Transfer of academic credit at the time of initial admission to the master’s in counseling program
The master’s in counseling is designed as a complete package. Students who have taken graduate courses in counseling at other accredited colleges and universities within the past ten years may petition, in writing, for permission to transfer up to nine credits at the time of initial application to the Geneva College Master’s in Counseling Program. Students must request transfer of credit in writing and must submit official transcripts and course syllabi to the director of graduate student services. Courses must be deemed equivalent to Geneva’s Master’s in Counseling courses in order for students to receive transfer credit. For courses transferred at the time of initial admission to the program, credits will be transferred; however course grades will not appear on the Geneva College Transcript and will not be calculated into the student’s graduate grade point average (GPA)
Transfer of academic credit by currently admitted degree-seeking students
After initial application to the program, students may transfer up to three credits of graduate coursework in counseling from other accredited colleges and universities, with approval from the M. A. in Counseling Program Director and the program faculty. The total number of credits transferred from other colleges and universities, either at entry, or later in the program, should not exceed nine. Students should request transfer of credit in writing and should submit official transcripts and course syllabi to the director of graduate student services. Both credit and course grade will be transferred from courses taken subsequent to admission to the Geneva counseling program. Additionally, students will not be admitted to degree candidacy nor will they be permitted to enroll in the practicum until they have completed at least twelve credits of graduate counseling coursework at Geneva College.
Transfer of academic credit by students who hold prior master’s degrees in a field related to counseling
Students who hold Master’s Degrees in areas related to counseling from accredited colleges and universities may apply to Geneva College’s Master’s in Counseling Program. If they wish to transfer graduate counseling course credits which were completed in order to meet the requirements for a prior master’s degree, they must submit a written request, official transcripts, and course syllabi which will be evaluated by the registrar and by program faculty members at the time of admission to the program. If prior graduate counseling courses taken within the past 10 years are deemed equivalent in content to current masters in counseling courses in the program, up to 24 transfer credits will be granted. However, students with prior masters degrees in related areas must complete at least 12 credits in courses after the time of admission to the Geneva College master’s in counseling program before they will be admitted to degree candidacy and before they can enroll in practicum or internship.
