Career Category: Counseling

Students complete a counseling practicum of 100 hours and a counseling internship of 600 hours.

Sites where our students have completed their internships include:
Olive Branch Counseling Associates, Inc., South Suburban Family Shelter, Community Counseling Services of Illinois, Genesis Therapy Center, Orland Township Youth and Family Services, along with Trinity’s own Counseling Center.

For admissions to this program, please visit the Graduate Admissions pages.

Admissions requirements: a degree from a regionally accredited college or university, a 2.75 GPA, a major in psychology or a related field (for example: social work, healthcare communications, biology, nursing, or education). If one’s degree is in an unrelated field then the following prerequisites: Abnormal Psychology and two other psychology courses.

Applicants who do not meet these requirements can be admitted conditionally if they show the traits and skills necessary for professional counselors.

Our Bachelor of Science degree in psychology will help you develop the skills you need for careers;, counselor, psychologist, sports psychologist, school counselor, school psychologist, human resources professional, evaluation consultant, genetics counselor, psychiatric technician, physician assistant, case manager, child life specialist, behavior analyst, and market research analyst.

You will learn from clinical, biological, cognitive, and developmental subfields and take courses that build analytical and interpersonal helping skills.  You will also complete an internship where you will put into practice what you have learned in the classroom and gain important professional experience.

OPPORTUNITIES

Once you are in the program and you meet particular GPA and course grade requirements, you can take courses from our graduate program that will count toward your BS and toward a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This will help you complete your Masters degree in less time and for less cost if you choose to continue your education.

You can also gain professional experience by becoming a member of Psi Chi, the Psychology Club, or the Psyc Lab on campus and take part in psychology department events like the Psychology Renewed conference.

A minor in neuroscience and behavior will provide invaluable insights the brain and nervous system. Your coursework will encompass basic research skills, the brain and cognition, emotion and motivation, and behavioral pharmacology. The neuroscience and behavior minor can be paired with a major in biology and other degrees.

With a psychology degree from Trinity Christian College, you will gain insights into humanity, based on the Creator’s teaching. You will learn to blend natural science approaches with studies of the human experience, selfhood, and relationships among individuals. You will not only receive a strong, liberal arts based approach to psychological science–you will also be able to apply that knowledge to the art of understanding the self and relating to the contemporary world in all its complexity.

And your education won’t be just theoretical. With our 11-to-1 student to faculty ratio, our students get the opportunity to do serious research, guided by our caring professors. Our location just 25 miles from downtown Chicago means that you will also have the opportunity do internships and gain field experience in a variety of settings.

Our graduates develop the theoretical insight and professional skills for graduate school or to serve in a variety of psychology-related careers and professions. And through our 3+2.5 program, you can earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in psychology in just five and a half years.

You have a passion for health and science, and a minor from Trinity will get you ready for a range of careers. When you pursued this interdisciplinary degree, you will take courses in biology and chemistry, and you can choose additional requirements in nursing, physical education and psychology.