Program Requirements
Complete a minimum of 18 to 30 credits from accepted prior graduate coursework and additional courses determined by the graduate program director.
The program of study is individually designed, based on prior graduate coursework completed within seven years of matriculation in the CAGS program at the University of Massachusetts Boston. A minimum of 18 credits are required for graduates of a counseling program at UMass Boston; a minimum of 30 credits is required for graduates of all other counseling programs. To meet licensure requirements, more than 30 credits may be required.
Fieldwork: Complete a 100-hour practicum and 450 to 600-hour internship.
To be eligible for the CAGS, applicants must have completed their master’s degree coursework in counseling within the last 7 years.
Minimum grade: No content courses with a grade below B- and practicum/internship courses with a grade below B may be applied toward the program.
Statute of limitations: Six years.
Return to: