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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog

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Master of Arts in Counseling

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Addictions:

CNC 6411 Sexuality Counseling ..........................3

CNC 6412 Addiction Counseling ..........................3

Church/Missions:

CNC 6330 Church & Mission Health ....................3

CNC 9474 Clinical Application of Member Care ..3

M.A. in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health

Counseling Total Credits ................................66 hours

• Postgraduate Certificate in Marriage and Family

Counseling ................................................27 hours

CNS 6431 Assessment & Treatment Childhood

Disorders ............................................3

CNS 6432 Counseling Children & Adolescents....3

CNS 6710 Marriage Counseling ..........................3

CNS 6820 Family Systems Theory ......................3

CNS 6821 Family Therapy....................................3

CNS 6937 Supervised Internship 1 ......................4

CNS 6938 Supervised Internship 2 ......................4

CNS 6939 Supervised Internship 3 ......................4

Candidacy

Admission to candidacy in the Master of Arts in

Counseling program is a checkpoint to ensure

that students are progressing appropriately in

their professional skills, academic understanding,

and personal and spiritual development in order

to continue toward graduation. Details of the

application process for candidacy are found in

the COC Student Handbook. All undergraduate

psychology prerequisites need to be successfully

completed and credits transferred to CIU before

candidacy can be granted. Students are respon-

sible for submitting their Application to Candidacy

to the dean of the College of Counseling.

Program Hours, Practicum, Internship

The Master of Arts in Counseling program

requires 66 credit hours for graduation. This

includes six hours of electives to be chosen from

the following areas: marriage, sexuality, family,

children, crisis, addictions, church and mission

health, and member care.

A practicum experience of 150 hours with a mini-

mum of 40 hours of direct services and an intern-

ship of 600 hours with a minimum of 240 hours of

direct service are required as part of the 66

course credits for graduation. Students typically

complete the program over a three-year period.

Licensure

The College of Counseling provides the require-

ments for the academic coursework and clinical

training for licensure as a Professional Counselor-

Intern (LPCI) in the state of South Carolina. While

the standards for licensure in South Carolina are

similar to other states, students desiring licensure

from another state should research the require-

ments for any state where they intend to practice.

Any program changes must be approved by both

the student’s advisor and dean early in the pro-

gram. Most states require a minimum of two

years postgraduate supervised practice before

full licensure is granted.

Time Limitation

The time limit for completion of all requirements is

seven years measured from the date a student

begins coursework in the Master of Arts in

Counseling program.

Residency Requirements

Up to 12 course credits earned at other accredit-

ed institutions may be counted toward the Master

of Arts in Counseling degree. Transfer credit must

be approved by the student’s advisor and the

dean. Additional policies governing transfer credit

are outlined in the Admissions section of this cat-

alog. Courses in the Master of Arts in Counseling

program that must be taken at CIU and are not

eligible for transfer credit are indicated in the

Course Credit Transfer Policy above.

Students accepted as non-degree seeking stu-

dents or students in other graduate-level pro-

grams at CIU may take a maximum of 12

graduate hours in the Master of Arts in

Counseling degree. The courses students may

choose from are: CNS 5075 Multicultural

Counseling, CNS 5305 Applied Biblical

Foundations of Counseling, CNS 5306

Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling,

CNS 5310 Counseling Theory, CNS 5330

Professional Ethics and Issues for Counseling,