Clinical Psychology (Counseling Practice), MA

Requirements

Total program is 60 credit hours. This includes six credit hours for a practicum seminar in which students enroll while they are on internship/practicum.  Students are approved to begin internship/practicum after they have completed 36 to 48 credit hours of required program credits. The majority of students complete the program in three years. The term practicum and internship are often used interchangeably in the field. The internship consists of not less than 750 hours of professionally supervised training and service in an approved agency or institution, over a period of not less than two semesters. This experience satisfies the requirements for the professional counselor and the clinical professional counselor licenses in Illinois, Roosevelt's home state. As other states may have slightly different licensing requirements, students are urged to consult the Board that oversees licensing in the state in which they intend to practice.

Given the time demands of the internship experience, it is not possible for a student to maintain full-time employment during semesters in which the internship is completed. A student who has not completed the internship during the semesters in which he/she is registered for PSYC 697A MA CLINICAL INTERNSHIP and PSYC 697B MA CLINICAL INTERNSHIP must maintain continued registration during subsequent semesters until completion of the internship by registering for PSYC 697Y MA CLINICAL INTERNSHIP CONTINUED (zero-credit course). Internship placements are located in the broader Chicagoland area. Students are able to apply to various clinical settings that include but are not limited to: hospitals, community mental health and substance abuse centers, forensic settings, schools, psychiatric facilities, social service agencies, and private practices.

Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 (B) grade point average. No more than two grades of C+, C, or C- (six credit hours) will be counted toward the MA degree.

PSYC 505FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING3
PSYC 486TOPIC: SEMINAR (Career Counseling)3
PSYC 515CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE3
PSYC 516PSYCHOPATHOLOGY3
PSYC 519BASIC CLINICAL SKILLS (with grade B or better)3
PSYC 530ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS3
PSYC 570BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR FOR COUNSELING3
PSYC 580LEARN BASES OF BEHAVIOR FOR COUNSELING3
PSYC 605PROFESSIONAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES3
PSYC 606HUMAN DEVELOPMENT3
PSYC 619ASSESSMENT IN COUNSELING3
PSYC 623THEORIES OF COUNSELING & PSYCHOTHERAPY3
PSYC 640MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE IN SETTINGS3
PSYC 641COGNITIVE/BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING3
or PSYC 642 PSYCHODYNAMIC COUNSELING
PSYC 645MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING3
PSYC 649GROUP COUNSELING THEORIES & PROCESSES3
PSYC 656COUPLES & FAMILY COUNSELING3
PSYC 697AMA CLINICAL INTERNSHIP (Semester 1)3
PSYC 697BMA CLINICAL INTERNSHIP (Semester 2)3
One 3 credit hour elective (400-level or higher PSYC course)3
Total Credit Hours60

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different. No more than two grades of C+, C, or C- (six credit hours) may be applied toward the 60 hours used for the degree. A graduate course can only be repeated once; no more than two courses can be repeated.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
PSYC 5053PSYC 486 (Career Counseling)3
PSYC 5163PSYC 5153
PSYC 5193PSYC 5703
PSYC 5303PSYC 5803
 12 12
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
PSYC 6053ELECTIVE (PSYC 4XX and higher)3
PSYC 6233PSYC 6193
PSYC 641 or 6423PSYC 6453
PSYC 6563PSYC 6493
 12 12
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
PSYC 6063PSYC 6403
PSYC 697A3PSYC 697B3
 6 6
Total Credit Hours 60

Students who begin in the Spring are advised to take summer courses during their first year in order to remain on track for practicum during their third year. 

Year 1
 SpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
 PSYC 5053PSYC 5153
 PSYC 5163PSYC 5703
 PSYC 5193PSYC 5803
 PSYC 5303 
  12 9
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours 
PSYC 6053PSYC 4XX or Higher (Elective)3 
PSYC 6233PSYC 6193 
PSYC 641 or 6423PSYC 6453 
PSYC 6493PSYC 6563 
 12 12 
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours 
PSYC 486 (Career Counseling)3PSYC 6403 
PSYC 6063PSYC 697B3 
PSYC 697A3  
 9 6 
Total Credit Hours 60