Department of Psychology

Admission Requirements
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PROGRAM: Mental Health Counseling

Degree: Master of Arts

Campus Location: New Rochelle

Does the program lead to licensure?
Yes, program is license-qualifying in New York State

Examinations required for licensure: New York State exam

Clinical hours required for licensure: 3,000 - all of which must be accumulated after the MA degree is awarded

Specific Focus of program:
Applying Mental Health Counseling skills in a variety of settings

Key features:

• The only program in Westchester County that is approved at the 2009 standard levels. License-preparation offered by other area colleges will not be valid for NYS licensure after 2009.
• Focus on master’s (rather than doctoral) level students
• Students frequently present their studies at professional psychology conferences such as the Eastern Psychological Association or the New York State Psychological Association
• Excellent faculty, with virtually all courses taught by full-time faculty
• State-of-the-art computing environment

Calendar:
Semester (summer classes as needed)
Two hours, one evening a week
Some classes may start as early as 4:15 pm

Entry terms:
Fall, spring (spring entry may be limited by program capacity)

Program plan required: Yes

Application deadline: February 1 is strongly suggested

Average course load per term:
Years 1 & 2: 4 courses (three credits each)
Year 3: 2 courses
Part-time study is possible but will lengthen the time to complete the degree. The degree must be completed within 5 years of the commencement of the program.

Credits to completion: 60

Average time to complete degree: 3 years

Internship/practicum required for degree completion:
600 hours is considered by New York State as one year of experience and maybe fulfilled over one or two semesters, supervised by an approved professional and accompanied by a campus-based seminar

Preferred academic preparation or background experience:
Degree in Psychology or by permission of the faculty

Admission requirements:

• Application for admission
• Official transcripts from all colleges attended
• Two professional letters of recommendation
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 (admission with undergrad below 3.0 by permission of the faculty)
• Acceptable performance in statistics and research methods/experimental research design courses at the undergraduate level

Cross reference:

• MA in Psychology-School Psychology (licensure eligible)
• MA in Psychology - Industrial/Organizational
• MA in Psychology - Experimental

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