Why a dual degree in counseling and criminal justice?
The Criminal Justice - Counseling dual degree offers graduates many more career options, unparalleled depth in their academic preparation and an enviable range of clinical training experiences. These outcomes clearly illustrate that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. While each program produces skilled professionals, the additional training allows counseling students to pursue work in criminal justice settings and it offers criminal justice students a route to mental health counselor licensure. This would make graduates especially attractive to rehabilitation-oriented elements within the criminal justice system (e.g. probation, parole, re-entry services, and treatment). In a highly competitive job market with new graduates facing a complicated future, the Criminal Justice -Counseling dual degree offers a very attractive academic alternative.
View application and tuition information about the M.S.C/M.S.C.J dual degree
The total number of credits for the dual degree is 75 credits. Individually taken, the two degrees would require 90 credits of graduate work. Pursuing the dual degree provides a reduction of 15 graduate credits.
Loyola Counseling Courses: 51 credit hours View course descriptions
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COUNSELING REQUIRED COURSES (48 HRS.): |
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CNSLA702 |
Research and Statistical Methods in Counseling |
3 |
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CNSLA704 |
Research Writing Lab |
1 |
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CNSLA706 |
Philosophy and Counseling |
3 |
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CNSLA830 |
Counseling Theories |
3 |
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CNSLA835 |
Introduction to Counseling |
3 |
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CNSLA836 |
Individual Counseling Skills Lab |
1 |
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CNSLA864 |
Ethics in Individual, Marriage, and Family Counseling |
3 |
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CNSLA725 |
Lifespan Development |
3 |
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CNSLA776 |
Clinical Assessment and Psychometrics |
3 |
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CNSLA840 |
Group Counseling |
1 |
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CNSLA843 |
Group Counseling Skills Lab |
3 |
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CNSLA841 |
Career Counseling |
3 |
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CNSLA842 |
Multicultural Counseling |
3 |
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CNSLA855 |
Diagnostics in Counseling |
3 |
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CNSLA863 |
Fundamentals of Practicum and Internship |
3 |
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CNSLA865 |
Counseling Practicum |
3 |
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CNSLA866 |
Counseling Internship |
3 |
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CNSLA866 |
Counseling Internship II |
3 |
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CNSL ELECTIVES (CHOOSE 1) (3 HRS.0): |
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Department of Criminal Justice Courses: 24 credit hours View course descriptions
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REQUIRED CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES (15 HRS.): |
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CRIM 705 |
Seminar in Criminal Justice |
3 |
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CRIM 720 |
Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration II |
3 |
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CRIM 850 |
Seminar in Criminology |
3 |
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CRIM 893 |
Directed Readings in Criminal Justice |
3 |
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CRIM 712 |
Graduate Statistics |
3 |
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CRIM REPLACEMENTS FOR CNSL ELECTIVES (9 HRS.): |
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CRIM 700 |
Theories of Criminal Behavior |
3 |
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CRIM 800 |
Selected Problems in Criminal Justice |
3 |
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CRIM 805 |
Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation |
3 |
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Coursework
Criminal Justice students who enter the dual degree program with counseling should complete CNSL A702 Research and Statistical Methods in Counseling in the Department of Counseling. Additionally, they should complete their practicum in the Department of Counseling.