Graduate Psychology

Counseling Psychology

GRADE POINT REQUIREMENT
Any student admitted to the graduate Counseling Psychology program whose GPA falls below 3.0 will automatically be placed on academic probation. If the condition of the probation extends beyond two courses, the student will be dropped from the degree program, but not necessarily from graduate study.

Only grades attained in Lewis University graduate courses will be used in determining the GPA. No more than two courses in which a grade of a C is earned will count toward degree requirements. A grade of a D will not count toward degree or certification requirements. A 3.0 cumulative GPA is required for graduation.

TIME LIMITATIONS AND RESIDENT REQUIREMENT
Students must complete all requirements within seven years from the time of completion of the first graduate course at Lewis University. Students may apply to transfer in up to 12 hours of graduate credit.

ENROLLMENT OF UNDERGRADUATES IN GRADUATE COURSES
Registration by undergraduates in graduate courses shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) courses. The student must be within 16 credits of completing the bachelor’s degree requirements, have at least a 3.0 grade point average, and have the approval of the graduate director.

Credit earned in a graduate course may be considered as graduate credit, or as undergraduate credit to be counted in the number of credits required for the baccalaureate degree. Credit earned in a graduate course may not be counted toward more than one degree.

Registration for graduate courses will be included in the student’s undergraduate registration form. It should be understood that credit earned in graduate courses completed while an under-graduate will not necessarily be applicable to a graduate degree at Lewis University.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
The students will be awarded the Master of Arts degree when they:

1. have completed at least 48 hours of graduate study as stipulated previously;
   
   
2. have successfully passed the comprehensive examination. (The comprehensive examination is normally attempted after 36 hours are completed; the comprehensive exam should be attempted in the student’s penultimate semester); and
   
   
3. have assembled materials for a portfolio review, consisting of, at a minimum, a supervisor’s clinical assessment, the comprehensive examination and one case study from practicum or internship.
   

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