Assumption College Graduate Program

M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling

Accreditation and Certification

ACCREDITATION
The 50-credit M.A. program and the 68-credit M.A./C.A.G.S. program in Rehabilitation Counseling are accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
After students successfully complete the Master's program, they are eligible to take the national examination for certification as a rehabilitation counselor (CRC) as determined by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification. To become a Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a person must complete a Master's degree in rehabilitation counseling which consisted of 48 semester credit hours and an internship. If the applicant's Master's degree program consisted of less than 48 semester hours, or, if the program of study did not include certain courses and/or an internship, evidence of completion of graduate level courses and/or internship outside of the degree program sufficient to meet the 48 semester hour, course and internship requirements, must be submitted to the Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services for approval.