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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PY 630 Internship in Counseling


6 credits, Fall
Practical experience in a school or counseling setting is selected to meet individual career goals. The internship requires a minimum of 300 hours over the academic year except for some students in the Mental Health Counseling certification programs. It includes a weekly seminar for an entire academic year. This course includes case-based discussions of professional and ethical issues relevant to either mental health or school counseling, with special emphasis on the ASCA national model for the latter. It requires written and oral presentations. Mental Health Counseling students are asked to present a formal case study, while School Counseling students are asked to develop a portfolio. The internship is done during the final year of study. Successful completion of this course is required before the degree or certificate is conferred.

Prerequisite: Prerequisites: PY 521, PY 572, PY575, PY 586, PY 587, PY 626 and PY 610. PY 620 may be taken concurrently. Matriculated students only.