The Master of Counseling Psychology degree
program provides graduates with knowledge and skills necessary for functioning
successfully as a Licensed Professional Counselor (L.P.C.). Additional hours
post-Master’s are required to meet licensure
requirements.
The program results in a degree designed to
develop specific professional competencies. Beginning in the spring semester of
2007, the core courses will change from forty-five (45) to at least forty-eight
(48) semester hours of graduate credit as the minimum academic requirements
leading to the MCP degree at Northwestern Oklahoma State
University.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the general requirements of
admission to the graduate program, students applying for admission to the Master
of Counseling Psychology program are expected to have had
12 to 18 hours of graduate or undergraduate coursework in psychology,
sociology, social work and/or education to prepare them for work in
counseling.
Specific admission
requirements are as follows:
Prior to being accepted into the MBS
program, the following requirement must be
met:
1. Meet all general requirements
established by the Graduate School.
2. Submit 3 letters of recommendation from
faculty members or other professionals related to the field of study.
3. Submit a written statement of career
aspirations and self-evaluation of strengths and weaknesses related to the field
of study.
4. Submit a sample of scholarly written
work (e.g. a research paper, term paper, professional report, or
publication)
5. A minimum score equivalent to the score
representing the 25th percentile on the Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT) or on two of the three GRE score areas (Verbal,
Quantitative, and Analytical) must be on file in the Graduate Office before
completing the final interview process. Therefore, the MAT or GRE should be
taken prior to graduate school admission.
6. Complete an interview with the graduate
faculty of the Psychology Department. Candidates will be evaluated on skills
such as:
Communication skills (verbal and
nonverbal)
Ability to integrate information
Clarity of purpose
Orientation toward helping
others.
Interviews will be conducted in April for
applicants seeking admittance for the fall semester and
in November for applicants seeking admittance for the spring semester.
For April interviews, all materials required must be submitted by third week of
March. For November interviews, materials should be submitted by the third week
of October. No interviews are scheduled during the summer session.
Students who have not completed the
interview and been accepted into the program may take up to nine hours as a
special student before being admitted to the program.
Master of Counseling Psychology Program
Curriculum
The curriculum for the MCP degree consists
of three components: (1) required core courses; (2)
course credit earned in at least one additional required academic areas;
and (3) practicum/internship experiences.
Required Core Courses
1. Human Growth and Development
A. Psyc 5143 Child/Adolescent Growth and
Development
B. Psyc 5153 Adult Development and Aging
2. Abnormal Human Behavior
A. Psyc 5113 Advanced Abnormal Psychology I (if Abnormal
Psychology was not taken as an undergraduate)
OR
B. Psyc 5213 Advanced Abnormal Psychology II (if Abnormal
Psychology was taken as an undergraduate)
3. Appraisal or Assessment
Techniques
A. Psyc 5133 Assessement I
B. Psyc 5373 Assessment II(Pre:
Psyc 5113 or 5213 and 5133)
4. Counseling
Theories/Methods
A. Psyc 5872 Individual
Counseling
B. Psyc 5190 Readings in Individual
Counseling
C. Psyc 5803 Counseling Strategies
and Techniques (Pre: Psyc 5872)
5. Professional
Orientation/Ethics
A. Psyc 5013 Ethics
B. Psyc 5893 Supervised Experience in Counseling (Pre: Psyc
5872 and 5803)
6. Research
A. Psyc 5633 Advanced
Statistics
B. Educ 5013 Introduction to
Educational Research
7. Social and Cultural
Foundations
A. Psyc 5822 Multicultural
Counseling
B. Psyc 5190 Readings in Multicultural
Counseling
Practicum
The practicum
consists of an organized program of planned experiences that will provide
the student with both classroom and field experiences under supervision of
University-approved counseling professionals. Three hundred (300) clock hours of practicum experiences are required over a
minimum of 2 semesters.
Practicum/ Internship
Psyc 5500 Practicum (MCP) (Pre: Psyc 5872,
5803, and 5893)
Electives
Academic credit must be earned in at least
one (3 hours) area listed below:
1. Group Dynamics, Theories and
Techniques
Psyc 5812 Group Counseling(Pre or concurrent: Psyc
5872)
Psyc 5190 Readings in Group Counseling
2. Lifestyles and Development
Psyc 5832 Career Education (Pre or concurrent: Psyc
5133)
Psyc 5190 Readings in Career Education
3. Personality Theories
Psyc 5623 Advanced Personality
4. Crisis Intervention
Strategies
Psyc 5253 Intervention Strategies for Counselors (Pre:
5872)
5. Addictions Counseling
Psyc 5023 Advanced
Substance Abuse Counseling
6. Counseling with
Children/Adolescents
Psyc 5612 Child Guidance
Psyc 5190 Readings in
Child Guidance
Psyc 5512 Adolescent Guidance
Psyc 5190 Readings in Adolescent Guidance
7. Psychopharmacology
Psyc 5180 Seminar: Psychopharmacology
Licensing Requirements
Master of Counseling Psychology graduates
who wish to make application for the LPC credential will need to successfully
complete an additional 12 hours of coursework to meet basic requirements (as of
January 1, 2000). To be fully licensed, the MCP graduate must complete a total
of 60 graduate hours in a counseling related area, successfully complete a state
examination and obtain supervised counseling experience (currently 3000 hours)
in accordance with Oklahoma State Board of Health rules and
regulations.