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: 600 hour internship required for MA degree and 3,000 - must be accumulated after the MA degree is awarded to qualify for the licensing exam

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

Key Features:

• Excellent faculty, with virtually all courses taught by full-time faculty
• Rolling admissions
• Classes offered in the late afternoon and evening to accomodate work schedules
• Summer courses offered
• Faculty actively engaged in research and practice
• An internship coordinator dedicated to assisting students in obtaining internships that could support their career goals
  

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, summer

Program plan required: Yes

Application deadline: Rolling Admissions

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 with appropriate coursework or by permission of the faculty

Admission requirements:

• Application for admission
• Official transcripts from all colleges attended
• Two professional letters of recommendation
• Current resume
• 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 School Psychology (licensure eligible)
• MA in Psychology - Industrial-Organizational
• MA in Psychology - Experimental

Department Contact: Dr. John L. Theodore, Program Director (914) 633-2164 jtheodore@iona.edu

Admissions Contact: (914) 633-2502 admissions@iona.edu

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