Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, M.S. at Georgia State University

Programme overview

The Georgia State clinical rehabilitation counseling program is an on-campus learning experience that prepares students to help people with cognitive, physical, sensory, psychiatric and other disabilities from all cultures, races and backgrounds. Rehabilitation counselors assist people with disabilities to become more independent, increase their access to education and employment and ensure they are respected members of society.

Faculty: College of Education & Human Development | Department: Counseling and Psychological Services | Duration: Minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate coursework must be completed | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall: March 1 Spring: Does Not Admit Summer: Does Not Admit | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Program of Study Professional Studies (6) Required (6): CPS 7340 Social/Cultural Issues in Counseling and Psychological Services (3) EPRS 7900 Methods of Research in Education (3) Major (42) Required (42): CPS 6010 Introduction to Professional Counselor Identity, Practice, and Ethics (3) CPS 6410 Basic Counseling Skills (3) CPS 6450 Group Counseling Systems (3) CPS 7260 Counseling Systems and Interventions (3) CPS 7300 Career Theory, Assessment, and Intervention (3) CPS 7450 Educational and Psychological Appraisal (3) CPS 7500 Individual and Family Over the Life Span (3) CPS 8100 Psychobehavioral Diagnosis (3) CPS 8320 Rehabilitation Counseling Placement and Case Management (3) CPS 8380...

Career pathways

Students complete 700 hours of supervised fieldwork experience in a wide range of agencies and settings throughout the metro-Atlanta area. Eligible to become certified rehabilitation counselors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

When applying to the clinical rehabilitation counseling program, you will need to submit several documents for review. Online application $50 application fee Goals statement (upload with the application). The M.S. program (CACREP accredited) in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling at Georgia State University prepares future counselors to promote the mental health and vocational well-being of individuals across the lifespan who are living with chronic illnesses and disabilities (including psychiatric/behavioral, medical, physical, sensory, cognitive, developmental/intellectual, and learning). We welcome applicants who bring various life experiences to apply to our program.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes (degree, certificate, non-degree and transient): $50 non-refundable application fee; Executive MBA and Executive Doctorate in Business Administration: $100; graduate re-entry: $25. Deadlines vary by college and programme.

Apply through the official page: https://education.gsu.edu/admissions/graduate/

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