Program of Study

Core Program of Study

Students usually take 12-15 credit hours per semester.

Semester I - Fall

COU 710 Orientation to the Profession of Mental Health Counseling (3)
COU 717 Lifespan Development (3)
COU 721 Foundations in Helping Skills I (3)
COU 732 Theories and Approaches in Counseling and Psychotherapy (3)
EDF 730 Multicultural Foundations of Education (3)

Semester II - Spring

COU 709 Counseling Deaf People (3)
COU 714 Adult Psychopathology (3)
COU 716 Psychopharmacology for Counselors (1)
COU 742  Practicum in Mental Health Counseling (4)*
COU 753 Group Psychotherapy (3)
EDF 720 Introduction to Basic Concepts and Methods of Educational Human Services (3)

Summer Session

COU 728 The Cycle of Substance Abuse (3)
COU 736 Organization and Administration of Human Services (3)
COU 792 Internship I in Mental Health Counseling  (4)

Semester III - Fall

COU 715 Family Therapy (3)
COU 734 Lifestyles and Career Development (3)
COU 793 Internship II in Mental Health Counseling (4)
COU 748 Principles of Assessment in Counseling (3)
COU 768 Techniques and Skills in Psychotherapy (3)

Semester IV - Spring

COU 794  Internship III in Mental Health Counseling (12)*

*Each student will be required to take a Gallaudet University American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (GU-ASLPI) and attain a rating of 2 prior to beginning COU 742: Practicum in Mental Health Counseling and a 2+  prior to beginning COU 794: Internship III in Mental Health Counseling .