Counseling Psychology Master of Arts
All of the tracks require course work in individual, group, and career counseling, multicultural counseling and diversity, ethical and legal issues, and counseling theory.
Students are required to take course work on normal development, program development and evaluation, and diversity issues in counseling.
The program has four main tracks:
Community Counseling
The 72-quarter-hour community-counseling track prepares students to apply for state licensure as professional counselors (LPC). The program takes two years to complete and requires both a practicum and an internship.
Guidance and Counseling
The 72-quarter-hour master's degree in guidance and counseling allows students to apply for licensure in Colorado as a school guidance counselor for ages 0-20. Students are required to complete basic core counseling courses, a supervised practicum and internship in a school setting, and other courses related to a school-based setting.
Research with Thesis
The research track is a 72-quarter-hour master's degree that prepares students for research-based careers in counseling as well as doctoral work. In addition to core counseling-skills courses, it requires advanced course work in research design and statistics, as well as a thesis.
General Counseling
A 55-quarter-hour (four or five quarters) master's degree option in general counseling is also available. However, students are not eligible to take the LPC examination.
While the program focuses primarily on adolescent and adult counseling, some students may pursue interests in child counseling through their practicum placements, or in marital and family counseling through course work.
On-Site Courses
Students work with a fieldwork instructor and their adviser during the first quarter to identify a site for practicum that best matches their interests and career options. All students are required to spend approximately 10 to 20 hours per week in a practicum placement for a minimum of 200 to 400 hours total time on site, depending on the track. For the community counseling and the guidance and counseling tracks, students also spend a minimum of 600 hours in an internship placement during their second year.
A community clinic, operated jointly by the Counseling Psychology and the Child, Family, and School Psychology programs, offers students supervised experience working directly with clients. All students enroll in two one-credit clinic courses which require them to work one evening a week for two quarters.
To speak to someone about the Counseling Psychology Program MA, please call or email our Admissions Office at 303-871-2509 or 1-800-835-1607, edinfo@du.edu.