Counseling Concentrations
Applicants pursuing a concentration in counseling have two choices:  Community Counseling or School Counseling.  The prerequisite for pursuing this degree is 18 hours of psychology or psychology related courses that should include general psychology, abnormal psychology, human development, and statistics.  Candidates should plan a specified program with their graduate committees.  If seeking a master's degree in counseling in either of these concentrations must request admission to candidacy before completing nine hours of graduate course work.
   Total:  57-63

Community Counseling Concentration

The community counseling concentration prepares students to work in a variety of community agency settings and/or eventual private practice. Students completing this concentration will have met the educational requirements for licensure in Tennessee as a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider status.

Required (60 - 63 Hours):

PSY 5000 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

PSY 5040 Behavior Modification: Theories and Practice (3)
PSY 5080 Advanced Abnormal Psychology (3)
PSY 5090 Social and Community Psychology (3)
PSY 5110 Lifespan Development (3)
PSY 5190 Psychological Assessment (3)
PSY 5320 Learning and Behavioral Disorders (3)
PSY 5400 Theories of Counseling (3)
PSY 5410 Counseling Techniques (3)
PSY 5411 Skill Development in Counseling  (3)
PSY 5420 Advanced Counseling Techniques (3)
PSY 5421 Advanced Skill Development in Counseling (3)
PSY 5430 Group Theories and Techniques (3)
PSY 5440 Diversity Issues in Counseling (3)
PSY 5600 Theories and Counseling in Career Development (3)

PSY 5720 Internship in Community Counseling (6)

PSY 6010 Professional Seminar-Counseling (3)

Research Requirement:
PSY 5950 Research Paper (3)

     OR

PSY 5990 Thesis (6)

  Total:  60 - 63

For more information please contact the Coordinator for Community Counseling (Dr. Nicole Knickmeyer).