Bridge Track MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Second-semester juniors who are majoring in psychology (clinical track) and have at least a 3.3 GPA are eligible to apply for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program through its Bridge Track. This joint offering of psychology and the Graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program makes it possible to complete one’s BA in psychology and an MA in Counseling in five years instead of six.
In addition to having a minimum 3.3 GPA, the Graduate Clinical Mental Health Counseling application and three letters of recommendation are required for consideration of acceptance into the CMHC Program through its Bridge Track. Any psychology major interested in applying for acceptance into the CMHC Program though this track is strongly advised to discuss this with his/her advisor as early as possible to assure selecting a workable sequence of courses, as it may be necessary to take additional credits some semesters or enroll in summer coursework.
The following is the course sequence for the Fall semester of a student’s fourth year:
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Human Growth and Personality Development
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Theories and Techniques of Mental Health Counseling
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Issues in Psychological and Spiritual Integration
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Group Dynamics and Mental Health Counseling
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Senior Thesis or Coordinating Seminar
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CSL 502, CSL 504: for elective
CSL 607: for Catholic Psychology elective
CSL 621: for PSY 320 Group Dynamics
Students will earn their undergraduate degree in Psychology, with a clinical concentration, in December of their fourth year. Any student who fails to complete their undergraduate requirements by this time will not be permitted to matriculate into further graduate-level coursework until all undergraduate credits are completed. Students who successfully matriculate with an undergraduate degree in Psychology in December of their fourth year will be fully accepted into the CHMC Program and will enroll in the typical CMHC sequence of courses for second-semester, first year students.