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MASTER OF ARTS IN COUNSELING

The MA in Counseling Program is designed to prepare counseling graduates for success in careers in:

  • Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling • Clinical Mental Health Agency Counseling• Psychiatric Hospital Treatment and Case Management
  • Private Practice • Educational Counseling and Advisement
  • Counseling Ministries and Services

The MA in Counseling Program (MAC Program) is designed to provide students with a 60-credit cohort-based, comprehensive academic and experiential education. Training is provided in the
field of counseling and the specialty area of marriage, couple and family counseling from a Christian worldview. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the counseling profession, counselors’ personal dispositions, clinical expertise and cultural proficiency for preparation to provide mental and emotional wellness services to clients/families from culturally diverse backgrounds. The MA in Counseling Program meets the requirements of the National Certified Board of Counselors (NBCC) and the New Jersey Licensure as a License Associate Counselor (LAC) and License Professor Counselor (LPC).

Core Curriculum Courses
COUN 550 Counseling Skills
COUN 580 Orientation to Professional Counseling
COUN 590 Group Process and Practice

Biblical Counseling Courses
COUN 510 Biblical Foundations for Counseling
COUN 615 Spiritual Formation and Biblical Counseling

Marriage, Couple & Family Courses
COUN 620 Marriage and Family Counseling I
COUN 625 Marriage and Family Counseling II

The MA in Counseling Program is designed to prepare counseling graduates for success in careers in:

  1. Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
  2. Clinical Mental Health Agencies (public and private settings)
  3. Psychiatric Hospital Units/Treatment and Case Management
  4. Private Practice
  5. Educational Institutions – including academic advising, college counseling services, student affairs/campus life and career counseling centers
  6. Churches and Parachurch Ministries, Church Counseling Ministries and Services
  7. Pursue a Doctoral degree in Counseling

The MA in Counseling Program (MAC Program) is designed to provide students with a 60-credit cohort-based, comprehensive academic and experiential training in the field of counseling and the specialty area of marriage, couple and family counseling from a Christian worldview. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the counseling profession, counselors’ personal dispositions, clinical expertise and cultural proficiency for preparation to provide mental and emotional wellness services to clients/families to culturally diverse backgrounds. The MA in Counseling Program meets the requirements of the National Certified Board of Counselors (NBCC) and the New Jersey Licensure as a License Associate Counselor (LAC) and License Professor Counselor (LPC).

MAC Program – Core Curriculum Courses

COUN 550 Counseling Skills
COUN 580 Orientation to Professional Counseling
COUN 590 Group Process and Practice

MAC Program – Biblical Counseling Courses

COUN 510 Biblical Foundations for Counseling
COUN 615 Spiritual Formation and Biblical Counseling

MAC Program – Marriage, Couple and Family Courses

COUN 620 Marriage and Family Counseling I
COUN 625 Marriage and Family Counseling II

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Tuition/Fees/Charges

Enrollment Deposit (applied toward first semester charges)

$100                       One Time Enrollment Deposit

 

Tuition Rate Breakdown

$740.00                 per credit

$8,880.00             per semester = 12 credits

$17,760                   full academic year = 24 credits

 

Student Fees Breakdown

$66.00                   per credit

$792.00                 per semester = 12 credits

$1,584                    full academic year = 24 credits

 

*Pillar Grants (application for grant through the Financial Aid Office

Pillar College-Undergraduate Alumni Grant         $100 per credit                  $1,200 per semester

Current Counseling Professional                               $50 per credit                    $600 per semester

Church Matching Grant                                               up to $50 per credit         up to $600 per semester