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The Counseling Department offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree that is Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited. Students take coursework in the areas of human development, legal and ethical issues of the profession, career development, appraisal methods, counseling theories, group work, counseling, practicum, and research and program evaluation. Additional specialized courses focusing on mental health counseling in areas such as internship, human sexuality, addictions, cross-cultural counseling, trauma, family and relationship counseling, and professional development and other course electives. Students are engaged in field-based activities during almost every term of enrollment. Students may complete this program on a full or part-time basis.
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- Students must satisfactorily complete the minimum number of credits specified by the graduate degree program.
- A grade of B or higher must be earned in all Department graduate courses used as prerequisites and each core course.
- Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in all work attempted.
- A cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all coursework in program.
- Students must complete and pass a culminating demonstration of learning and competence at the end of the program, currently a comprehensive examination.
- The Department limits the transfer of coursework into its graduate programs to a maximum of 12 credits or three courses. To be considered, courses must have been completed with a minimum grade of B and no more than seven years prior to the date of entry into the graduate program and no more than ten years prior to graduation from the graduate program.
- Submit an application for graduation by the semester deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
- Students must register for a minimum of one credit hour during the semester in which they apply for graduation.
- Earn more than 50% of the credits toward the degree through FGCU.
- Required Courses in the Major (55 credits)
MHS 6021 Intro to Clin Mental Hlth Coun (3)
MHS 6070 Mental Disorders (3)
MHS 6200 Appraisal Procedures (3)
MHS 6340 Career Development (3)
MHS 6401 Counseling Techniques (3)
MHS 6404 Intro to Couns Theory and Tech (3)
MHS 6428 Psychosoc/Cross-cultural Couns (3)
MHS 6445 Intro Relations/Family Counsel (3)
MHS 6450 Issues in Addictions and Abuse (3)
MHS 6466 Crisis/Trauma Counseling (3)
MHS 6470 Human Sexual Issues Counselor (3)
MHS 6482 Lifespan/Development (3)
MHS 6500 Introduction to Group Dynamics (3)
MHS 6600 Mntl Hlth Consult/Collab Prob (1)
MHS 6700 Legal & Ethical Iss. in Coun. (3)
MHS 6710 Research and Prog Evaluation (3)
MHS 6800 Practicum Skills and Field Exp (3)
MHS 6830 CMHC Counseling Internship (6*)
*Six (6) total credits of MHS 6830 are required for graduation; these are typically accrued over multiple semesters, while taking one (1) credit for each 100 hours of internship to be completed in the semester. - Restricted Electives in the Major (6 credits)
MHS 6405 Advanced Counseling Theory (2)
MHS 6422 Play Therapy (3)
MHS 6423 Counseling Children & Adol (3)
MHS 6435 Fam Couns Theory & Techniques (3)
MHS 6446 Relationship/Marriage Counsel (3)
MHS 6620 Org. Admin and Supv (2)
MHS 6807 Relationship/Fam Couns Intern (1-3)
MHS 6886 Internship: Clinical Superv (1) (Taken with MHS 6620)
