BA.COUN - Counseling

David Njus (Psychology department head and program coordinator), Britt Rhodes (Social Work Program Director)  

The interdisciplinary minor in counseling is intended to complement majors associated with helping professions such as pastoral counseling, art therapy, physical therapy, financial counseling, etc. Most such professions require graduate degrees and students should examine particular programs carefully for required coursework and not assume completing a counseling minor will satisfy prerequisites.  Students minoring in counseling should consult closely with their academic advisor regarding relevant career information.

The counseling minor can complement any major at the college. Counseling minors may not minor in Psychology or Social Welfare. Psychology and Social Work majors complete 5.5 additional courses that are not counted toward the major. Students majoring in another area complete seven courses.  

The Counseling Minor for Students not Majoring in Psychology or Social Work
PSYC 130 General Psychology
SW 101 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
SW 102 Social Work Field Experience
COUN 301 Evidence-Based Practice
PSYC 265  Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 268  Introduction to Counseling
One 200-level course selected from the following:  SW 201, SW 204, PSYC 240,
PSYC 241, PSYC 243, PSYC-246, PSYC 249, PSYC 270.

The Counseling Minor with a Psychology Major1
PSYC 130 General Psychology
SW 101 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
SW 102 Social Work Field Experience
SW 204 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
COUN 301 Evidence-Based Practice
PSYC 265 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 268 Introduction to Counseling

1 All psychology majors take PSYC 130—this is the only course that can double-count for the psychology major and the counseling minor.  Psychology majors who are also counseling minors must take PSYC 265 and PSYC 268, though they can apply those courses to either the major or the minor, not to both.

Psychology majors who complete PSYC 265 or PSYC 268 as part of the major must select an additional course to substitute for each for the counseling minor, which can be taken from the following:   PSYC 241, PSYC 243, PSYC 249, PSYC 270, SW 201, SW303, and SW304.

Psychology majors who complete PSYC 265 and PSYC 268 as part of the counseling minor may not count those courses toward the psychology major--they will need an additional two psychology courses for the psychology major.

The Counseling Minor with a Social Work Major2
PSYC 130 General Psychology
SW 101 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
SW 102 Social Work Field Experience
COUN 301 Evidence-Based Practice
PSYC 265 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 268 Introduction to Counseling
Two 200-level courses selected from the following:  PSYC 240, 
PSYC 241, PSYC 243, PSYC-246, PSYC 249, PSYC 270.

2Social Work majors take SW 101 and SW 102 for the major.  Therefore, Social Work majors take two 200-level psychology courses.