Overview

Professional counselors serve as the front line of mental healthcare in many communities. Arcadia’s Graduate Program in Counseling offers a Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) that prepares graduates to provide a broad range of mental health services across various settings, such as community agencies, private practices, hospitals, college counseling centers, and primary and secondary schools. Arcadia’s graduates are trained to provide direct counseling, consultation, assessment, and advocacy.

Key Features

Arcadia University’s Counseling program fulfills the graduate educational requirements needed to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania. Arcadia’s training model integrates multicultural and evidence-based practices in counseling within a supportive and brave learning community to embody our program motto, Best Practices and Justice with Heart.

To learn more about our curriculum, please see our Graduate Counseling Program Manual. We have not determined if the program meets the requirements for licensure in other states, but students who express interest in pursuing licensure outside of Pennsylvania will receive guidance in learning about any additional expectations not required by the PA State Board.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Concepts of Mental Health and Mental Illness

Cultural Bases of Counseling

Theories and Techniques of Counseling

Advanced Counseling Techniques

Internship: Mental Health Counseling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glenside, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (with a recommended GPA of 3.0 or better) is required before admitted students can begin their graduate coursework in the program.

Applicants must submit one official transcript from each college, university, or professional school attended.

Completion of a Psychology major is not required; however, all applicants must have completed at least three Psychology courses (including Introductory Psychology) with grades of “B” or better.

Completion of a Psychology major is not required; however, all applicants must have completed at least three Psychology courses (including Introductory Psychology) with grades of “B” or better.

As part of the application, completion of two brief essays is required.

Three letters of recommendation are required from writers who have professional (not personal) relationships with the applicant.

Tuition Fees

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29657 USD / year

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29657 USD / year

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29657 USD / year

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Living costs

Glenside

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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