Online MHC Plan of Study
Typical Plan of Study for the mental health counseling online program.
First summer semester
COUNSL 614 Counseling Theory and Practice I (in person at UMass Dartmouth)
COUNSL 616 Group Counseling (in person at UMass Dartmouth)
COUNSL 606 Ethical Standards and Professional Issues in Counseling (*completed online)
(Please note: Remaining courses are completed on-line)
First fall semester
COUNSL 601Research and Evaluation in Psychology
COUNSL 608 Abnormal Psychology
COUNSL 653 Diversity in Counseling (new name for Cross-Cultural Counseling course)
First spring
COUNSL 615 Counseling Theory and Practice II
COUNSL 672 Substance Abuse and the Family OR COU 670 Substance Abuse and Modern Society
Second summer semester
COUNSL 613 Vocational Development & Career Information
COUNSL 620 Clinical Application of Human Development
Second fall semester
COUNSL 605 Vocational, Educational & Psych. Assessment
Second spring semester
Suggested electives:
1.) COUNSL 617 Child & Adolescent Counseling
2.) COUNSL 622 Family Therapy Theories
Required field experience : COUNSL 688 (100 hrs.) and two semester of COUNSL 698 (450 hrs per semester, 6 credits per semester, 900 hours and 12 credits total).
Required capstone : The capstone for Mental Health Counseling is a clinical case analysis that includes a taped and transcripted counseling session and a detailed analysis of the contextual, developmental, ethical, psychosocial, treatment, and counter-transference issues as they apply to the case.
Minimum grade requirement :The department's minimum grade requirement is B-. If a student receives a lower grade in a course, he or she will need to take that course again.
