Counseling

To be admitted to the PMCC program, applicants must have:

• a completed master\'s degree in Counselling Psychology, Applied Psychology, Educational Psychology, or equivalent.
• a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in that master\'s degree
• a graduate or undergraduate course in the following areas:
  • a course in developmental psychology (3 credits)
  • a course in learning psychology (3 credits)
• equivalent graduate courses to the following core courses from the Master of Counselling program:
  • Models of Counselling and Client Change
  • Professional Ethics
  • Infusing Culture into Counselling
  • Developing a Working Alliance

English Language Proficiency Requirements

Prospective Visa students or foreign applicants* applying for admission to an AU graduate program (as a program student) are expected to provide documentation of completion of at least one of the following English Language Proficiency assessments at the time of application for admission:

• Successful completion of a degree program at an accredited post-secondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction; proof that the instruction for the degree was in English may be required;
• A grade of 70% or higher in an Athabasca University undergraduate or equivalent level English course that is recognized by the faculty/centre;
• Successful completion as a non-program student of a number of Athabasca University courses as determined by the faculty/centre;