Overview

Our students learn to practice from a stance of cultural humility and to maintain ethical and best practice standards.

Golden Gate University offers a license-eligible Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology.

Key Features

The program maintains a strategic partnership with the Psychotherapy Action Network, an organization that aims to organize, formulate initiatives, and collectively advocate for mental health policy that is based on the complexity of the individual and not simply on the identification of discrete symptoms.

This is consistent with our program philosophy, which envisions psychotherapy as a complex process of individual growth and change and the therapeutic relationship as a key element in successful treatment.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Lifespan Development: Theories & Applications for Therapists

Cross-Cultural Aspects of Psychology

Group Models of Counseling

Applied Psychological Research

Therapeutic Communication & Counseling Skills

Psychopathology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-13 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-17 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-04 00:00:00 , International

More details

While GGU accepts applications on a “rolling” basis, we strongly encourage applicants to apply early.

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

Blended, Online

Campus Location

San Francisco, United States

Disciplines

Psychology Counselling Psychology View 860 other Masters in Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Application Form.

Application Fee $65 (non-refundable) due at time of application

College/University Transcripts. Scanned/unofficial documents are acceptable for admission.

If you are accepted into the program, official documents will be required prior to orientation. (WES ICAP evaluation, or other forms of verification may be required.)

English-Language Proficiency Requirement, if native language is not English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

32700 USD / year

≈ 32700 USD / year
Out-of-State

32700 USD / year

≈ 32700 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

32700 USD / year

≈ 32700 USD / year

Living costs

San Francisco

United States

2206 - 4119 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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