BA/BS in Psychology/MA in Christian Counseling

The BA/BS in Psychology/MA in Christian Counseling accelerated degree connects a DBU undergraduate program with a related DBU graduate program in Christian Counseling, allowing the student to attain both a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Christian Counseling. This program is designed to prepare counselors to counsel in the local church, denominational agencies, and ministry-based organizations.

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (ba)	credit hours (bS)
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3	3
English	12	9
(BA) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II (BS) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3	3
Foreign Language *Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate requisites are met.	14*	0
Foundations for Excellence	1	1
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)
History	6	6
*Choose two:* HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
Kinesiology	2	2
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.
Mathematics	3	3
*Choose one:* (BA) MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry (BS) MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	4	15
One laboratory science (BA) or 15 credit hours of laboratory science (BS) selected from two or more areas of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics. Students taking Child Life Specialist Concentration must take the following courses: (BA) BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BS) BIOL 2405 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Plus 11 credit hours of laboratory science (selected from two or more areas of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics.)
Religion	9	9
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) POLS 2301 - American National Government	3	3
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	60	54
Psychology Major
Required courses	27	27
PSYC 1301 - General Psychology PSYC 2301 - Statistics for the Social Sciences PSYC 3303 - Psychology Internship I (S-L) PSYC 3311 - Marriage and Family Systems PSYC 4305 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior PSYC 4311 - Integration of Psychology and Christianity PSYC 4317 - Research Methods Plus 6 additional upper-level hours in psychology.*
*Child Life Specialist Concentration must take the following courses* *to fulfill the 6 additional required upper-level hours:* PSYC 3332 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents PSYC 4333 - Psychology of Adolescence
CONCENTRATIONS: *(Choose one 15-hour concentration from the following.)*
General Psychology Concentration	15
Choose a combination of 15 upper-level hours from any psychology concentration below or 15 hours of upper-level psychology courses.
Child Life Specialist (CLS) Concentration	15
BIOL 2302 - Medical Terminology for Health Professionals BIOL 4307 - Bioethics PSYC 4309 - Child Life Theory and Practice PSYC 4321 - Dynamics of Therapeutic Play SOCI 3330 - Death and Dying
Clinical Psychology Concentration	15
PSYC 3317 - Clinical Psychology PSYC 4319 - Cognitive Psychology *Choose three courses from the following:* PSYC 3302 - Juvenile Delinquency PSYC 3312 - Drug and Alcohol Problems PSYC 3332 - Development of Infants, Children, and Adults PSYC 4301 - Race and Ethnicity PSYC 4313 - Group Psychology PSYC 4332 - Crisis Intervention PSYC 4333 - Psychology of Adolescence
Forensic Psychology Concentration	15
CRJS 4307 - Criminology PSYC 3315 - Forensic Psychology Choose *any 3 of the following courses:*
CRJS 4303 - Organization and Administration CRJS 4308 - Corrections PSYC 3302 - Juvenile Delinquency PSYC 3312 - Drug and Alcohol Problems PSYC 4332 - Crisis Intervention SOCI 4330 - Victim/Victimization
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Concentration	15
MANA 3301 - Principles of Management PSYC 4301 - Race and Ethnicity *Choose any three of the following courses:* MANA 3302 - Principles of Human Resource Management MANA 3303 - Principles of Organizational Behavior MANA 3306 - Management Communication MANA 4301 - Operations and Quality Management MANA 4341 - Negotiations in Management MANA 4342 - Business Ethics
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED	114	114
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses	6	6
COUN 5312 - Counseling Theories and Techniques COUN 5314 - Lifespan Human Development
Electives In order to satisfy the "Undergraduate only" portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree. As part of this accelerated degree plan, 6 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 42 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor's degrees.
*General Psychology Concentration*
Upper-Level	0	0
Lower or Upper-Level	12	18
*Child Life Specialist Concentration*
Upper-Level	3	3
Lower or Upper-Level	9	15
*Clinical Psychology Concentration*
Upper-Level	0	0
Lower or Upper-Level	12	18
*Forensic Psychology Concentration*
Upper-Level	0	0
Lower or Upper-Level	12	18
*Industrial/Organizational Psychology Concentration*
Upper-Level	0	0
Lower or Upper-Level	12	18

TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED 120
*A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.*
REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS
MA in Christian Counseling Requirements
Required Courses	18
MINS 5302 - Ministry Research and Writing Across Media MINS 5303 - Foundations of Spiritual Life MINS 6305 - Ministry Mentorship (S-L) THEO 5313 - Applied Hermeneutics THEO 6305 - Christian History and Heritage THEO 6306 - Systematic Theology
MA in Christian Counseling Courses	12
MACC 6301 - Introduction to Christian Counseling MACC 6302 - Abnormal Psychology MACC 6303 - Christian Counseling Skills *Select one of the following recommended courses:* COUN 5313 - Group Counseling Methods COUN 6311 - Addictive and Compulsive Disorders COUN 6314 - Marriage and Family Counseling COUN 6320 - Counseling Victims of Trauma COUN 6324 - A Christian Approach to Human Sexuality MACM 6303 - Conflict Resolution in Ministry MACM 6304 - Victim Assistance Ministry Training MAEML 5310 - Small Group Ministry Design and Practice or A course from one of the following disciplines: COUN, MACC, MACM, MAEML, MAFM, THEO, or WORS.
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED	30
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE	150

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

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