Master of Science in Counseling & Clinical Health Psychology (M.S.)

The M.S. in Counseling and Clinical Health Psychology program is designed to prepare highly skilled, compassionate psychologists to provide empirically based, active, focused, collaborative treatment. Graduates of the program will be prepared to provide assessment and treatment services in a broad range of clinical settings. Graduates also develop an expertise in the application of psychological theory and techniques to the treatment of medical problems. The program trains mental health care providers to work in primary care settings, collaborating with the primary care physician utilizing a biopsychosocial model.

A specialty track in Addictions and Offender Counseling is offered.  This track, which is in addition to the core Master?s courses, provides students with solid grounding in research-based approaches to addictions and offender counseling, and prepares them to practice as counselors in addictions and offender rehabilitation settings.  Upon completion of the program, students will have met the educational requirements for licensing as a professional counselor in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

More information about the M.S. in Counseling and Clinical Health Psychology program.

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Download an application for admission:
- Application Instructions
- Application Form
- Recommendation Form

REQUIREMENTS & CRITERIA

Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, psychiatric/mental health nursing, counseling, school psychology, family therapy, or pastoral counseling from an accredited institution with a B average or better. Bachelor's degrees in other specialty areas will be considered on a case-by-case basis. In order to ensure that program courses are taught at the highest possible level, applicants must have completed, prior to admission, at a bachelor's level or above, the following courses:

• Introduction to Psychology
• Research/Statistics
• Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology

• Application Fee of $50.00
• Application, including autobiographical statement
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
• Three letters of recommendation with recommendation forms
• Miller Analogies Test or GRE scores

This program utilizes a rolling admissions policy, so applications will be considered throughout the year as they are received. Students will be accepted into the program until a class size of approximately 30 students is reached.

Once your file is complete, we may arrange for a personal interview. Following the completion of the admission process, each applicant will be notified of the Admission's Committee decision in writing, including any conditions that must be satisfied prior to or the following enrollment. 

As an applicant to PCOM's Master of Science in Counseling and Clinical Health Psychology program, you are responsible for ensuring that all admissions materials are completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner.