Graduate Advising Form

Pennsylvania Counseling Licensure Checklist

Also see the State Board’s requirements for Licensure of Professional Counselors

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter49/chap49toc.html

*Licensing Content Area*	*Courses*
q Human Growth and Development	EDC521 Human Development Through the Lifespan OR some combination of the following: PSY 506 Learning and Cognition PSY512 Psychology of Personality PSY517 Adult Psychopathology PSY 519 Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
q Social and Cultural Foundations	PSY540 Multicultural Psychology OR PSY509 Advanced Social Psychology AND PSY565 Psychology of Women
q Helping Relationships	PSY595 Ethics and Professional Skills in Clinical Practice PSY559 Psychotherapy PSY527 Cognitive and Behavior Therapy
q Group Work	PSY513 Group Interventions OR PSY543 Psychology of Group Processes
q Career and Lifestyle Development	EDC556 Career Development Theories and Practices
q Appraisal	PSY524 Psychometrics: Measurement & Evaluation PSY544 Intelligence Testing PSY549 Personality Assessment
q Research and Program Evaluation	PSY501 Introduction to Statistics and Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences PSY502 Advanced Statistics and Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences
q Professional Orientation and Ethics	PSY595 Ethics and Professional Skills in Clinical Practice PSY559 Psychotherapy
q Field Experience	PSY615 Clinical Practicum in Psychology (2 credits- 100 clock hours) PSY 616 Internship in Clinical Psychology (10 credits - 600 clock hours)

Additional Licensure Practice Requirement: You must also have 3600 clock hours of post-masters supervised clinical practice.

Other course offerings:

PSY530 Human Sexual Behavior PSY568 Psychopharmacology

PSY 581 Eating Disorders PSY 547 Interpersonal Relationships

PSY590 Topical Seminar in Psychology

*** This advising sheet is based on WCU graduate courses. If your master’s degree was obtained from another institution, check with your institution or with the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to see if you meet the content area requirements ***

Note to Post MA Certificate students: Once you have completed 12 credit hours post MA, you may apply to the Registrar’s office for your formal certificate (see www.wcupa.edu for application form).

OR

PSY595 Ethics and Professional Skills in Clinical Practice

PSY544 Intelligence Testing