Master’s in Community Care

Many individuals, couples and families utilize human services, faith-based agencies, or churches to seek assistance with personal adjustment or relational concerns. Issues such as crisis pregnancies, adjustment to normal life transitions, personal loss and grief, parenting skill enhancement, and improvement of personal wellness are common non-clinical concerns that lead people to seek out the assistance of lay counselors, peer supports, and indigenous people helpers.

Why Pursue My Master’s in Community Care Online at IWU?

Indiana Wesleyan University’s 36-credit-hour master’s in counseling in community care is a non-licensure track that prepares students to provide human-related services in the community. Our program focuses on an integration of sound psychological theory, interpersonal skill development, and faith-based principles. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career.

What Will I Learn in a Master’s in Counseling in Community Care Program?

Upon degree completion of the master’s in counseling in community care, you'll be prepared to be a source of care, compassion, and support to persons and families dealing with life adjustment and transitions. Students in the community care program are exposed to a variety of learning experiences that enable them to discover ways in which personal faith can be integrated with practice.

Tuition & Aid

36 Credit Hours

$602/ Credit Hour

Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.

Financial Aid Tuition Info

Applicable fees for resources and services will be assessed throughout the program. Tuition and fees for prerequisites and required elective courses are in addition to the charges shown on the program cost sheet. Your tuition rate will remain the same as long as you remain continuously enrolled in the same program. Cost sheets may be requested from an enrollment counselor by calling 866.498.4968 or emailing iwuenroll@indwes.edu.

What You Will Study in This Master’s in Counseling in Community Care Program?

These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence.

CNS-501	Human Growth and Development	3
CNS-502	Multicultural Counseling	3
CNS-503	Theory and Techniques in the Helping Relationship	3
CNS-504	Theory and Techniques in Group Counseling	3
CNS-505	Theory and Techniques in Career Counseling	3
CNS-507	Research and Evaluation of Methods and Practice	3
CNS-509	Integration of Christian Faith in Professional Counseling	3
CNS-511	Issues in Addiction Recovery	3
CNS-524	Ecological Counseling and Prevention	3
CNS-541	Foundations of Marriage and Family Therapy	3
	Electives	6

Program Requirements

Admission Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body or by the Association for Biblical Higher Education, verified on official transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University.
An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher from the baccalaureate degree-granting institution at which a minimum of 30 credit hours was completed.
Six credit hours in Psychology, of which three credit hours must be in Abnormal Psychology (Developmental Psychology for Student Development Counseling and Administration).
Six credit hours in Bible (Old and New Testament) or passing score on the Bible exam administered by the Division of Graduate Counseling.
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within five years of application to the program. Verbal (V) score of at least 146 required.
NOTE: If you have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher for your baccalaureate program and/or if you have 15 credit hours of completed graduate coursework in good standing, you are not required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) for admission to our program.
Demonstrate writing proficiency based on evaluation of submitted writing sample.
Three recommendations on provided form.
Applicants whose application documents demonstrate potential for success in the Graduate Program in Counseling will participate in a personal interview.

NOTE: The graduate admissions committee retains the right to waive an admission requirement for special circumstances. Successful graduate coursework may be substituted for the GRE.

Transfer of Credits in Graduate Counseling

Up to 35% of a program's required credit hours may be transferred from an accredited institution into a graduate-level counseling program at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Graduation Requirements

Successful completion of the required core curriculum, specialization courses, and electives with a minimum grade of "C" in each course and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
All degree requirements must be completed within six years of enrollment.
Payment of all tuition and fees.

SPECIAL NOTE:

State regulations may prohibit licensure for individuals who have ever been convicted of a crime of violence or of any crime that has a direct bearing on the ability to practice competently.
The applicant is responsible to check the licensing requirements with his or her state licensing agency prior to beginning the program.
International students must know the laws and regulations where they reside for potential practicum and internship placement as well as for licensing after graduation.

Accreditation

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.

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