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Program Requirements
| We are pleased that you are interested in the Counseling Psychology Master’s Program at the University of Southern Mississippi. The Program is a 60-hour, 2 - year graduate program providing training in the knowledge and skills necessary to become an entry-level professional counselor and/or pursue additional study at the doctoral level. Our scientist practitioner training provides the necessary skills to implement evidence based practices with clients in a variety of community settings and engage in program development and evaluation. Further, our scientist practitioner training will provide a solid foundation for a doctoral program in counseling psychology. As a full-time program, students are expected to enroll in 12 hours of graduate coursework during the fall and spring semesters, and at least 9 graduate hours during the summer semesters. Students are admitted once annually and all begin in the fall semester. Graduate training is concluded by a 600-hour, full-time internship during the second summer semester at a community agency under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor. Students are also afforded the opportunity to become active members in faculty research or conduct their own thesis project.
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Students will be exposed to the foundation of psychology by taking courses in learning, behavioral neuroscience, and research methods.
Nine credits of electives are also included in the program requirements and can include specialties such as counseling with children and adolescents, marriage and family therapy, substance abuse or additional courses in research or statistics. Students wanting to engage in research can use elective credits to gain credit for thesis or other research involvement with a faculty member. Counseling Training Students also complete a two-semester practicum sequence beginning as early as the second semester of coursework. Practicum involves a total of 50-contact hours of counseling with clients through the Community Counseling & Assessment Clinic and hands-on supervision by counseling faculty. A 600-hour community-based internship is completed following all coursework during the final semester of the program. Placements with community agencies such as Pine Belt Mental Health and Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services provide a variety of learning experiences including inpatient and outpatient counseling with children, adults, psychiatric patients and with alcohol and substance abuse treatment. |
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