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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
these courses as soon as possible, as they
will not be allowed to take counseling
courses that have these undergraduate
courses for prerequisites.
3. All applicants must submit scores on the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General
Test that includes all three sections (verbal rea-
soning, quantitative reason and analytic writ-
ing). The GRE is used as only one of the
evaluative tools and has no minimum score
requirement.
4. Evidence of potential success in forming effec-
tive and culturally relevant interpersonal rela-
tionships in individual and small-group
contexts and relevant career goals to the pro-
gram.
Following the receipt of all application items,
applicants meeting the initial requirements will be
invited to participate in a group interview day.
Admission will not be granted to those who do
not participate in the group interview. Special
arrangements may be made for international
applicants.
Course Credit Transfer Policy:
A maximum of
12 credits will be considered for transfer toward
the counseling core from another accredited
school. No transfer of credit will be accepted for
the following courses: CNS 5305 Applied Biblical
Foundations of Counseling, CNS 5306
Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling,
CNS 5313 Personal & Spiritual Development,
CNS 5342 Foundations of Marriage and Family
Counseling, CNS 6912 Advanced Counseling
Techniques and Practicum, CNS 6937
Supervised Internship 1, CNS 6938 Supervised
Internship 2.
• Foundational/Bible/Theology Core
....
15 hours
BIB 6310 Progress of Redemption ....................3
CNS 5305 Applied Biblical Foundations
of Counseling ..................................3
CNS 5306 Foundations of Clinical Mental
Health Counseling..............................3
CNS 5313 Personal & Spiritual Development ......3
CNS 5342 Foundations of Marriage and
Family Counseling..............................3
• Counseling Core
...................
37 hours
CNS 5001 Clinical Counseling Orientation ..........0
CNS 5075 Multicultural Counseling......................3
CNS 5310 Counseling Theory ..............................3
CNS 5330 Professional Ethics..............................3
CNS 5410 Research, Statistics and Evaluation....3
CNS 5420 Psychopathology ................................3
CNS 6310 Human Development ..........................3
CNS 6410 Counseling Techniques ......................3
CNS 6420 Diagnostics of Psychopathology ........3
CNS 6430 Assessment in Counseling..................3
CNS 6440 Groups Counseling ............................3
CNS 6810 Career Counseling ..............................3
CNS 6912 Advanced Counseling Techniques
and Practicum....................................4
• Postcandidcacy Courses
...................
8
CNS 6937 Supervised Internship 1 ......................4
CNS 6938 Supervised Internship 2 ......................4
• Electives
...........................
6 hours
Examples of different areas of focus:
Marriage:
CNC 6411 Sexuality Counseling ..........................3
CNS 6710 Marriage Counseling ..........................3
Family:
CNS 6820 Family Systems Theory ......................3
CNS 6821 Family Therapy....................................3
Children:
CNS 6431 Assessment & Treatment of
Childhood Disorders ..........................3
CNS 6432 Counseling Children & Adolescents....3
Crisis:
CNC 6410 Crisis Counseling ................................3
CNC 6441 Counseling Grief & Loss ....................3
Master of Arts in Counseling
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Course of Study