Program Curriculum

Core Requirements (credits)

• CNSL 509: Theories of Counseling (3)
• CNSL 510: Ethical, Legal & Professional Issues in Counseling (3)
• CNSL 515: Lifespan Human Growth and Development (3)
• CNSL 520: Research and Program Evaluation (3)
• CNSL 540: Multicultural Counseling (3)
• CNSL 543: Career Counseling (3)
• CNSL 550*: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling (3)
• CNSL 552*: Group Work (3)
• CNSL 554*: Introduction to Counseling Techniques (3)
• CNSL 570*: Advanced Counseling Techniques (3)
• CNSL 571: Crisis Intervention Counseling (3)
• CNSL 573: Assessment in Counseling (3)
• CNSL 584: Substance Abuse Counseling (3)
• CNSL 590*: Practicum in Counseling (100 hours) (3)
• CNSL 597*: Internship in Counseling I (300 hours) (3)
• CNSL 598*: Internship in Counseling II (300 hours) (3)

*Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in each prerequisite
clinical course in order to enroll in the next counseling skills
course. In the event a student earns a grade of “B-“ or lower in a
counseling skills course, the course must be repeated.

Areas of Emphasis

Select one of the following emphases:

Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)

• CNSL 580 Couples, Marriage and Family Counseling (3)
• CNSL 581 Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)
• CNSL 586 Advanced Diagnosis & Treatment Planning in Counseling (3)

School Counseling (SC)

• CNSL 582 Counseling Children and Adolescents (3)
• CNSL 583 School Counseling (3)
• CNSL 585 School Counselors as Leaders in Reimagining Student Discipline Practices (3)

Electives

Select one of the following counseling electives:

• CNSL 574 Introduction to Play Therapy (3)
• CNSL 576 Psychopharmacology (3)
• CNSL 582 Counseling Children and Adolescents (Only for Clinical Mental Health Counseling emphasis with program’s approval)
• CNSL 592 Counseling Sexology (3)
• CNSL 593 Developing, Organizing and Managing School Counseling Program Services (Only for School Counseling Emphasis) (3)