Program Information

Admissions Information and Application
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Program Handbooks
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Program Planning

The maximum academic load for students on assistantship (or similarly employed) is 13 credit hours. Individuals who are not working can take more credit hours per semester. A maximum of 16 to 18 credit hours is suggested for those individuals. However, students are encouraged to take lower course loads when possible to enhance the learning process. Students on fellowship are required to take a minimum of 9 credit hours during the Fall and Spring terms. You are required to meet with your advisor (temporary or permanent) prior to registration each semester. To keep your advisor informed of your progress through the program, please complete the registration advising form and give it to your advisor each semester.

  • Each student is encouraged to develop an overall plan detailing the semester-by-semester sequence of courses to be taken. Flexibility is necessary, however, because some change in the pattern of course offerings is likely.
  • Prerequisite courses and core psychology courses that have not been taken previously should be scheduled early in the program.
  • The statistics, research, assessment, development, and diagnosis sequences should be completed before student's last year of coursework.

Course Scheduling

Students entering the program with a bachelor's degree should plan to take 5-6 years to complete the program in addition to one years of internship. Click Here to see a sample course schedule.

Master's in Public Health

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Field Practicum

The Counseling Psychology program has a strong commitment to integrating field-based experiences with didactic training. Students are supervised by core faculty during the first 12 months of their practicum work. Initial practicum experience is completed at the Counseling and Assessment Clinic located in Bryan, Texas. Field practicum experiences are provided both on campus and in mental health agencies in the surrounding area.
Current approved practicum sites can be found at the Field Practicum web page.