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63 SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF COURSES Master of Arts in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Concentration 64 hours FIRST YEAR Fall Semester Course # Course Name Hours CO 502 1 Counseling Theories 3 CO 503 1 Human Development and Counseling 3 CO 510 1 Counseling Foundations 3 OT 509 Old Testament Survey for Counseling Students 2 CO 501 Theological Foundations for Counseling 3 14 Spring Semester Course # Course Name Hours CO 504 1 Psychopathology and Diagnosis 3 CO 505 1 Groups in Counseling 3 CO 511 1 Counseling Practicum 3 NT 509 New Testament Survey for Counseling Students 2 ELECT 2 Counseling Elective 3 14 SECOND YEAR Fall Semester Course # Course Name Hours CO 525 Career Development & Assessment 3 CO 552 Marriage & Family Counseling 3 CO 555 Addictions & Counseling 3 ELECT 2 Counseling Electives 4 13 Spring Semester Course # Course Name Hours CO 601 3 Research & Evaluation in Counseling 3 CO 621 Social & Cultural Foundations 3 CO 631 Counseling and Spirituality 3 CO 795 Clinical Counseling Internship I 3 ELECT 2 Counseling Elective 2 14 THIRD YEAR Fall Semester Course # Course Name Hours CO 602 Assessment & Measurement in CO 3 CO 615 Professional Orientation 3 CO 797 Clinical Counseling Internship II 3 EX CO Comprehensive exam 4 0 9 1 These courses are prerequisite to CO 795 Clinical Counseling Internship I and are recommended in the first year. 2 Students must choose at least two of the following courses at either 2 or 3 credits each. Other CO-prefixed electives can be taken, as needed, to fulfill the total electives requirement of 9 credits. CO 543 Sexuality and Counseling CO 646 Trauma and Abuse CO 658 Psychopharmacology and Neurological Functioning in Counseling 3 CO 601 is a prerequisite to CO 602. 4 Students who receive approval to write a thesis should replace three hours of counseling electives with CO 793 Counseling Thesis Proposal (1 hour) and CO 799 Thesis in Counseling (2 hours).