Curriculum
Program Requirements
Students in the Holistic Counseling program are required to engage in all learning activities in ways that are consistent with the current professional and ethical standards of the American Counseling Association. Inconsistencies with these standards, as determined by program faculty, can serve as a basis for dismissal from the program. Following successful completion of an approved program of 48 graduate credits (42 required and 6 elective) that includes a two semester counseling internship, students are eligible to receive the Master of Arts in Holistic Counseling.
Core Curriculum (14 Courses/42 Credits)
- HLC504: Introduction to the Foundations of Counseling Theory from a Holistic Perspective (3 credits)
- HLC507: Toward Synthesis: The Body/Mind Connection (3 credits)
- HLC508: Developmental Issues in Counseling (3 credits)
- HLC509: Toward Synthesis: On the level of Mind/Emotions (3 credits)
- HLC511: Toward Synthesis: Psychological Health, the Search for Meaning, and the Wisdom Traditions (3 credits)
- HLC513: Systems Theory and Family Therapy (3 credits)
- HLC515: Assessment and Treatment Planning (3 credits)
- HLC530: Practicum in Counseling: Part I (3 credits)
- HLC531: Practicum in Counseling: Part II (3 credits)
- HLC532: The Psychology of Group Process (3 credits)
- HLC553: Evaluation (3 credits)
- HLC570: Internship and Seminar I (3 credits)
- HLC571: Internship and Seminar II (3 credits)
- HLC573: Human Relations Laboratory: Dynamics of Human Behavior (3 credits)
Electives (6 Credits)
Electives strengthen counselors’ ability to serve specific client populations by fostering personal growth, adding skill depth and opening professional vistas. The number of electives students take depends on their plan of studies and the number of required courses that may have been waived.
- HLC575: Healing (2 credits)
- HLC579: Grief Counseling (2 credits)
- HLC581: Special Topics* (1 or 3 credits)
- HLC582: Transformation through the Expressive and Creative Arts (3 credits)
- HLC583: Practical Applications of the Holistic Counseling Degree (1 credit)
- HLC584: Movement, Creativity and Consciousness: An Introduction (2 credits)
- HLC585: Crisis Intervention (2 credits)
- HLC586: Consulting with Systems (3 credits)
- HLC587: Counseling for Women (3 credits)
- *HLC581: Special Topics are offered periodically throughout the year. Subjects include: Introduction to Expressive Sound (1 credit)
Required courses are offered at least once per academic year. Most electives are offered annually, some every other year. To register for any expressive and creative arts elective course requires permission of the Program Coordinator, since they are all prerequisites for the CAGS/CGS program in the Expressive and Creative Arts.
