School of Counseling

School of Counseling Prerequisite Guide

Students are responsible to ensure that all requirements for degrees and certifications are met in accordance with their degree catalog. Please pay particular attention to prerequisites and courses required to begin the clinical sequence. For more information or questions regarding prerequisites for your degree program, please contact your academic advisor or the Records Office for more information.

Core Counseling Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED1010: Enrich	No prerequisite
CED5122: Foundations in Counseling	No prerequisite
CED6112: Personal and Spiritual Life of the Counselor	CED6362 and CED7362
CED6113: Helping Relationships	No prerequisite
CED6123: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Standards in Clinical Mental Health Counseling	No prerequisite
CED6133: Counseling Systems and Interventions	No prerequisite
CED6143: Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders	No prerequisite
CED6163: Clinical Appraisal and Assessment	No prerequisite
CED7462: Couples, Marriage, and Family Therapy I	No prerequisite
CED6833: Addictions: Theory and Clinical Assessment	CED6143 (pre- or co-requisite)
CED7113: Human Growth and Development	No prerequisite
CED7123: Group Counseling Theory and Practice	CED6113
CED7132: Theodicy and Trauma Counseling	CED6362 and CED7362
CED7143: Lifestyle and Career Development	No prerequisite
CED7153: Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling	No prerequisite
CED7713: Methods of Research	No prerequisite

Clinical Intervention Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED6813: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	CED6133
CED7822: Psychodynamic Theories and Counseling	CED6133
CED7891: Professional Seminar in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (taken in last spring semester of degree program)	CED7932

Applied Clinical Training Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED6913: Applied Practicum and Treatment Planning Lab in Counseling	CED6113 (min. grade B-) and CED6123 (min. grade B-)
CED6922: Counseling Practicum	CED6113 (min. grade B-), CED6913 (min. grade B-), CED6123 (min. grade B-), CED5122, CED6143 (min. grade B-), and CED7153 and at least one CED 800-level course
CED7932: Counseling Internship I	CED6922
CED7942: Counseling Internship II	CED7932 and three 800-level courses (third 800-level course may be concurrent with CED7942)

Advanced Clinical Counseling Intervention Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED6802: Trauma in Developmental Context	No Prerequisite
CED6812: Trauma and Biology	No Prerequisite
CED7802: Child Trauma Intervention	CED6802 and CED6812
CED7812: Adult Trauma Intervention	CED6802 and CED6812
CED7832: Addictions: Treatment and Intervention	CED6833
CED7842: Neurobiology of Addiction	CED6833
CED7852: Eating Disorders: Etiology, Assessment, and Counseling and Intervention	CED6133
CED7863: Advanced Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling	CED7153 and Pre- or co-requisite: CED6922

Counseling and Theology Integration Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED6362: Practical Integration	No prerequisite
CED6352: Biblical Anthropology	No prerequisite
CED7362: Integrative Theology for Counselors	No prerequisite

Research and Writing Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED5062: Introduction to Graduate Writing Skills	No prerequisite
CED7761: Research Group I	CED7713
CED7771: Research Group II	CED7761
CED8711: Thesis I	CED7771
CED8721: Thesis II	CED8711

Family Studies and Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED5612: Person of the Marriage and Family Therapist	No prerequisite
CED6632: Family Wellness in Society	No prerequisite
CED7462: Couples, Marriage, and Family Therapy I	No prerequisite
CED7843: Couples, Marriage, and Family Therapy II	CED7462
CED7853: Advanced Couples, Marriage, and Family Therapy	CED7843

Child and Adolescent Counseling Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED6412: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology	No Prerequisite
CED7452: Introduction to Play Therapy	CED6412, CED6123, CED7113
CED7463: Advanced Techniques in Play Therapy for Children and Adolescents	CED7452

Christian Sex Therapy Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED6512: Introduction to Human Sexuality & Sex Therapy	No Prerequisite
CED6522: Intermediate Foundations of Sex Therapy	CED6512
CED7532: Intermediate Sex Therapy Protocols	CED6512
CED7542: Intermediate Medical & Trauma Issues	CED6512

Spiritual Formation in Counseling Curriculum

Course Number and Title	Prerequisite(s)
CED6302: Deconstruction in Theology and Counseling	No prerequisite
CED7212: Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health	No prerequisite
CED7262: Integrating Spiritual Direction into Counseling	No prerequisite
CED7292: The Spiritual Formation of the Counselor	No prerequisite