Students may earn their degree through a hybrid or fully online program.
The hybrid program has in-class and online components. This is an accelerated two-year, lockstep program that must be completed in the planned sequence. Courses meet on campus once a week for the entire day and online. We try to schedule all courses on the same day for our students so they can attend classes in person once a week and schedule their other obligations, including the required clinical experience hours, the other days of the week. However, this is not guaranteed. Even if we have all classes in one day, students are typically expected to be on campus 3-4 times a week to complete clinical experience hours.
Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in select practicum and internship sites; study and learn with a diverse and highly select group of peers; and learn from top-notch faculty and local professionals. Students benefit from hassle-free registration, on-site food and beverage service, and ongoing personalized support and advisement.
The fully online program offers the same courses as the hybrid version and leads to the same Master of Science in Psychology degree. Students who complete this degree will also be license-eligible in the state of Florida as a Mental Health Counselor, and will receive excellent training in counseling and psychology by many of the same outstanding faculty who teach in our hybrid program.
Courses are offered both synchronously (meeting through an online platform at a set time) and asynchronously, allowing for great flexibility. Additionally, you will have the experience of engaging in both practicum and internship - your clinical training component - at a mental health facility near to you. Our dedicated faculty and staff will work with you to identify a nearby mental health facility, and will work with the facility to ensure an excellent clinical training experience for you.
The online program is a cohort-based, lockstep program. All students will take courses together for eight semesters (equivalent to 2 years and 8 months). This model ensures that courses are always available to you and are presented in a thoughtful, sequential manner for a curated learning experience. You will work with a small, dedicated group of faculty, allowing you to make connections with your professors, supervisors and mentors.