Prescott College has a Master of Arts degree program in counseling psychology and equine-assisted mental health. This program allows students to complete the program anywhere in the country by way of distance learning. Every three months, students are required to attend the colloquia on campus for three days at a time, twice per term. Students are required to complete a minimum of 40 credits to obtain their master's degree; students who seek licensure or certification in education or counseling must complete additional credits. During the first semester of study, students must complete a three-credit course in core foundations. Other required courses include relational horsemanship, facilitation for transformation, developmental needs, evolution of consciousness and explorations in equine-assisted learning.
Prescott College
220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86301
877-350-2100
prescott.edu
Arizona State University has a Master of Counseling degree program that requires students to complete 60 credit hours within the program. Students who are admitted into the program typically have at least a 3.5 grade point average, and approximately 40 students are admitted into the program each year out of 150 applicants. Students will complete this program in no less than two years but no more than three years and are required to attend class on a full-time schedule. Students must choose between three emphasis areas, including the practitioner option, the research option and the school counselor option. Students are required to complete core courses which include theories of counseling and psychotherapy, prevention and consultation, psychological tests, professional issues and ethics, multicultural counseling and group dynamics and counseling.
Arizona State University
411 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-496-0658
asu.edu
Northern Arizona University has a Master of Arts in counseling program that requires students to complete 60 credit hours in order to obtain their degree. This program requires that students maintain a 3.0 grade point average for the courses they have previously taken as well as for the courses in the curriculum. Students cannot continue with the master's degree program if they have earned a C or below in more than six credit hours of graduate work. Students are required to take courses that include personality adjustment, theories of learning, cognitive processes and child psychology. Students must also take other required courses that include educational psychology applied to learning, adolescent psychology and adult psychology.
Northern Arizona University
South San Francisco Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
928-523-4348
nau.edu