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Psychology/Clinical Mental Health Counseling - BS/MSED

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Program Requirements:

  1. Students must maintain a minimum grade of B in all required classes in order to remain in this program.
  2. At the undergraduate level, except in special cases where a student receives special written approval from the department chairperson based on a decision made by the members of the full-time psychology department faculty, no student may repeat a course for the major or concentration more than once. Repeating a course may result in the disruption of the course sequencing and loss of the accelerated aspect of the dual degree. Students who do not meet the stated grade standards of the dual degree program will be reassigned to the traditional PSY bachelor’s degree program.
  3. Undergraduate students must maintain evidence of appropriate communication skills, professional responsibility/accountability, and ethics, which will be formally assessed during the second semester of the student’s freshmen year using the Professional Qualities Assessment (PQA). This assessment will be repeated and reviewed by both the undergraduate and graduate faculty the first semester of their junior year. The PQA will identify areas of weakness and allow for the opportunity to improve and will provide coaching and guidance to that end. Failure to perform at an appropriate level, after coaching and sufficient opportunity to improve, will result in removal from the accelerated dual degree program.
  4. Students are eligible for master’s degree candidacy after completing four graduate courses (12 credit hours from core degree requirements, not prerequisites) at The College of Saint Rose with at least a “B” in each course. These courses cannot be repeated, and they must include CSL 500, Counseling Theory and Practice and CSL 501, Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
  5. In addition to the academic requirement for master’s degree candidacy, the professional performance of each student will be considered in a Counseling/College Student Services faculty review utilizing the PQA. The Counseling/College Student Services faculty will recommend each student on his/her interpersonal skills, potential to do graduate-level work, and potential to become a competent counseling professional.
  6. Students will be notified in writing as to the status of their candidacy. Students who are denied candidacy are required to meet with the program Chairperson and faculty to discuss the reason(s) for dismissal from the program.
  1. Students must successfully pass the qualifying examination (CSL 999) after completing the core counseling coursework. Students may also elect to write a thesis (CSL 599) in addition to, but not in place of, taking the qualifying examination. Students who elect to write a thesis should make this decision prior to the completion of the first 18 hours of study. The thesis option is dependent upon the acceptance of a thesis advisor from among the department faculty;
  2. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better in all course work; and
  3. Students must demonstrate competent and ethical clinical work by successfully passing a 100-hour practicum and two 300-hour internships as part of their program.
 Undergraduate Major Requirements   53 
 Unique Concentration Requirements  10 
 Liberal Education Requirements  39
 General Electives  9
 Graduate CSL Requirements  60
 Total  171

PSY 110Foundations of Psychology 1

3

PSY 111Foundations of Psychology 2

3

PSY 295Research Methods/Statistics I

4

PSY 299Research Methods/Statistics II

4

PSY 320Biopsychology

3

PSY 320LBiopsychology Lab

1

PSY 497Sr Seminar: History & Systems

3

or

PSY 498Sr Seminar:Research in Psych

3

PSY 497LSenior Seminar Lab

1

or

PSY 498LSenior Seminar Lab

1

PSY 330Neuropsychology

4

PSY 375Sensation and Perception

4

PSY 391Learning

4

PSY 410Psychometrics

3

PSY 420Cognitive Psychology

3

PSY 200Human Sexuality

3

PSY 250Devel Psy: Childhood

3

PSY 252Devel Psy:Adoles & Emerg Adult

3

PSY 254Devel Psy: Adulthood & Aging

3

PSY 260Psychology of Gender

3

PSY 310Social Psychology

3

PSY 385Cross-Cultural Psychology

3

PSY 400Personality

3

PSY 255Parenting:Psych Theory/Rsrch

3

PSY 290Psy Perspct on Death& Dying

3

PSY 352Health Psychology

3

PSY 363Abnormal Psychology

3

PSY 365Introduction to Psychotherapy

3

PSY 200Human Sexuality

3

PSY 290Psy Perspct on Death& Dying

3

PSY 330Neuropsychology

4

PSY 345Intro to Psychopharmacology

3

PSY 363Abnormal Psychology

3

PSY 365Introduction to Psychotherapy

3

PSY 400Personality

3

PSY 410Psychometrics

3

PSY 415Clinical Psychology

3

PSY 490Psychology Internship

1 to 6

CSL 500Counseling Theory and Practice

3

CSL 505Research in Counseling

3

CSL 528Clinical Counsel Skills

3

CSL 529Tests, Measuremnt, Appraisal

3

CSL 530Life-Span Developmnt Issues

3

CSL 540Soc & Cult Foundations in CSL

3

CSL 553Group Counseling & Dynamics

3

CSL 554Career Development

3

CSL 999Qualifying Exam

0

or

CSL 599Thesis

3 or 6

CSL 584Qualifying Exam Workshop

0

EDU 603Child Abuse Prevention

0

EDU 606Aids/Com Dis Wrks

0

CSL 501Prof Orient & Ehtical Practice

3

CSL 509Practicum in Ment Hlth Cnslg

3

CSL 534CSL Intervent w/Chld, Adoles

3

CSL 538Alcohol & Subst Abuse Cnslg

3

CSL 575Intro to Family Counseling

3

CSL 576Disaster, Crisis, Trauma Cnslg

3

CSL 578Case Mgmnt, Consul, Organ Chng

3

CSL 585Psychopathology

3

CSL 588Seminar in Family Violence

3

CSL 593Mental Hlth Cnslg Intern I

3

CSL 594Mental Hlth Cnslg Intern II

3

Students in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program have three credit hours of electives. Electives may include courses in counseling, developmental and educational psychology, special education or special topics courses in counseling that fit into the program of study. Elective courses are selected with advisor’s approval.


Internship/Field Experiences/Service:

PSY 490Psychology Internship

1 to 6

CSL 509Practicum in Ment Hlth Cnslg

3

CSL 593Mental Hlth Cnslg Intern I

3

CSL 594Mental Hlth Cnslg Intern II

3

Culminating Academic Experiences:

PSY 497Sr Seminar: History & Systems

3

PSY 497LSenior Seminar Lab

1

or

PSY 498Sr Seminar:Research in Psych

3

PSY 498LSenior Seminar Lab

1

CSL 509Practicum in Ment Hlth Cnslg

3

CSL 999Qualifying Exam

0

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