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Residency Requirements
(Prior COC course credit and non-COC credit transfer policy)
College of Counseling Master of Arts in Counseling alumni may apply eligible, prior COC course credit from their
M.A. program towards the PGCMFC. The following courses will be considered for transfer toward the PGCMFC
from another accredited school: Family Systems Theory, Internship 1 and Internship 2. Transfer credit must be
approved by the student’s advisor and the COC Dean. Additional policies governing transfer credit are outlined in
the Admissions section of this catalog.
Program Hours, Internship, Licensure
The PGCMFC program requires 27 credit hours for graduation. For COC M.A. in Counseling alumni who have taken
electives consistent with the PGCMFC program, 13 credit hours are required.
Completion of this program requires a minimum of nine (9) graduate semester hours in clinical experience. The
clinical experience must include a minimum of six hundred (600) total hours of internship experience including
individual and group supervision and a variety of professional activities and resources in addition to direct service.
Face-to-face client contact must include a minimum of three hundred (300) hours of which one half (1/2) must be
relational (i.e. talking about a relational issue in the counseling session,
not
necessarily having more than one client
in the session).
For South Carolina marriage and family licensure, a total of at least 50 hours of clinical supervision throughout all
three internships (1, 2, and 3) must be provided by an approved Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Supervisor (LMFT/S). In situations where an LMFT/S is required outside of the regular internship setting, the
student bears the responsibility to secure and pay for all expenses for such clinical supervision.
Graduates of this certificate program who are COC M.A. in Counseling alumni (graduates 2010 and licensure track)
with the approved LMFT/S supervision are eligible to apply for South Carolina State Licensed Marriage & Family
Therapy Intern (LMFT/I) certification. Non-COC alumni graduates of this certificate program may be eligible to
apply for South Carolina State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Intern (LMFT/I) certification if the M.A.
program from which they graduated meets all the certification requirements. Applicants can contact the South
Carolina
Licensing
Board
to
obtain
the
educational
requirements
for
certification
at
www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Counselors
.
Time Limitation
The time limit for completion of all requirements is four years, measured from the date a student begins
coursework in the PGCMFC.
Transfer Policy
The following courses will be considered for transfer toward the PGCMFC from another accredited school: Family
Systems Theory, Internship 1, and Internship 2.
Completion Requirements
•
Students must complete the 27 hours of specified coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.0 with no grade
lower than a “C” in order to receive the PGCMFC.
•
Satisfactory faculty recommendation based upon emotional, spiritual, and professional health, and
maturity
Note: It is the student’s responsibility to complete all prerequisite, course, and degree requirements. Students must petition any
changes to the curriculum as outlined in this catalog at least one semester prior to graduation.
Course of Study
27
Fall
CNS 6431
Assessment and Treatment Child Disorders
3
CNS 6710
Marriage Counseling
3
CNS 6936
Internship in Counseling 3
4
CNS 6937
Internship 1
4
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