the following:
COUN 540: Introduction to Alcohol/Drug Counseling, 3 credits
COUN 673: Gender Issues in Counseling, 3 credits
ELAD 565: Two-year Junior College, 3 credits

IV. Internship (6 semester hours)

COUN 654: Internship Counseling I
COUN 674: Internship Counseling 2

V. Comprehensive Exam

Nearing completion of the program (i.e., after completing 33 semester hours), the student will register for the comprehensive examination given in the Fall or the Spring.

TO APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT http://www.montclair.edu/graduate/prospective/app.shtml


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Concentration In:

Addictions Counseling

Community Counseling

School Counseling

Student Affairs/counseling In Higher Education


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