Graduate Counseling

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Advance your career goals with Messiah University's graduate program in counseling.

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Messiah University offers a Master of Arts in Counseling with tracks in clinical mental health; marriage, couple and family; and school counseling. Messiah also offers an online Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in counseling with an opportunity to do fieldwork through Messiah (CAGS with fieldwork or CAGS without fieldwork). Courses are also offered for non-degree seeking students.

There are prerequisite requirements in the graduate program in Counseling.

M.A. in Counseling: applicants must have earned a C or better in nine (9) credits of behavior science courses in any of the following:

psychology
human development & family science
sociology, anthropology
early childhood studies
social work

CAGS with or without fieldwork: applicants must have completed a master’s degree in a counseling related field

Submitted Messiah University application
Official transcript(s) indicating completion (or anticipated completion) of a bachelor’s or master’s degree. To be considered "official", transcript(s) must be requested and sent directly from institution(s) attended to gradprograms@messiah.edu.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; cumulative GPAs < 3.0 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
Statement of Purpose: a 300-500 word statement describing how you have prepared for graduate work, your reasons for applying for this particular graduate program, and how this program will help you meet your professional and educational goals.
Counseling admissions program questions: applicants must upload a word document with written responses.
Contact information for two references: please select references who can address your professional experience and/or academic performance (excluding relatives).
Resume or CV (curriculum vitae)
Completion of an interview: qualified applicants will be invited to interview with faculty via Zoom

Submitted Messiah University application
Official transcript(s) indicating completion (or anticipated completion) of a bachelor's or master's degree. In order to be considered "official", transcript(s) must be requested and sent directly from institution(s) attended to Graduate Admissions.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; cumulative GPAs < 3.0 will be reviewed on a case by case basis
Resume or CV (curriculum vitae)

The degrees and certificates in the graduate program in counseling are primarily or completely online. Because of this, the U.S. government does not allow Messiah University to offer an F-1 student visa for entry to the United States in order to study in this program. International students living outside of the U.S. are also unable to participate remotely in this program.

Prospective students living in the U.S. on different visa types may qualify on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the enrollment counselor for counseling to determine eligibility.

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Advance your career goals with Messiah University's graduate program in counseling.

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