Contact

Elizabeth Wofford

Elizabeth Wofford

Clinical Counseling Program Director, Assistant Professor of Counseling
Health Science Building
P843-863-7325
Eewofford@csuniv.edu

The Master of Science in clinical counseling program at Charleston Southern University consists of 60 credit hours, including a practicum and internship. Students will achieve student learning outcomes upon completion of the program. A full-time, three-year plan is shown below. However, our program does offer a part-time degree completion (four-year) plan which will consist of two courses per semester for the first two years.

Full-Time Course Sequence

*Students have 9 hours of electives to complete. The schedule shows semesters when students may take an elective, but they are not required every semester*

Updated Spring 2023

Year One

UnitsCourse #Course Name
FALL
3COUN 504Human Growth and Development
3COUN 506Ethical in Counseling
3COUN 542Introduction to the Profession
SPRING
3COUN 502Psychopathology
3COUN 503Social and Cultural Foundations
3COUN 505Counseling and Personality Theories
SUMMER
3COUN 512Models of Integrative Psychotherapy
3COUN 535Lifestyle and Career Development
3COUN XXXMay take an elective

Year Two

UnitsCourse #Course Name
FALL
3COUN 520Research Methods and Statistics
3COUN 605Grief, Crisis, and Trauma
3COUN 650Advanced Psychopathology and Diagnosis
3COUN XXXMay take an elective
SPRING
3COUN 625Advanced Tests and Measurement
3COUN 655Group Counseling
3COUN 545Techniques of Counseling
3COUN XXXMay take an elective
Comprehensive Exam (end of semester)
SUMMERClinical Year Begins
3COUN 665Practicum
3COUN XXXMay take an elective

Year Three

UnitsCourse #Course Name
FALL
3COUN 670Internship I
3COUN XXXMay take an elective
SPRING
3COUN 675Internship II
3COUN XXXMay take an elective

Part-Time Schedule

Year One

UnitsCourse #Course Name
FALL
3COUN 504Human Growth and Development
3COUN 542Introduction to the Profession
SPRING
3COUN 502Psychopathology
3COUN 505Counseling and Personality Theories
SUMMER
3COUN 535Lifestyle and Career Development
3COUN XXXMay take an elective

Year Two

UnitsCourse #Course Name
FALL
3COUN 650Advanced Psychopathology and Diagnosis
3COUN 506Ethical Issues in Counseling
3COUN XXXMay take an elective
SPRING
3COUN 503Social and Cultural Foundations
3COUN 625Advanced Tests and Measurement
SUMMER
3COUN 512Models of Integrative Psychotherapy
3COUN XXXMay take an elective

Year Three

UnitsCourse #Course Name
FALL
3COUN 520Research Methods and Statistics
3COUN 605Grief, Crisis and, Trauma
SPRING
3COUN 545Techniques of Counseling
3COUN 655Group Counseling
3COUN XXXMay take an elective
Comprehensive Exam (end of semester)
SUMMERClinical Year Begins
3COUN 665Practicum
3COUN XXXMay take an elective

Year Four

UnitsCourse #Course Name
FALL
3COUN 670Internship I
3COUN XXXMay take an elective
SPRING
3COUN 675Internship II
3COUN XXXMay take an elective