MA in
MA in Counseling Psychology
Meridian University
Key Information
Campus location
Petaluma, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Blended, Distance Learning
Duration
24 - 36 months
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
USD 21,632 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Jun 2023
* tuition estimate based on full-time registration of 32 credits per academic year. Tuition is billed at a rate of $676 per credit
Introduction
Reimagining Professional Practice
The Master’s in Counseling Psychology curriculum emphasizes clinical courses as well as core courses that support the student’s evolving relationship to professional practice. The Master’s in Counseling Psychology meets the educational requirements of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Senate Bill 33, Section 4980.36 of the Business and Professions Code (MFT). This degree also meets the educational requirements of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Senate Bill 788, Section 4999.33 of the Business and Professions Code for the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
"We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us."
—Marcel Proust
At A Glance
| APPLICATIONS Quarterly | HIGHEST DEGREE Bachelors | LEARNING Hybrid |
| COURSEWORK CREDITS 92 Credits | FIELDWORD CREDITS 11 | TOTAL CREDITS 103 Credits |
| COST PER $676 | INTENSIVES 4 | PROGRAM 24-36 Months |
| LICENSURE ELIGIBILITY CA MFT | ACCREDIATION WASC |
Concentrations Available
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
The Clinical Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of psychotherapy in contexts such as community clinics, private practice, employee assistance programs, and forensic contexts.
DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY
The Depth Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, depth consultation in organizations, career counseling, teaching.
DEVELOPMENTAL COACHING
The Developmental Coaching concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with practice in contexts such as executive coaching, developmental assessment, and management of deliberately developmental organizations.
EXPRESSIVE AND MOVEMENT ARTS
The Expressive and Movement Arts concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as conventional healthcare settings, coaching practices, employee wellness programs.
HEALTH COACHING
The Health Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as conventional healthcare settings, coaching practices, employee wellness programs.
INTEGRAL PSYCHOLOGY
The Integral Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, depth consultation in organizations, career counseling, teaching.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Organizational Development concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of organizational leadership and development in various institutional domains, like: Business, Non-profits (NGOs); and government including sectors such as education, law, and the arts.
SOCIAL ARTISTRY
The Social Artistry concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional commitments entailing arts-based practices that foster community development and societal transformation.
SOMATIC PSYCHOLOGY
The Somatic Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as somatic education, psychotherapy practice, health coaching, employee wellness programs.
TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP
The Transformative Leadership concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with practice in contexts such as executive coaching, developmental assessment, and management of deliberately developmental organizations.
TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING
The Transformative Learning concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as education, organizational leadership, and adult education.
TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY
The Transpersonal Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, consultation to organizations, career counseling, teaching.
YOGA AND PSYCHOLOGY
The Yoga and Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as yoga therapy, yoga teaching, psychotherapy practice, somatic education, research.
"Meridian provides an extraordinary curriculum that has benefited me both personally and professionally. I am excited for anyone choosing Meridian for their graduate education because I know they will receive a rigorous yet meaningful education and expansive understanding of psychology and its true purpose of caring for the soul."
—IRENE IVES, ALUMNUS
Learning Formats
Hybrid Format
Meridian’s hybrid learning format combines online courses with onsite weeklong residential intensives. The hybrid learning format is designed to enable students to pursue their graduate education at a flexible pace, combining asynchronous coursework via the University’s custom social learning platform, Pivot, live course video calls with faculty, synchronous student community engagement, and one-week residential intensives. By combining innovative online education methodologies with rich video calls and deep residential connections, the hybrid format enables students to contribute locally and perceive globally.
Each quarter, students take one or multiple seven-week online courses. This schedule provides students with time between quarters to rest, engage, and prepare. Additionally, students attend at least two weeklong onsite residential intensives per academic year. Intensives run Monday through Friday throughout the year, with residential intensives taking place at Meridian’s Bay Area Center and other globally distributed locations.
Online Format
In Meridian's online learning format, students can complete 100% of their coursework degree requirements online. Virtual intensives are also available for students who choose not to travel to residential intensives. Students can select intensive dates, locations, and formats based on their personal circumstances and professional aspirations.
Curriculum
Academic Structure
Meridian’s academic structure gives students the flexibility to navigate the University’s curricular architecture in ways that match their passions, professional goals, and other life commitments.
The structure is designed to serve a diverse student body, who live around the globe, have varied cultural and clinical visions for their careers, and are at different stages in their professional journey.
Students enroll in a degree program, can elect a concentration, and register for one or multiple courses each quarter. In addition to core courses for the specific degree program and anchor courses that represent the Transformative Learning intent of Meridian’s curriculum, students select elective courses that align with their Meridian concentration, background, and career path.