Assumption College Graduate Program

M.A. in Counseling Psychology

Practicum and Internship

Counseling Practicum
The Practicum (PSY 801) is a one semester summer course which immediately precedes two semesters of Internship (PSY 802 and 803). Practicum requires a minimum of 100 hours at a clinical agency or school. Degree candidates who plan to participate in the Practicum must attend an informational meeting during the spring semester prior to the summer in which they enroll in their practicum. Minimal qualification for Practicum is satisfactory completion of PSY 500 (Abnormal Psychology), PSY 501 (Psychology of Personality), and PSY 600 (Counseling Principles and Practices).

Students may not terminate their Practicum placement or withdraw from the Counseling Practicum Seminar (PSY 801) except in extraordinary circumstances and only with the written permission of the Practicum-Internship Coordinator. Students are not permitted to re-enroll in the Practicum course without written permission of the Practicum-Internship Coordinator.

Internship
The Internship Program (PSY 802 and 803) is required for the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. It is a two-consecutive-semester program which begins in the fall and concludes in the spring of the same academic year. Over the course of two semesters, students must complete a minimum of 600 hours at a clinical agency or school. Students cannot withdraw from or terminate their placement in the middle of the internship sequence except in extraordinary circumstances and only with the written permission of the Practicum-Internship Coordinator. Students are not permitted to re-enroll in the Internship courses without written permission of the Practicum-Internship Coordinator. To enroll in the Internship courses, students must have successfully completed Counseling Practicum (PSY 801) and two 700-level advanced courses.