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MASTER'S

Master of Science in Counseling · MSCO

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Degree Options

Master's Degree Options

The Counseling Program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions offers options for those seeking training in the field of counseling. These include the Master of Science degree in each of the following areas:

The 60-semester credit hour Addictions Counseling Program prepares students to become Mental Health Counselors that work primarily with substance abuse, dependency disorders, and other behavioral addictions. Students will gain competencies in understanding the addiction process and how it relates to other mental health and behavioral issues and develop the skills needed to address these concerns.
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The 60-semester hour Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program prepares students for counseling positions in various community agencies, such as mental health centers, private counseling agencies, substance abuse treatment centers, child and adolescent counseling clinics, family counseling centers, pastoral counseling settings, as well as business and industry. The program provides for the opportunity to counsel a broad range of client populations. This degree program meets Utah coursework requirements for state licensure as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC), as well as licensure standards for many other states. Students need to work closely with their respective advisors to determine any additional requirements or course needs relating to state licensure requirements.

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The 60-semester hour Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program prepares students to become effective counselors who understand the systematic process which assists persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals in the most integrated settings possible through the application of the counseling process. This process involves communication, goal setting, the beneficial growth or change through self-advocacy, psychological, vocational, social, and behavioral interventions.
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The 60-semester hour Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling program is designed to prepare counselors to understand family systems and to use systemic interventions to help individuals, couples, and families in various settings, including mental health agencies, inpatient, and schools.
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The 60-semester credit hour School Counseling Program prepares students to become Professional School Counselors. Students become familiar with school counseling services, develop better self-understanding, and develop the competencies of comprehensive school counselors who build and lead school counseling programs. This degree program meets coursework specifications for professional school counselor certification/licensure.
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The dual-degree option is designed for students seeking more than one of the counseling concentrations. Students who select this option will complete 72 credit hours and receive two master’s degrees, which are awarded at the same time.

EXAMPLE: A student might wish to develop skills and knowledge around School-based Mental Health and could obtain degrees in both School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling and get licensed as both a School Counselor and a Mental Health Counselor. To do this a student could complete the requirements for both master’s degrees with the core requirements overlapping.