Master of Science in Counseling Degree
Generalist Counseling Track
(36 credit hour)

The 36 credit-hour program is structured as follows:

Counseling Core 21
COU500 Counseling Theories and Practice I 3
COU520 Human Development 3
COU550 Counseling Theories and Practice II 3

COU560 Psychopathology 3

COU570 Cultural Competencies 3
COU581 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues 3
COU530 Research Methods 3

Generalist Counseling Cognate Core 3
Career Counseling and Lifestyle Development 3

Electives 9
Practicum (150 clock hours) 3

This degree is appealing to baccalaureate level Christian Studies, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, Social Science, or Social Work graduates who have an interest in attaining a master’s degree and providing non-mental health counseling yet have no interest in seeking licensure to counsel. A graduate with the generalist M.S.C. degree (36 credit hours of coursework) is qualified to provide career, academic, and other non-mental health counseling activities. The M.S.C. graduate, completing the generalist degree, is not qualified to establish a private practice or independently bill service consumers as a professional counselor in Kentucky or states having licensure laws which limit the use of this degree.