Minimum Admission Requirements
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Program Director: Peter Liu, Ph.D.

     This Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology (online/hybrid) is designed to provide students with an online/hybrid format for studying a foundation in theories and methods of counseling psychology with hands-on, practical, supervised training in counseling psychology techniques. The program offers the best features of a traditional graduate degree level training program coupled with Adler School's emphasis on the education and training in socially responsible practice using an online/hybrid format.

     This comprehensive graduate program is designed for working professionals and is delivered on a part-time basis. Blended courses have an online and a campus residence experience which is designed to take place at the beginning of a course. Graduates of the program are well prepared for a wide variety of community mental health positions in human service agencies and organizations in both the public and private sectors.

     This degree program satisfies the current academic and pre-degree training and education requirements for the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential in the State of Illinois, and students should be aware licensure requirements in some states may require them to take courses beyond those currently required by the Adler School. Students should consult state boards and licensure requirements in other jurisdictions and plan their curriculum accordingly. Applicants should check credentialing requirements in the jurisdiction in which they intend to practice following graduation. Links to state and provincial credentialing boards can be found on the website of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards at http://www.asppb.org.

     The MACOH program is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) as a participant in the Graduate Student Application program (www.nbcc.org). This program provides eligible students with the opportunity to apply for the National Certified Counselor (NCC) credential and to take the National Counselor Examination (NCE). Upon graduation, students can submit their pass scores to the The Illinois Department of Professional Regulations (IDPR) in fulfillment of state licensure requirements. 

Blended Delivery Format

This program is designed for working professionals and is delivered on a part-time format.  Students have the opportunity to combine the convenience of online coursework with individualized attention through an on-campus requirement three times per year at the Chicago campus. These on-site residencies will typically require students to participate in face-to-face contact with instructors and peers. In addition to coursework, students in this program will be required to complete a community engagement project and 700 hours of supervised clinical practicum. Practicum is scheduled keeping in mind the needs of working students, however, students should plan to devote a minimum of 20 hours per week on weekdays during the terms when they are in their practicum.

Computer Requirements

The online component of this program is accessed through an Internet Browser, running on an IBM PC (Windows or Linux) or Apple Macintosh (Apple OS).  Students will be required to have access to a broadband internet connection and a personal computer manufactured within the last three years.

Faculty Areas of Interest and Expertise

Adler School faculty members are professionals in the field who bring a wealth of experience and a broad range of theoretical perspectives and expertise to the classroom. Specific faculty interests related to this program include:

• Career Counseling
• International and Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Anxiety, Depression and Addictive Personalities
• Substance Abuse Counseling
• Community Psychology

Some Professional Affiliations for Student Networking

American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org

Psi Chi – The National Honor Society in Psychology
http://www.psichi.org
 
Chi Sigma Iota-National Honor Society in Counseling
http://csi-net.org