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With Post University Online, you can earn your Master of Science in Human Services part-time in as little as 18 months. MS in Human Services courses are offered six times per year in accelerated eight-week modules conveniently online or during evenings and weekends at our Waterbury, Connecticut location.
Post University's Master of Science in Human Services with a concentration in Clinical Counseling is designed to meet the educational needs of individuals who seek to advance their skills and career options or seek employment in this growing field.
The program allows students to acquire the conceptual, analytical, and operational knowledge to assume new or more advanced positions in Clinical Counseling within Organizational Settings.
The objectives of the program are to help students to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the issues involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of various psychiatric disorders
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the primary models, theories and techniques in contemporary individual, group and family counseling
- Understand how the models of counseling apply to various client populations and presenting problems
- Identify the basic stages involved in the counseling process from the initial interview through termination and referral
- Formulate a foundation for a personal philosophy of and approach to counseling
MSHSV Program Open House
Please join us at our MSHSV Program Open House. Admissions counselors, tuition planners, academic advisors and academic program managers will be there to discuss MSHSV program specifics and answer any questions you may have. Information packets will also be available.
WHEN:Â Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 5 pm to 8 pm
WHERE:Â Post University - Traurig Library Board RoomÂ
800 Country Club Road
Waterbury, CT 06723-2540
Please RSVP to Mike Smith at 203.591.5154 and be sure to include your name, address and contact number to confirm you will be attending. We look forward to meeting you!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MASTER OF HUMAN SERVICES DEGREE PROGRAM
- Post University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and College, Inc., though its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
- You are not required to complete the GRE test to enter the program. We look for students with work experience, a good undergraduate background, and an ambition to learn and develop their Human Services skills.
- Courses are offered every eight weeks, six times a year – so, you can start immediately.
- Our faculty not only have advanced degrees, but extensive and relevant experience in the areas they teach.
- All students are assigned academic advisors who support and guide them through their entire degree program.
| ACCELERATED HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM FAST FACTS |
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| ACCREDITATION |
Post University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
Post University's Business School also is a candidate for Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) |
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| TUITION & FEES 2011-2012 |
| Program Cost: |
$18,500* |
| Approximate Program Text Book Cost: |
$1,300* |
* This is the tuition cost using current tuition rates for the entire 37-credit degree program. Program costs will vary depending on transfer credits and financial aid amounts. |
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| UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID |
| 72% of ADP graduate students receive some form of Financial Aid |
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| MEDIAN LOAN DEBT |
| Number of Borrowers: 348 |
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Private Loans |
Institutional Loans |
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(Amount
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| $12,240 |
$20 |
$0 |
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| ADP PERSISTENCE RATES |
| The percentage of students who took a class in one MOD and then took a class in the next MOD in the 2009-2010 academic year was 84% among undergraduate students and 95% among graduate students. |
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| AVERAGE CLASS SIZE |
| 13 students |
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| UNIVERSITY FACULTY |
| Full-time: 35 |
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| Part-time: 298 |
| To learn more about our faculty, click here. |
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