Professional Counselor Degree Plan

Counseling Psychology M.A. program degree plan for entering students in 2020 and after

Professional Counselor (PC) concentration

The University of Houston-Victoria offers two concentrations in the 60 semester credit hour Counseling psychology master’s degree. Both include 51 hours of coursework and 9 hours of practical experience.

Degree Requirements

The counseling psychology concentration degree plans have a common core of 48 semester credit hours which include 9 semester credit hours of practicum. Each concentration degree plan has an additional requirement of 12 semester credit hours.

Common Core - 48 semester credit hours

The following courses are required for all Counseling Psychology M.A. degrees:

PSYC 6321 Psychopathology

PSYC 6326 Advanced Research Methods

PSYC 6330 LifeSpan Developmental Psychology

PSYC 6331 Multicultural Psychotherapy

PSYC 6332 Advanced Social Psychology

PSYC 6333 Ethics and Practice of Psychology

PSYC 6334 Theories and Issues in Psychotherapy

PSYC 6335 Techniques of Psychotherapy

PSYC 6336 Intellectual Assessment

PSYC 6337 Personality Assessment

PSYC 6338 Group Psychotherapy

PSYC 6339 Theory and Techniques of Family Therapy

PSYC 6352 Professional Practices

PSYC 6303 Practicum (9 semester credit hours)

Concentration Requirements

Professional Counselor (PC) Concentration (12 semester credit hours)

PSYC 6319 Vocational Psychology and Career Counseling

PSYC 6322 Treatment of Psychopathology

PSYC 6350 Addictions Counseling

PSYC 6351 Crisis Intervention

Concentration selection:

Students must formally select the PA or PC concentration upon satisfactory (B or better) completion of the following courses: