A combined B.A./M.A.C.P. program is available to Psychology majors who meet the admissions requirements listed below. This combined program is designed to facilitate the ongoing academic accomplishments of students who have achieved excellence in the psychology major. Acceptance into the program will allow up to 12 psychology credits to be “double-counted” toward both the B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Counseling Psychology. The student is awarded a Bachelor’s degree upon completion of the bachelor’s program requirements.
The 12 graduate credits that are double-counted credits are only applicable to the Felician University Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology course of studies after the student has been awarded the Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and matriculates into the MACP at Felician.
The designation of “graduate credits” will be canceled if the student withdraws from the Felician University MACP program before completing the Master’s degree. If this occurs, Felician University will count those credits only toward the student’s undergraduate degree.
Final admission status into the MACP is contingent upon formal approval by the MACP program director or MACP faculty admissions committee. Upon admission to this combined program, students should note that grades below a B in graduate level courses will necessitate the retaking of that course. Courses may only be retaken once. Students will be limited to one graduate course per semester while still an undergraduate. Students may elect to take a course during the summer session.
Admissions Requirements
Students may apply for admission into the combined BA/MACP program during the spring of sophomore year or thereafter provided the student has completed at least 60 undergraduate credits with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA (this minimum must be maintained also for the remainder of the undergraduate coursework).
Students applying for the combined BA/MACP program must:
- At a minimum have completed PSYC 101, PSYC 105, PSYC 201 or 202 or 203, PSYC 250.
- Rising Juniors must be registered for PSYC 303 and PSYC 309.
- Submit two letters of recommendation from full time undergraduate faculty.
- Submit an APA style paper from any 200 level Psychology course.
- Personal interview with MACP program director or MACP faculty admissions committee.
- Submit a Personal Statement.
- Complete graduate application form.
Final approval for admission into the Master’s in Counseling Psychology rests with the MACP faculty.
MACP courses that can be taken as elective undergraduate credits, double-counting toward a combined BA in Psychology and MA in Counseling Psychology:
- PSYC 505 Introduction to Counseling Psychology
- PSYC 507 Developmental Models of Personal Growth
- PSYC 510 Techniques of Counseling and Appraisal
And one or two additional courses selected in consultation with your advisor.
Program length: 48 months (based on full-time enrollment)