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(Table of Contents)
Chpt 1: Introductions & deadlines
Chpt 2: Qualifications for admission to program
Chpt 3: Factor #1: Academic background
Chpt 4: Factor #2: Clinical experience
Chpt 5: Factor #3: Appropriateness of goals
Chpt 6: Factor #4: Ability to resolve issues
Chpt 7: Factor #5: The "person" of the therapist
Chpt 8: Procedures for application to program
Chpt 9: Possible appl. outcomes

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MAC application form
Supplementary form

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology ("MAC")

MAC Admission Handbook:
Chapter 3: Factor #1 -- Academic background

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university is required of candidates for admission into the MAC Program.

More specifically, an undergraduate major in psychology is highly desirable. However, a psych. major is not essential. A minor in psychology is usually expected as the minimum academic background.

Note: Lack of undergraduate coursework in psychology does not automatically exclude you from consideration. You may be able to demonstrate equivalent academic training (such as majors or minors in social work, family studies, or other fields related to psychology) and excellence in other criteria for admission (experience, mastery over personal issues, letters of reference, GPA, etc.). The MAC faculty reserve the right to offer especially promising students a conditional acceptance into the program. If in doubt ...call and ask!

In addition to academic course content, your previous GPA will be taken as a predictor of your ability to succeed in the MAC Program. Poor grades can result from a many factors (stress, work, family obligations, and so on). However, in the absence of GRE or MAT scores, prior grades are one of the best indicators of academic potential. If your previous grades were modest (mainly B's and C's), you may wish to address this in your goal statement and/or ask your references to address it.

Documentation of academic background and grades is taken from copies of official transcripts. Official transcripts are required from each and every college and university attended (even when only one or two classes were taken at the institution). Official copies of transcripts are usually defined as any transcript that comes directly from the degree granting institution and has not been opened by the student. Photocopies of official transcripts are not acceptable.

Students with no classes in any of the social sciences may be required to enroll in an undergraduate "Intro. to Psychology" or "Human Development" course prior to acceptance into the program and then will be accepted on a conditional basis.

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