A. Required Programs of Study

The programs of study for each program in our department are outlined in the following pages. You should refer to these outlines when tentatively planning your program of study and as you complete your official plan of graduate study for either the Master's or the school licensure programs.

The University reserves the right to change program requirements after a student is admitted. Students who complete the program in a timely fashion are not likely to be affected by these changes. If you experience difficulty due to changes, immediately consult your advisor.

Group A and B Practicum Groups

PSU's Counselor Education programs have been designed to admit cohorts of Groups A (fall/ winter) and B (spring/ summer) Practicum groups. CACREP accreditation standards require the completion of Practicum before beginning Internship. Practicum is taken after a prescribed set of courses is completed. During the Practicum sequence, you act as a counselor-in-residence, serving clients in our on-campus clinic. Your field placement (Internship) occurs during your last year of enrollment, providing you have met all prerequisites and successfully completed Practicum, plus have met the dispositional requirements to move beyond the first year. All incompletes must be removed prior to enrollment in Practicum or Internship.

Sequence of Program Offerings

Charts showing the course sequence can be found in Appendix J. These charts reflect that: (l) there is a set sequence of courses taken by all programs of study which must be completed prior to Practicum or taken concurrently with Practicum (Core courses) and (2) there are specialty courses which can be completed concurrently with Internship. PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in faculty and program support, courses may be offered at times different from those listed on this chart. This is especially true for summer school courses. Some courses are not listed on these charts, so consult with your advisor.

Prerequisite Requirements

Prerequisite courses include:

One upper division undergraduate or graduate level psychopathology course, such as COUN 430/530: Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnoses, or PSY 434: Introduction to Psychopathology
A graduate level introduction to counseling course, such as COUN 541: Introduction to Counseling

Students are required to complete COUN 541: Introduction to Counseling by fall quarter of their first year. COUN 430/530: Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnoses must be completed by winter quarter of their first year.

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Academic Requirements by Program

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The program of study leading to an MA or MS in Education with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program must include the following courses to total 90 credits:

Common Courses Credits

Coun 504 Internship 12

Coun 509 Practicum: Group Counseling 1

** Coun 509 Practicum: Counseling 6

*** Coun 509 Practicum: Peer Supervision 2

Coun 531 Foundations of Addictions Counseling 3

** Coun 543 Interpersonal Relations II (Counseling Skills) 3

Coun 551 Theories and Interventions I 3

* Coun 566 Appraisal Instruments 1

* Coun 567 Using Tests in Counseling 3

Coun 568 Career and Lifestyle Planning 3

Coun 569 Developmental Foundations of Counseling 3

Coun 570 Legal and Ethical Issues 3

Coun 571 Group Counseling 3

*** Coun 580 Supervision 1

Coun 581 Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling 3

Coun 582 Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling 3

Coun 585 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning I 3

Specialty Courses

Coun 507 Crisis Assessment and Intervention 1

Coun 544 Consultation: Theory and Practice 2

Coun 546 Grief and Loss 2

Coun 552 Theories and Interventions II 3

Coun 553 Advanced Therapeutic Strategies 3

Coun 572 Systemic Perspectives on Human Sexuality 3

Coun 575 Foundations of Couples, Marriage, & Family Counseling 3

Coun 577 Family Therapy or Coun 578 Couples Therapy 3

Coun 586 Psychopharmacology and Mental Illness 3

Coun 587 Foundations of Mental Health Services 3

Coun 588 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning II 3

Various Electives 5

TOTAL CREDITS 90

*Concurrent enrollment required.

**Concurrent enrollment required.

***COUN 580 Supervision - Concurrent enrollment during first term of COUN 509: Peer Supervision required.

NOTE: Students are required to complete a 600-hour internship experience, including 240-direct client contact hours. Students are required to complete a 100-hour practicum experience, including 40-direct client contact hours.

The Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling Program

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The program of study leading to an MA or MS in Education with a Marriage, Couple, and Family program must include the following courses to total 90 credits:

Common Courses Credits

Coun 504 Internship 12

Coun 509 Practicum: Group Counseling 1

** Coun 509 Practicum: Counseling 6

*** Coun 509 Practicum: Peer Supervision 2

Coun 531 Foundations of Addictions Counseling 3

** Coun 543 Interpersonal Relations II (Counseling Skills) 3

Coun 551 Theories and Interventions I 3

* Coun 566 Appraisal Instruments 1

* Coun 567 Using Tests in Counseling 3

Coun 568 Career and Lifestyle Planning 3

Coun 569 Developmental Foundations of Counseling 3

Coun 570 Legal and Ethical Issues 3

Coun 571 Group Counseling 3

*** Coun 580 Supervision 1

Coun 581 Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling 3

Coun 582 Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling 3

Coun 585 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning I 3

Specialty Courses

Coun 544 Consultation 2

Coun 546 Grief and Loss 2

Coun 552 Theories and Interventions II 3

Coun 555 Counseling Children and Youth 3

Coun 572 Systemic Perspectives on Human Sexuality 3

Coun 573 Contemporary Couples, Marriage and Family Systems 3

Coun 574 Family Life Cycle and Transitions 3

Coun 575 Foundations of Couples, Marriage and Family Counseling 3

Coun 577 Family Therapy 3

Coun 578 Couples Therapy 3

Coun 579 Advanced Systemic Interventions: Couples and Families 3

Coun 588 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning II 3

TOTAL CREDITS 90

*Concurrent enrollment required.

**Concurrent enrollment required

***COUN 580 Supervision - Concurrent enrollment during first term of COUN 509: Peer Supervision required.

NOTE: Graduates wishing to attain both the LPC and the LMFT license must intern at a site that will provide couples and family counseling opportunities. Sequential courses 573, 575, 574, 572, 578, 577, 579.

The Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling Program (dual accreditation as Clinical Mental Health Counseling)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The 90-credit program of study leads to an MA or MS in Education with a specialization in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling The following courses are required.

Common Courses Credits

Coun 504 Internship 12

Coun 509 Practicum: Group Counseling 1

** Coun 509 Practicum: Counseling 6

*** Coun 509 Practicum: Peer Supervision 2

Coun 531 Foundations of Addictions Counseling 3

** Coun 543 Interpersonal Relations II (Counseling Skills) 3

Coun 551 Theories and Interventions I 3

* Coun 566 Appraisal Instruments 1

* Coun 567 Using Tests in Counseling 3

Coun 568 Career and Life Style Planning 3

Coun 569 Developmental Foundations of Counseling 3

Coun 570 Legal and Ethical Issues 3

Coun 571 Group Counseling 3

*** Coun 580 Supervision 1

Coun 581 Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling 3

Coun 582 Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling 3

Coun 585 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning I 3

Specialty Courses

Coun 552 Theories and Interventions II 3

Coun 575 Foundations of Couples, Marriage, & Family 3

Coun 586 Psychopharmacology and Mental Illness 3

Coun 588 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning II 3

Coun 590 Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling 3

Coun 591 Medical Aspects of Disability 3

Coun 592 Psychosocial Aspects of Disability 3

Coun 593 Case Management 3

Coun 594 Occupational and Vocational Analysis 3

Coun 595 Contemporary Issues & Applications 3

Various Electives 4

TOTAL CREDITS 90

* Concurrent enrollment required.

**Concurrent enrollment required.

***COUN 580 Supervision - Concurrent enrollment during first term of COUN 509: Peer Supervision required.

The School Counseling Program

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

The program consists of 90 credits of study leading to an MA or MS in Education: School Counseling Specialization. Track I is for individuals with two years teaching experience. Track I students complete 90 credits that include 6 credits of electives to be arranged with your advisor. Track II is designed for individuals without a teaching license. Track II students complete 90 credits that include a 6 credit, 200 clock-hour teaching requirement.

Common Courses Credits

Coun 504 Internship 12

Coun 509 Practicum: Group Counseling 1

** Coun 509 Practicum: Counseling 6

*** Coun 509 Practicum: Peer Supervision 2

Coun 531 Foundations of Addictions Counseling 3

** Coun 543 Interpersonal Relations II (Counseling Skills) 3

Coun 551 Theories and Interventions I 3

* Coun 566 Appraisal Instruments 1

* Coun 567 Using Tests in Counseling 3

Coun 568 Career and Life Style Planning 3

Coun 569 Developmental Foundations of Counseling 3

Coun 570 Legal and Ethical Issues 3

Coun 571 Group Counseling 3

*** Coun 580 Supervision 1

Coun 581 Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling 3

Coun 582 Research and Program Evaluation in Counseling 3

Coun 585 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning I 3

Specialty Courses

Coun 507 Electives (Germane to School Counseling) 2

Coun 526 Effective Teaching^^ (Track II only) 6

Coun 527 Counseling Individuals with Diverse Needs 3

Coun 545 Youth at Risk 3

Coun 546 Grief & Loss 2

Coun 547 Legal and Ethical Issues in School Counseling 1

Coun 555 Counseling Children and Youth 3

Coun 575 Foundations of Couples, Marriage, and Family 3

Coun 576 Parents, Families, and Communities in Schools 3

Coun 589 Action Research in Counseling 5

Coun 596 Foundations of School Counseling 3

TOTAL CREDITS 90

* Concurrent enrollment required.

** Concurrent enrollment required.

***COUN 580 Supervision - Concurrent enrollment during first term of COUN 509: Peer Supervision required.

^^Track I students – additional 6 credits are required to meet the 90-credit hour requirement; fill with electives or select from the other related courses (suggestion list will be provided)

School Counseling Program Teaching Experience Requirements

Track I and Track II Teaching Experience Requirements

Track I is for individuals who have documentation of teaching licenses. Students are required to provide a letter from a school administrator as proof of successful teaching employment and a copy of their teaching license.

Track II is designed for individuals who cannot document the required two years teaching experience. Track II students complete a 6-credit, 200 clock-hour teaching requirement as part of their licensure program.

COUN 526 Effective Teaching (200 hour teaching Practicum)

Track II students must take two credits of Effective Teaching each term during the first year in the program: fall, winter, and spring. The teaching sequence is completed for the entirety of an academic year and cannot be completed over the course of two years.

School Counseling Program: Licensure Only Option

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Students enrolled in the Licensure Only option must be graduates from an accredited Master’s program in counseling, psychology, or social work that required a clinical Practicum focused on individual and group counseling skills. Licensure Only does not include graduate degrees in teaching or education. The program is designed to meet the requirements for the school counselor license approved by TSPC.

All students in the Licensure Only Option must take the School Counseling specialty courses. Teachers Standards and Practices Commission requires school counselors to have two years’ experience or 360 hours of teaching as a licensed teacher in a public-school setting. Students are required to provide a letter from a school administrator and a copy of their teaching license. Individuals in need of the teaching requirement must take the six-credit, 200 clock hour Teaching Experience sequence.

School Counseling Specialty Core Classes Credits

COUN 596 Foundations of School Counseling 3

COUN 545 Youth at Risk 3

COUN 555 Counseling Children and Youth 3

COUN 526 Effective Teaching (200-hour teaching Practicum) 6

COUN 504 Internship: School Counseling 9

COUN 589 Action Research 3

COUN 527 Counseling Individuals with Diverse Needs 3

COUN 576 Parents, Families, and Communities in Schools 3

TOTAL CREDITS 33

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Adding an Additional Specialty (Dual Program)

Dual Program Requirements:

Students in any of the four programs can add another program to their plan of study but need to realize that doing so extends the time needed to complete degree requirements. Once admitted to their program, students may not switch to a different program.

To add another program, students must consider the following:

· Number of total Internship (field site) hours may range from 600 hours (of which 240 must be in direct client services) when Internship fully meets requirements for both programs (e.g., Clinical Mental Health and Rehabilitation), to 1200 hours (of which 480 hours must be in direct client services) when two separate Internship sites are required (e.g., Clinical Mental Health and School). Same requirements also apply to adding the Marriage, Couple, and Family program.

· Often, an alternative exists that includes two Internship sites with a partial overlap in required clinical tasks/activities, and, therefore, a total number of hours of less than 1200 hours (e.g., Clinical Rehabilitation and Marriage, Couple, and Family). To explore this option, students must coordinate efforts with their advisor, faculty member assigned to Internship supervision, and the intended clinical site supervisor. This is not an option for School Counseling students who are already dually placed at two internship sites.

Transfer Credit and Degree Time Limits

There is a seven-year deadline for all course work counted toward the degree. All transferred course work must also meet this deadline. The seven years begins the term in which the earliest course work counted toward the degree was completed, regardless of when you were admitted to PSU. When course work exceeds the seven-year limit, students have the option of petitioning for an extension using the Graduate Council Graduate Petition form (see Appendix A). Courses with C grades or Pass (P) grades are not eligible to be transferred into a program of studies. A maximum of one-third of the total credits for a degree can be transferred and “transfer” credit includes courses taken at PSU prior to admission.

800 Level Course Limits

The College of Education allows up to 15% of one's academic program to be at the 800-level course work. You must receive prior approval before including these courses. Courses numbered 808 need approval of your advisor, the department head, and appropriate dean. Be sure to tell your advisor that the course has an 800 number.

Course Substitutions

You are expected to enroll in courses regularly offered by the department. If you have had an equivalent course, discuss this immediately with your advisor. Courses with C grades or Pass (P) grades from another institution are not eligible for substitution considerations. Substituting courses does not waive the number of credits required for the degree or license; it merely allows you to matriculate in advanced or complementary courses. Anyone wishing to substitute a course must demonstrate knowledge to the instructor of that course. The instructor may require that the student pass the final exam of the course with a grade of "B" or better.

There is a substitute form, which needs to be completed by you, signed by your advisor, evaluated by the course instructor, and then confirmed by the department head. When you complete the form, you should attach evidence that you have an understanding of 1) theoretical/ conceptual/ factual information; 2) research, and 3) application to the profession.

The substitute form is available online at www.pdx.edu/coun/prerequisites. This form is returned to you via email upon completion of the evaluation process with the recommendation and statement of the action taken.

Independent Study

If you desire to take independent study (also known as “by-arrangement”), you must do it in conjunction with a PSU tenure track or fixed term faculty member. Enrollment for a COUN 501 (Research) or COUN 505 (Reading and Conference) course is done on a "by-arrangement" form, which requires a faculty member's signature and the PSU ID number of both the faculty member and the student. You should have a clear proposal in mind before meeting with the faculty member with whom you desire to do the independent study.

Tk20 Database

Tk20 is a data management system that is used to store vital information, and assist with advising, as you progress through the program. (For information on Tk20 go to Appendix G.)