Master of Arts in Community Counseling (MACC) Degree

51 Credit Master’s Program - 60 Credit Pennsylvania Licensure Eligibility Option
Required Interdisciplinary Courses (6 credits):
COR 510 Moral Leadership
COR 600 Organizational and Professional Ethics (taken within the final 12 credits)

Program Prerequisite Disciplines:
Undergraduate course in Introduction to Psychology
Undergraduate course in Statistics or Research
Undergraduate course in Psychopathology

Required Courses (45 credits):
MCC 500 Introduction to Counseling (taken within the first 9 credits)
MCC 510 Human Development Across the Life Span
MCC 520 Counseling Theories
MCC 530 Multicultural Issues in Counseling
MCC 540 Addiction and Society
MCC 550 Practicum
MCC 560 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling
MCC 600 Advanced Counseling Theories and Techniques with Individuals
MCC 610 Advanced Counseling Theories and Techniques with Groups
MCC 620 Research Methods and Program Evaluations
MCC 630 Appraisal, Tests and Measurements
MCC 640 Psychopathology
MCC 650 Career Counseling
MCC 670 Internship I (300 hours)
MCC 680 Internship II (300 hours)

Three Additional Courses Required for Licensure Eligibility in Pennsylvania (9 credits):
Choose an Area of Specialization: Mental Health or Addictions

Mental Health Specialization:
MCC 515 Psychopharmacology
MCC 525 Psychobiology for Addictions
MCC 535 Counseling Children and Adolescents
MCC 545 Family Therapy Concepts & Methods
MCC 605 Counseling Special Populations
MCC 615 Relapse and Recovery
MCC 625 Spirituality and Healing Process
MCC 655 Program Mgmt. & Clinical Supervision
MCC 685 Advanced Clinical Internship
(400 hours plus weekly seminar)

Addictions Specialization:
MCC 515 Psychopharmacology
MCC 525 Psychobiology for Addictions
MCC 545 Family Therapy Concepts & Methods
MCC 605 Counseling Special Populations
MCC 615 Relapse and Recovery
MCC 625 Spirituality and Healing Process
MCC 635 Criminality and Healing Process
MCC 655 Program Mgmt. & Clinical Supervision
MCC 685 Advanced Clinical Internship
(400 hours plus weekly seminar)