Master of Arts in Counseling
The Master of Arts in Counseling program offers instruction in the theory and practice of counseling within a biblical and theological context. The program is designed to prepare graduates (1) to integrate biblical and theological understanding with historical and contemporary counseling theory and (2) to meet academic and professional standards of relevant state and national accrediting agencies.
Admission Requirements
- Application
- Official transcripts sent to Admissions directly from the institution
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Personal history
- Reference forms
- A professor or academic administrator
- A lay person
- The pastor of the church you attend, or another minister
- A personal friend or acquaintance
- Counseling Addition to the Reference Forms
- Completion of tests and inventories (Note: Tests and inventories cannot be scheduled until GPA has been verified.)
- Personal interview
- 3.00/4.00 grade point average
Applicants whose cumulative grade point average falls below 3.0 may not be admitted into the MAC/MAPC programs. However, applicants may begin in another Masters degree (such as the Master of Arts in Christian Ministries) degree and then transfer into the MAC/MAPC program after completing 9 hours of course work in the initial program and earning at least a 3.0. Applicants will need to schedule their personal inventories and interview with the Counseling office during their completion of the intial 9 hours of course work. - For applicants whose native language is other than English, 79 internet (550 paper) TOEFL score or 7.0 IELTS
Application Deadlines
Application materials and required inventories must be completed by February 1 for the fall semester and August 1 for the spring semester.
Course Structure (64 hours)
- M.A. Core (15 hours)
- Kingdom, Church and World
- Introduction to Biblical Studies (may sub OT520 & NT520 & IBS-1)
- Turning Points in Church History
- Basic Christian Doctrine or Method and Praxis in Theology
- Counseling Core (40 hours)
- Counseling Theories and Techniques
- Treatment Planning and Counseling
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling
- The Counseling Relationship: Process and Skills
- Crisis Counseling: Theory and Application
- Group Counseling
- Career Counseling
- Counseling Practicum - 1 and 2
- Assessment Inventories in Counseling
- Psychopathology: Theory and Assessment
- Research Seminar: Theory and Design
- Advanced Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling
- Counseling Core Electives (9 hours)
- Human Development
- Counseling
In addition to these classes, students are required to complete a Bible Competency Examination.