The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) accredited program features internationally known faculty, two state-of-the-art community counseling clinics and a rigorous curriculum focusing on experiential learning integrated with the application of didactic, research-based knowledge. Core tenets emphasized throughout the program include diversity, ethics, professional development and self-awareness.
Students learn about the counseling profession and develop therapeutic skills through practical experience, knowledge, and personal reflection.
Course Work
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in professional counseling offers a required course sequence that builds skills through three levels, from basic to advanced, via didactic and experiential activities. The curriculum includes core foundations in theories, clinical interventions, assessment, ethics, diversity, and research. An internship is required for the capstone experience. Students can choose from four concentrations: clinical mental health counseling; marriage, couple, and family counseling; school counseling; and school counselor certification. Concentrations in clinical mental health counseling; marriage, couple, and family counseling; and school counseling are nationally accredited by CACREP, while the concentration of school counselor certification meets the requirements of the Texas State Board for Educator Certification in Texas.
Career Options
The professional counseling program is designed to provide the training and course work graduates need to become certified as Texas school counselors, Texas licensed professional counselors, or Texas licensed marriage and family therapists. The Institute for Play Therapy offers additional specialized training in play therapy, sand tray therapy, and animal-assisted counseling that could assist counselors in becoming Registered Play Therapists or certified in animal-assisted counseling.
Esperado October 2024
Fecha de inicio
28 Mayo 2024, 26 Agosto 2024
Round Rock Campus
1555 University Blvd,
ROUND ROCK,
Texas,
78665, United States
Esperado October 2024
Fecha de inicio
28 Mayo 2024, 26 Agosto 2024
Texas State University
601 University Drive,
SAN MARCOS,
Texas,
78666, United States
Students must have baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university; minimum 3.0 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses).
Regular Admission Scores
TOEFL or IELTS scores for clinical mental health counseling & marriage and family counseling applicants
Official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall
Official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
TOEFL scores for school counseling and school counselor applicants
Official TOEFL iBT scores with minimum individual scores of
22 listening
22 reading
24 speaking
21 writing
Application deadline: Fall Term - February 15; Spring Term - October 1; Summer I - February 15
Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.