Master of Arts in Counseling | Reformed Theological Seminary

The CACREP accredited Master of Arts in Counseling program exists to train distinctly Christian and exceptionally competent Professional Counselors. The 78-credit curriculum integrates clinical mental health counseling coursework and clinical experience with a Reformed theological foundation, equipping graduates to counsel both churched and non-churched populations in multicultural and pluralistic societies.

Coursework

Counseling (61 hours)
Biblical Studies (6 hours)
Theology (5 hours)
Electives in Bible or Theology (6 hours)

How It Works

Train for proficiency in counseling with a program designed to integrate a study of God with the study of those who bear his image.

Curriculum

78 hours of coursework providing extensive study in professional counseling and a basic foundation in the discipline of theology

Field Education

400 hours of face-to-face clinical experience in RTS-affiliated practicum and internship sites

Format

2-year, full-time residential

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What You'll Learn

A strong theological foundation and biblical worldview that can be applied in various counseling settings.

Proficiency in the leading research, procedures, and ethics related to professional counseling.

Competency to serve people from diverse backgrounds in a multicultural and pluralistic society.

A firm grasp of the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be successfully licensed as a professional counselor.

Long-lasting relationships with future colleagues through cohort-based clinical experience.

Confidence in Scripture and ability to discern God’s truth and correctly apply it to the human experience.

Course Requirements

Counseling

CO5500

Counseling and Helping Relationship Skills

3 hours

CO5510

Psychodiagnostics

2 hours

CO5520

Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling

3 hours

CO5530

Human Growth and Development

3 hours

CO5540

Career and Lifestyle Development

3 hours

CO5550

Psychopathology

3 hours

CO5630

Assessment and Testing

3 hours

CO5560

Research and Program Evaluation

3 hours

CO5580

Professional, Ethical, and Legal Studies

3 hours

CO5590

Couples and Family Counseling 1

2 hours

CO5600

Couples and Family Counseling 2

3 hours

CO5610

Theory and Practice of Counseling

3 hours

CO5620

Group Theories and Practice

3 hours

CO5570

Human Sexuality

3 hours

CO5640

Neuroscience Informed Counseling

2 hours

CO5650

Crisis and Trauma Informed Counseling

3 hours

CO5660

Substance Abuse and Addictions

3 hours

CO5670

Application of Counseling and Theology

1 hours

CO5950

Practicum

3 hours

CO5960

Counseling Internship

9 hours

Biblical Studies

NT5500

New Testament Studies for Counseling

3 hours

OT5500

Old Testament Studies for Counseling

3 hours

Theology

ST5350

Theological Foundations for Counseling

2 hours

ST5355

Systematic Theology Studies for Counseling

3 hours

Electives

Biblical/Theological Studies Electives

6 hours

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Study

Grow as you study the scriptures and deepen your love for God.

Serve

Take what you learn and leverage it for the good of Christ's church.

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Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC)

Coursework

How It Works

Train for proficiency in counseling with a program designed to integrate a study of God with the study of those who bear his image.

Curriculum

Field Education

Format

What You'll Learn

Course Requirements

Counseling

Biblical Studies

Theology

Electives

Available Exclusively at Two Campuses

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Apply

Study

Serve

Where Graduates are Serving

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